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Oral History
Would you like to get involved in your village history by providing some content for the website? If you would like your memories of the village recorded or would like help recording someone else’s memories then please contact us on admin@leicestershirevillages.com and we’ll help you to get started.
- Guide to recording memories
This is a guide to recording oral history interviews developed by the East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)
The following links will take you to sound clips about Wymeswold from interviews held by the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
- Floods
The River Mantle sometimes burst its banks.
- Quorn Hunt
When the Quorn Hunt met in Wymeswold and the Prince of Wales did something unusual.
- Diptheria
Dealing with diptheria and scarlet fever.
The full interviews these clips were taken from are available to listen to at the Records Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland. Quote the reference numbers under the sound clips.
Last Updated Mon, 30 Oct, 2006.