5th November, Monthly Talk – The History of the Kent Coalfield
Most friends of the Museum will know our Curator, Darran Cowd. However what many of you may not know is that his actual specialism is industrial and engineering heritage, having worked in several national museums including the RAF Museum and National Coal Mining Museum for England. It was from the latter museum that he was […]
1st October 2022 – A Schoolgirl’s War – A Talk Hosted by Friends of Folkestone Museum
Mary Smith is the former Headteacher of Maidstone Grammar School for Girls and will be giving a talk about ‘A Schoolgirl’s War’. This tells the story of school life during WW2 and features the recently discovered and exquisite artwork of wartime school art teacher Helen Keen, who set out to document in paint and pencil […]