History news


Diary will show early secrets of the SAS

TODAY sees the launch of The SAS War Diary – published thanks to the efforts of Guernseyman Martin Morgan.


Museum’s £1m. upgrade will last for the next 10 years

A MAJOR reorganisation of museum storage has been getting under way this week after nearly 20 years of waiting.


History siege bring castle to life

CASTLE Cornet played host to an English Civil War camp yesterday to mark the 360th anniversary of the end of the siege.


New museum tells the story of Royal Guernsey Militia

LT-GOVERNOR Air Marshal Peter Walker opened Guernsey’s new Royal Guernsey Militia Regimental Museum yesterday by using a medieval sword to cut the ribbon.


Researcher needs help to open closed Occupation files

STORIES from local victims of Nazi persecution are being kept in closed files by the Foreign Office.


Wartime ‘foster’ parent was wife of US president

A GUERNSEY youngster was ‘fostered’ by America’s First Lady during the Second World War, it has been revealed.


Residents upset as Summerfield Road loses cobbles

RESIDENTS of Route Summerfield say granite cobbles under the Vale road should have been left where they were.


People offer Asterix a home

ISLANDERS have been offering their properties as potential homes for Guernsey’s Roman wreck, Asterix.


Cash vital to save our past

PROTECTING Guernsey’s heritage should be high on the list of the island’s priorities, the Culture and Leisure minister has said.


Saviour of Guernsey’s language dies aged 100

THE LEADING figure in the preservation of the island’s traditional language and culture died yesterday.

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