Page 4 - Barnsley Museums Autumn Winter 2019

Experience Barnsley Exhibitions

Tins! Tins! Tins! The Second World War, Your WW2 Stories!
Lifting the Lid Barnsley’s Story We want to feature as many of your
Sat 12 Oct to Sat 21 March
stories in the exhibition as possible!
on the Barnsley From 1939 to 1945 Barnsley was If you have photographs and
Canister Company deeply affected by the impact of war. information about family members
The mines provided fuel, factories who played some role in the war
Sat 13 April to Sat 28 Sept made equipment and munitions, effort get in touch with us. You can
send us photos and information on
people lived with blackouts, air
The exhibition celebrates 100 raids and the rationing of everyday WhatsApp: 07786815365 or email
years of the ‘Greatest Tin Factory essentials. The people of Barnsley experiencebarnsley@barnsley.gov.
in the World’ and looks at one gave up their time, money and in uk A selection of images will be
of Barnsley’s most intriguing some cases their lives to support the shown on screen in the exhibition
companies. We uncover war effort. This exhibition looks at and online.
the hidden story of how the life across the borough in wartime,
company impacted on the lives the sacrifices people made and their
of working women in Barnsley courage in adversity, through objects,
– liberating them and giving images and archives reflecting their
stories.
them a new found freedom.