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🪔 Forget Me Not: Military Pin-Stuck Cushions in WWI

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Abney Park Cemetery Trust
London N16 0LH
Sun 08 Nov
2.30pm to 4.30pm

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Folklorist Alessandra Curtis explores the heart-shaped pin-stuck cushions made by servicemen as gifts during the First World War, and what these rare objects reveal about remembrance and emotional life. Meet at Abney Park Chapel; doors open at 14:15.
One-Off
Talk
History
Spotted by George MayfieldAdminĀ· Mon 26 Oct

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