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Description: The Grand Memories is an intergenerational project that aims to celebrate the history and heritage of Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, which has provided entertainment for the people of Wolverhampton and beyond since 1894. There are three main strands to the project: 1:To make a permanent collection of people's memories of the Grant Theatre, including Patrons, workers and performers. These will be collected by an oral historian and yound people from our local community. 2:To create a permanent historical archive display in our theatre building so that patrons can access the history of the Grand during their theatre visit. 3:The third aspect of the project is to create an on-line resource, attached to the existing Grand Theatre website.
Dates: 2008 ongoing
Key individuals and roles involved: Louise Bent, Education Officer
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Oral History Survey Pages Main Page Introductory Report Index of Projects Appendices |
13th May 2009 |