MARGATE
museum is appealing for people to get in touch with their stories of two
monumental occasions in the district's history.
The centenary of the First World War and Mods and Rockers clashes of 1964 are both to be featured in special exhibitions in the Spring and Autumn of 2014.
The
museum previously ran a successful exhibition called ‘Mods, Rockers and
Margate: Talking About My Generation’.
Manager,
Ian Dickie told the Gazette: "This time around we are looking for people
who lived in the area at the time of riots, specifically local business people
such as shop keepers.
"How
were they affected? What happened? How did they feel?"
The
museum will also be running a special exhibition to mark the centenary of the
First World War with plans to create a memory wall to honour local serviceman
who gave their lives.
Mr
Dickie explained: "Some 400 men from Margate lost their lives on the
battle field and we would really like people to share their photos and stories
of family members or friends.
"It
is quite horrific when you think about it but we want to do something
special."
It
wasn't just the brave men on the Front Line who were affected by the war, from
1914-1918 Margate was bombed 88 times by German zeppelins causing the deaths of
40 civilians.
Mr
Dickie said: "We would like to hear from people who had relatives in
Margate at the time of the bombing."
If
anyone has any stories or photos they would like to form part of both
exhibitions please contact Ian Dickie at Margate Museum on 01843 231213.
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