A project is underway to gather people’s memories of a historic Sunderland landmark.
Ghosts of Hylton Castle aims to capture people’s recollections of growing up near the ancient monument.
Hylton Castle – a 14th century structure – is currently being restored thanks to a partnership between Sunderland City Council and the...
Sunderland City Council will hold events today (11th July) to remember the Srebrenica genocide, which took place during the Bosnian War (1992-5).
The genocide saw over 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys massacred in and around the Bosnian town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
The genocide will be remembered in events...
The idea of the Stars and Stripes flag fluttering in Washington on the Fourth of July may not sound unusual, but yesterday the Star-Spangled Banner was also flying over Washington, Wearside.
Washington was the ancestral home of the first American president George Washington (1732-1799) and yesterday (4th July) the mayor...
Two
events will be taking place in Sunderland to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (27th
January).
On
Friday 25th January at 10.00 a.m., the mayor of Sunderland – Cllr Linda
Scanlan – will open a two-day exhibition dedicated to the life and legacy of
Anne Frank.
Anne
– a young Jewish girl – wrote a famous diary...
Personnel and veterans associated with the military, as well as residents from all corners of the city, will unite with the Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor Dorothy Trueman, as the community gathers to honour and remember during the annual Remembrance Parade and Service.
This solemn event will take place at the...
An array of complimentary events will honour Sunderland's abundant history as a component of this year's Heritage Open Days, which stands as England's most extensive festival highlighting history and culture.
The festival begins Friday 8 September, and the free events will run until Sunday 17 September.
This year’s theme is ‘Creativity...
Sunderland primary school children have teamed up with a professional author and illustrator to create a book celebrating Sunderland’s maritime past.
The book – based on the life of Sunderland sailor Jack Crawford – is packed with fun facts and features a colourful array of characters including pressganged villains, washer...
The debate surrounding the death penalty was pushed into the spotlight in the final months of Donald Trump’s presidency when he carried out more federal executions than any other president in almost 200 years.
Now, a new book by North East academics delves back into the history of public executions...
Lifelong Black Cats fans are being invited to submit their 1973 FA Cup memorabilia to be used in an upcoming exhibition and book marking 50 years since Sunderland won the cup at Wembley
The University of Sunderland has teamed up with internationally renowned photographer and football artist Julian Germain, and...
It was 25-years-ago today that Sunderland-born writer Terry Deary began work on two very famous books.
Terrible Tudors and Awesome Egyptians aimed to make history come alive for children by combining facts and dates with silly jokes, disgusting details and plenty of blood, guts and gore.
These books would mark the...
