{"id":48,"date":"2015-11-16T10:21:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T10:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northumbriaworldwarone.co.uk\/dominion\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2017-11-08T10:38:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T10:38:24","slug":"volunteering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northumbriaworldwarone.co.uk\/dominion\/volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"VOLUNTEERING"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We\u2019re looking for people in the north-east of England, the former Dominions, and beyond.<\/h1>\n\t\t
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Can you help research the lives of \u2018Geordies\u2019 who joined up in the land forces of Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and Canada?<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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It might be that you have a relative who served or that you\u2019re just interested in the First World War. You may already have some of the skills necessary to research these lost \u2018Geordie\u2019 lives or you may want to acquire them. We want as many people as possible to get involved.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The project is both interesting and challenging. We are confident that anyone who takes time to learn just a little about the scale and impact of the war will be encouraged to play a part in the project.<\/p>\n

Participation in this project is an opportunity to learn about how to access the many sources of information and archive records that have been made publicly available on the internet. This knowledge may be useful for the future should you wish to pursue any private interest which requires knowledge of the research data available at local, national, and international sources. If you wish to learn more about how to volunteer, please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The project will follow the research processes developed by the highly successful and path breaking work of the Northumbria World War One Commemoration Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Several members of that group have agreed to participate in the new project and will be available to support and mentor new volunteers. However as the aim is to recruit volunteers from across the whole area of the former administrative counties of Northumberland and Durham (and beyond if there is interest), it is the local knowledge and expertise of new volunteers which will be vital to the success of the project.<\/p>\n

So, whether you are a novice or an experienced researcher of your own family history, we would be delighted to have you working with us.<\/p>\n

The methodology has been proven \u2013 what we need is your help to build a comprehensive and fascinating insight into the stories of so many of the local men and women of the North East who, having left their native land in the three decades or so before the war, found themselves volunteering to return and fight for the homeland in the campaigns of the war across the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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