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#OTD one year ago, the beautiful Jersey Cider Apple #Quilt – la couvèrtuthe pitchie d’la pomme à cidre Jèrriaise – was completed. Happy anniversary to everyone who contributed to this wonderful #Community project! #Apples #Cider #Handmade #Patchwork #Volunteers #OurIslandStory
Would you like to join our amazing team of #Volunteer #Guides? They provide regular site tours that greatly enhance the visitor experience at #ElizabethCastle, #Hamptonne, #LaHougueBie and #MontOrgueil. Find out more at jerseyheritage.org/support/volunt… #OurIslandStory #JerseyCI @AJCInfo
We’ve just had dinner with @DrAnnieGray, food historian and star of @BBCRadio4’s ‘Kitchen Cabinet’. She came to #JerseyCI to talk to our Patrons. While she was here, we also recorded a #Podcast with her for everyone to enjoy. More details soon! #Food #History #OurIslandStory
Ibiza-style vibes at sunset against the historic background of #MontOrgueil Castle, chilled picnicking on the lawn and an atmospheric DJ set - Summer Nights Sessions are back! Tickets cost £15 and available to book now at bit.ly/4bbSuu3. #Music #Family #OurIslandStory
#OTD 150 years ago, the lantern at Corbière Lighthouse was lit for the first time. It has lit the night for sailors ever since and become a quintessentially #JerseyCI image, captured in many ways. #OurIslandStory @PortsofJersey @VisitJerseyCI @GovJersey
#April is a changeable month and has inspired several #Jèrriais ditons, or sayings, including this one: ‘Du temps d'Avri - eune achie d'plyie et ieune dé solé’ (April weather – a shower of rain and one of sunshine) #Language #IntangibleHeritage #OurIslandStory @le_jerriais
It's #InternationalMotherEarthDay. To discover more about #JerseyCI’s incredible wildlife and nature, explore the FREE Aspiring Jersey Island Geopark Visitor Centre at #JerseyMuseum. Go to jerseyislandgeopark.org.je to find out more about the @jerseygeopark project #OurIslandStory
Our Director of Archive & Collections Linda Romeril helped to share #JerseyCI’s story in this @60Minutes programme about the Channel Islands’ #Occupation years, which aired on @CBSNews in America. Follow the link below to watch online… #WWII #OurIslandStory
Our Director of Archive & Collections Linda Romeril helped to share #JerseyCI’s story in this @60Minutes programme about the Channel Islands’ #Occupation years, which aired on @CBSNews in America. Follow the link below to watch online… #WWII #OurIslandStory
On International Day of Monuments & Sites, we’re focusing on #JerseyMuseum, which is undergoing a big change while we install an exciting new #Exhibition. Here are some images of new AV content being created for the exhibition... #IDMS2024 #OurIslandStory @MatthewPope
Our #Archive team have digitised a collection of 117 #Vintage posters, flyers and programmes advertising entertainment at Springfield from 1920s-1940s. The star-studded #Collection is available on our Archives & Collections Online Catalogue (ACO). #OnlineAccess #OurIslandStory
Our latest FREE #YourHomeYourStory talk is this Sat (20th) at 10am at #JerseyArchive. It's about Val de la Mare and the #HouseHistory of properties in the area of this picturesque reservoir. To book a place, email [email protected] #OurIslandStory @JEPnews
Imagine hearing the words ‘red air attack warning’ at the height of the #ColdWar. How would you have felt? Listen to the latest episode of our #SmallIslandBigStory #Podcast to find out from someone who worked in #JerseyCI's Cold War Bunker in the 80s. #OurIslandStory
#OTD in 1840, A.A. Le Gros was born. A #Norman language poet, Jurat and founding member of @Soc_Jersiaise, his poems were lyrical in style and often reflected his agricultural background and connection to nature. Here's 'Le Cidre', an eg of his #Poetry. #Cider #OurIslandStory
To mark National #SiblingsDay, we’re sharing paintings in our #Art collection by Emily Crawford (1839-1927). Her ‘Four Seasons’ series features 4 of her 8 children – Harriet (summer), Mary (autumn), John (winter) and Edward (spring). #ArtCollection #Victorian #OurIslandStory
There’s something special about #Springtime at our heritage sites. They look especially lovely at this time of year, whether you're enjoying the view from #MontOrgueil or the dappled shade in the #Hamptonne orchard. #Spring #OurIslandStory @VisitJerseyCI
Living History is always popular with visitors to our historic sites. We have a new character at #Hamptonne and you can meet Francois Nicolle, the tenant farmer's wife, on Mondays from 10am-4pm. Image by Andrei Alexe Photography. #RuralHeritage #OurIslandStory
New addition to our catalogue: 'Defence Sector North. The German infantry defences of Jersey from Mourier Valley to Archirondel' by Paul Burnal. @StHelierJsy @JerseyLibrary @JerseyHeritage @VisitJerseyCI #OurIslandStory #JerseyCI
Happy birthday @electricjersey! #OTD 100 yrs ago, ‘Jersey Electricity Company Limited’ was registered in the Royal Court. These @JEPnews Photo Archive images show the machinery and buildings at the JEC’s Powerhouse in Queen’s Road in the 1940s and 1950s. #JE100 #OurIslandStory
