Speakers: Claire Childs, Archivist in Bermondsey and Jenny Smith, Archivist in Birmingham.
In 2014 to commemorate the Centenary of the start of the First World War, the Archivists of the Sisters of Mercy created a standing exhibition as well as an illustrated talk to recall the experiences and involvement of the Sisters, Priests and school children during WW1.
This is a story of real people living through war. Not the abstract ide of thousands of soldiers in trenches, but individuals- priests talking the Catholic Faith to the trenches, children suffering zeppelin attacks and sisters nursing. The exhibition and talk has been to many areas. The reactions to seeing the presentation have been very positive and have given us much encouragement.