Kent's history at the touch of a button...

 

Kent has a history like no other English county. It has played a part in some of the
greatest events of British and European history, and been the ever—changing setting
of town, countryside and coast, where generations have come and gone, lived and
worked, over thousands of years. Today this history is still around us in the evidence
and clues that survive in the historic buildings, sites, museums, archives and related
collections that can be found all over Kent.

This means that even the smallest village may have a museum to house its treasures,
but it also means that evidence for a particular period or topic may be scattered far
and wide, making it impossible to access, compare, and understand the many stories
that are there to be told.

This CD-ROM weaves these stories together, bringing evidence, facts, and theories to
life through dramatised ‘living history’ testimonies, through interactive trails, games

and quizzes, and through the documents and objects that real people made, used,
and left behind.

Taking ‘an interactive journey through time’ this CD-ROM explores thousands of
years of connections between people, places, and things in text, pictures, sounds
and film. It brings together in new ways some of the extraordinary wealth of history
that defines what it was, and what it is, to be living in Kent.

This CD-ROM:

> Explores Kentish history from earliest origins to 2000AD

D Opens up the county's hidden heritage to new audiences

> Links museums, archives and heritage sites, and the evidence and stories they hold
I Guides people to the museums and other collections to see ’the real thing’

> Takes you further on your learning journey - at school or at home!

 

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LIVING IN KENT

An interactive journey through time -

The Living in Kent CD-ROM offers a fascinating way to discover the history of Kent.

Tony Robinson, star of Channel Four's ‘Time Team’, introduces the
CD-ROM and appears throughout, featuring in nearly a hundred
fascinating ‘Did you know?’ videos.

 

Packed with more than 600 interactive ‘narratives,
With a wealth of images, games, activities, ‘living history‘ presentations
and rare archive film footage.

Plus details of how to find the numerous museums, archives, historic sites,
and other organisations whose collections and knowledge help tell the

story of Living of Kent.

The CD-ROM is available from your local library, museum and selected schools or by contacting:
LIVING IN KENT CD-ROM, Cultural Development, Arts & Libraries, Springfield,

Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2LH Tel: 01622 221379 (24 hour voicemail service)

Email: interactivehistory@kent.gov.uk ISBN 1901509591

Supported by the Kent“ Mia '
Heritage Lottery Fund Egggg .