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Farming Families

Oral History Project

“Farming Families” is an Oral History Project which started in March 2007 and has been funded by Renaissance Yorkshire as part of the “Hear my Story” Community Partnership.

In 2007 - 2008 we interviewed fifty people involved in agriculture to find out about farming life today and as a result we now have a short film showing in our Four Seasons Gallery.

In 2008 - 2009 we interviewed farmers about seasonal work patterns and how these have altered from the days of working with horses and in view of climate change. We now have four new sound tubes and an audio point in our Four Seasons Gallery where visitors can listen to farmers describe work carried out each season.

            AV Room low res                               Sound tubes 002

            AV Room opened March 2008              Sound Tubes installed March 2009

You can listen to audio extracts on aspects of farming life today and how farmers care for their animals on the pages entitled ‘Animal Care’ and ‘Farming Life’ shown on the menu on the left hand side. The website development has kindly been funded by the Ernest Cook Trust.

Ernest Cook Trust low res

 

 

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