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ww2 a civilian in the second world war ww2 a civilian in the second world war this blog posts extracts from e j rudsdale s diaries of life on the home front in britain during the second world war each extract was posted exactly 70 years after it was first written marking the 70th anniversary of the second world war between 2009 2015 new book the essex record office in 70 documents i have contributed to a new book the essex record office in 70 documents which has been published to mark 70 years of support for essex record office ero by the friends of historic essex the book highlights the extraordinary breadth of the archives at ero with the aim of inspiring all who read it to visit and discover more at ero all proceeds from sales of the book will go to the friends of historic essex to enable them to continue their support of the work of essex record office the book is available to purchase at ero or via e ro s online bookshop cp 15th november 2025 posted by e j rudsdale at 15 14 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest rosemary rutherford war artist and designer museum of chelmsford 21st june 2025 i was invited to give a talk at the museum of chelmsford on rosemary rutherford 1912 1972 a prolific artist who spent much of her life in east anglia rosemary became a second world war artist depicting the war at home and abroad and later a renowned designer of stained glass windows i explored her life and work and discussed the rutherford project which has conserved rosemary s artworks at broomfield church in essex more details are available in this bbc interview the talk was part of the shifting perspectives exploring art together exhibition at the museum of chelmsford in collaboration with the alzheimer s society and in association with essex book festival rosemary rutherford life and works of an extraordinary artist edited by naomi courtenay luck with contributions from ian mercer ros mercer catherine pearson and kathy rouse can be ordered from broomfield church cp posted by e j rudsdale at 15 16 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 8th may 2025 80th anniversary of ve day the 80th anniversary of ve day was marked in chelmsford with world war ii exhibition displays in the shire hall by anglia ruskin university broomfield church essex record office and the hylands estate i was invited to give a talk on chelmsford in the second world war from the journals of e j rudsdale at chelmsford cathedral on 5th may 2025 with thanks to chelmsford for you for organising such a memorable event replica spitfire outside the shire hall chelmsford 80th anniversary of ve day in chelmsford by ronald hellen posted by e j rudsdale at 15 08 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest 6th june 2024 the 80th anniversary of d day a recording of e j rudsdale s d day diary entry is now on essex record office s blog i am delighted to announce that essex record office has kindly made an audio recording of an edited version of e j rudsdale s diary entry for d day june 6th 1944 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of that momentous day a blog article is also included based on my recent talk at essex record office as part of the welcome to essex conference which considered the usaaf in essex in the build up to d day you can access the essex record office e j rudsdale d day diary recording and the blog article at http www essexrecordofficeblog co uk a contemporary view of the americans the diaries of e j rudsdale i hope you enjoy them both cp 4th june 2024 e j rudsdale s diary entry for june 6 1944 courtesy of essex record office d du 888 27 3 posted by e j rudsdale at 21 43 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest welcome to essex remembering the usaaf don t miss this mini conference to be held at essex record office in chelmsford essex recalling the impact that the americans had on essex 80 years on saturday 27 april 2024 10 30 13 30 for more details visit essex record office events posted by e j rudsdale at 21 53 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest new book they stand beside us the lives of old colcestrians who died in the second world war i can highly recommend this recently published book which tells the story of 73 former pupils and staff of colchester royal grammar school who gave their lives during the second world war e j rudsdale was a former crgs student and many of the names of the fallen appear in his journals the book is a very well researched account and a fitting memorial to those who lost their lives the contributors are neil brinded michael green laurie holmes col richard kemp peter rowbottom and paul ma copies can be purchased from the old colcestrian society cp 3rd march 2021 posted by e j rudsdale at 09 51 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest the 75th anniversary of ve day 8th may 2020 five years ago on the 8th may 2015 the publication of e j rudsdale s wartime journals on this blog came to an end and today we mark the 75th anniversary of ve day living under the restrictions imposed by lockdown for covid 19 has given me an even greater appreciation of those who lived under the restrictions of the second world war for six long years the celebrations for ve day in 1945 and the freedom that it bought to so many would have been mingled with sadness for those who had not lived to see that day i hope all of you who continue to enjoy e j rudsdale s wartime journals stay well and keep safe as we look forward to the time when we can also experience freedom from restrictions again wishing you well catherine pearson 8th may 2020 posted by e j rudsdale at 06 30 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom e j rudsdale born on 14th february 1910 in colchester essex began work at colchester castle museum in 1928 view my complete profile buy the book here the book e j rudsdale s journals of wartime colchester edited by catherine pearson contains rudsdale s primary account of his experiences during the second world war e j rudsdale s blog publishes additional material from his wartime journals that it was not possible to include in the book new readers click here for an introduction to eric rudsdale and his journals also link to the people and places mentioned in his diaries acknowledgements the diary extracts and photographs published in this blog appear by kind permission of the heirs to eric rudsdale s estate and essex record office blog archive 2025 3 november 1 new book the essex record office in 70 documents june 2 2024 2 june 1 march 1 2021 1 march 1 2020 2 may 1 april 1 2015 126 may 9 april 29 march 30 february 28 january 30 2014 351 december 31 november 29 october 30 september 28 august 31 july 31 june 30 may 30 april 29 march 23 february 29 january 30 2013 332 december 29 november 28 october 30 september 17 august 24 july 26 june 28 may 31 april 30 march 30 february 28 january 31 2012 285 december 28 november 21 october 27 september 25 august 26 july 25 june 16 may 22 april 27 march 22 february 22 january 24 2011 261 december 23 november 20 october 23 september 24 august 23 july 16 june 20 may 22 april 23 march 17 february 24 january 26 2010 260 december 25 november 29 october 19 september 30 august 27 july 26 june 19 may 22 april 19 march 17 february 13 january 14 2009 48 december 9 november 9 october 5 september 17 august 8 new book by catherine pearson museums in the second world war curators culture and change available in hardback paperback and e book new children s book by catherine pearson the sole bay railway available now in paperback and e book the sole bay railway for the sole bay railway blog click here new book by catherine pearson and neil wiffen broomfield in world war two favourite websites ronald hellen artist and illustrator catherine pearson author links to other historic diary blogs alwyne garling s wartime colchester diaries orwell diaries tom critchley s letters 1940 to 1941 j w n broom s war letters ww1 experiences of an english soldier the diary of samuel pepys media links relating to e j rudsdale s journals bbc radio 4 making history programme featuring e j rudsdale s journals of wartime colchester 22 march 2011 article on e j rudsdale s journals of wartime colchester in essex life magazine january 2011 see pages 86 89 buy the book e j rudsdale s journals of wartime colchester links related to e j rudsdale s blog colchester museums service national trust bourne mill essex record office short history of colchester in essex victoria county history of essex colchester colchester heritage explorer ww2 timeline bbc history world war ii today wartime events as they happened the literary consultancy links related to the history of colchester and essex camulos the colchester webpages essex society for archaeology and history essex society for family history friends of chelmsford museums friends of colchester museums old colcestrian society c catherine pearson 2009 2026 catherine pearson 2026 simple theme powered by blogger