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Compliments of the Season…

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It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas…but if like us you’re a little less than prepared for the big day here is the team’s top picks for last minute Christmas presents for… Continue reading

War and Remembrance

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Sydney Dennis Slocum obituary, Willesden Chronicle, 15th March 1940.  Slocum served in 224 Squadron, flying American-built Lockheed Hudsons over the North Sea from Leuchars in Scotland  Brent Archives’ latest display on the felt… Continue reading

Photo Detective at Brent Museum & Archives

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On Saturday afternoon we were delighted to welcome author and dress historian Jayne Shrimpton to the Special Exhibitions Gallery at Willesden Green Library Centre to give a talk on analyzing old family photos,… Continue reading

Jugendstil versus Art Nouveau in early twentieth-century Lorraine

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Next week I am off to Riga in Latvia for a short holiday.  One of Riga’s claims to fame is the quantity of Art Nouveau buildings in the city, including an entire Art… Continue reading

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