Emily Thornhill reflects on religious sites in the first article in her new series for Cornish Story exploring place through photography. ‘God’s Little Acre’ is a study of the tiny and often forgotten Anglican churches and chapels of Cornwall, that reside in the most secluded of places. Serving sometimes only handfuls of people, these intricate…Continue Reading “God’s Little Acre”
Thomas J. Kennedy is a sub editor with Cornish Story Online and an active contributor to the cultural research of the Institute of Cornish Studies. In this article he focuses on the charming art work of the Probus-based Cathy Stringer as the first instalment of a new series highlighting the work of present day Cornish…Continue Reading “Cathy Stringer of Probus”
This month, Simon Pienaar, a third-generation Cornish South African writes about the effect that his Cornish ancestry has had on his art and his own sense of identity. My name is Simon Pienaar (I also work under a family name, Tamblyn). I am an artist and a Cornish South African. Most of my work revolves…Continue Reading “Cornish Soil”
This month’s continuation of a short series based on the collection, identification and preservation of family photographs. You can view last month’s article here. The images below are given in reverse chronology from the 1960s back to 1880, simply to visually demonstrate the changing character of popular photography as cameras became more technically advanced, yet relatively…Continue Reading “Unpacking Your Memories: Looking into the Family Photograph Album”
This month’s continuation of a short series based on the collection, identification and preservation of family photographs. You can view last month’s article here. Where to start! It is often easiest to start with photos of your immediate family to create a timeline into the past; parents, brothers and sisters and particularly couples, such as…Continue Reading “Unpacking Your Memories: Looking into the Family Photograph Album”
A short series on the collection, identification and preservation of family photographs; how to interpret the images you find and their significance for the social historian. Do you have a family photograph album or simply one of those boxes stored in the attic and piled full of old snapshots, or even strips of celluloid ‘negatives’?…Continue Reading “Unpacking Your Memories: Looking into the Family Photograph Album”