John Cunningham VC (28 June 1897 – 21 February 1941) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. […]
Gelem, gelem, lungone dromensa Maladilem bahktale Romensa A Romale katar tumen aven, E tsarensa bahktale dromensa?A Romale, A Chavale Vi man sas ek bari familiya, Murdadas la e kali legiya* Aven mansa sa lumniake Roma, Kai putaile e romane droma […]
Time Line Before AD 400. Some Indians become nomadic craftsmen and entertainers. 430-443. The Persian poet Firdawsi reports in the Shah-Nameh (Book of Kings), written c.1000, how the Persian Shah Bahram Gur persuades the Indian King Shangul to send him 10,000 Luri musicians to be distributed […]
The Madness has ended. We have a rare still moment to sit and just ponder on what we have achieved. Sat in a chair, in the quiet museum space, gazing at our images,our history. Our stories,our heritage. It’s a bizarre […]
A project to showcase Twentieth Century Gypsy and Traveller Cultural Heritage in Doncaster is set to present the oral histories, images and artefacts collected from local Gypsy and Traveller communities in an exhibition at Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery. […]
I feel I need to give you a little back ground to the project and the name. For many years now certain channels have been making mockumentaries about My Community and other “Traveller” groups. Which ever “Traveller” or “Roma” community […]
As we sit in the Home of Louie, We are told stories of when the Market Place was a night club and when Gypsies were no longer allowed to pull onto the Leger Fair. The Leger was one of the […]
Today i was shown the new David Brent Parody, I am interested in gaining opinions on it. Let us know if you are a Gypsy, Traveller or just interested in the subject matter
Have you ever stepped inside a time machine? Been transported to another era? We do every time we interview for this project, it’s an amazing experience we are truly greatful for. We hear about the struggles of living in wagons, […]
I want to let you know how privileged we feel. We walk into a room with a relative stranger and over the course of our time there, we capture the smiles and Laughter and also the hurts and the pride […]