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Sefton's Lost Voices is a project to record the memories of people who have a compelling story to tell or may be in the early stages of memory loss.
Sefton’s Lost Voices Project gives anyone in Sefton, especially those in the early stages of memory loss, the chance to record their oral histories.
Many of your parents, grandparents and older relatives have led exceptional lives - it is vital that these stories are not lost to history.
Volunteers will work with Sefton Library Service to run recording sessions in the comfort of a person's home or at a local community venue.
Meet Harold with Sefton's Lost Voices project
Once recorded on audio or video, they will get a copy of their oral history, which they can share with family and friends. As their memories fade, the recordings can be re-played by family members to re-visit their recollections or to simply reminisce together.
The recordings will also be stored in the local history archive at Crosby Library, the largest of its kind in Sefton. Once in the archive, the information can be used for lots of different things, whether researching local history or doing a project at school or college.
For more information, contact Sefton Library Service on 0151 934 5781 or by email.
Crosby Library Opens in 1968
Sefton's Lost Voices - Crosby Library 1968
Take a trip back in time to 1968 - listen to a local radio presenter describe a walk around the newly opened Crosby Central Library. The images are a mixture of colour slides taken during the construction of the library, some conceptual design drawings, some images of the original Waterloo Carnegie Library on Church Road, Waterloo, and entries in the Crosby Borough bomb damage Ledger from World War 2.
Some of the audio is a bit muffled but subtitles are available.
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