Christine Lamb is a Californian girl who identifies herself as Cornish. As a member of the California Cornish Cousins, she has written this article explaining her love of Cornwall and what it means to be Cornish overseas. While I am only one-eighth Cornish, it is the bit about myself that I like the best. Growing up,…Continue Reading “Being Cornish in California”
Neil Hawke is a Professor Emeritus of De Montfort University. In this article, he explores the infamous story behind a mass murder in late nineteenth century Cornwall. What happened, and where? In 1885, James Hawke – no relation to the author – seemed an unassuming man, not long back in his hometown of Penzance from…Continue Reading “Marine Place Murders in 1886”
Two third year history students from Exeter University, Will Orchard and Abi Stocker, examine the cultural landscape in a research project of West Penwith, interviewing Cornish residents along the way. Read on to discover their findings below. The aim of this project was to explore the relationships between landscape and identity through the collection of…Continue Reading “Cultural Landscape of West Penwith”
This is the first article of a regular feature which will be visiting the many and varied Archives of Cornwall, which are storing and exploring the history of Cornwall. This feature’s archive theme is on The Cornish Audio Visual Archive in which author Shauna Osborne-Dowle tells us more of its origins and work. The Cornish…Continue Reading “Archiving Cornwall: C.A.V.A”
This is the first of a series of articles based on oral history interviews from people around Cornwall. Eileen Budge (pictured above), who currently lives in St Stephens, was a member of Cornish amateur band The Accordionettes, who played during the 1950s. Here, she recounts the fond memories during her teenage years with the band….Continue Reading “The Accordionettes”
Katie Taylor, a third year History student, undertook a research project exploring the cultural landscape of Helman Tor. Here, she tells us her discoveries and where the project led her, as well as the people that she met. I am a third year student currently studying History at the University of Exeter at Penryn Campus….Continue Reading “Exploring Helman Tor”