Join the project partners in celebrating and sharing resources for the study of internment.
Taking Stobs near Hawick as a starting point, the IRC will be the only centre in Britain to study past and present internment throughout the world.
3rd November 2018 at the Heritage Hub, Hawick, TD9 0AE
10am to 1pm, followed by free buffet lunch
A team of international scholars will present IRC resources and projects on life behind the wire during the First World War.
Welcome opening by the German General Consul Edinburgh, Jens-Peter Voss.
Display of artefacts, collections, books, and translations of the Stobs Camp newspaper and internee letters into English.
For the full programme: www.stobscamp.org./events/irclaunch
The event is free but booking is required.
Contact localhistory@liveborders1.org.uk or 01450 360699
For more information on the project see:
https://twitter.com/stobscamp @stobscamp or http://www.stobscamp.org/
