Europeana &
World War OneIniatives
BL Roundtable 24 January 2013
What connects a life-saving Bible…
…a crucifix in a bottle…
…and a postcard?
Europeana 1914-1918 – From concept to project
2008 - Oxford University & JISC launch the Great War Archive
2010-2011 – Europeana, DNB & Oxford University launch Erster Weltkrieg in Alltagsdokumenten
2012-2014 – Europeana launch a series of initiatives across Europe
March 2011 – January 2012Germany
March- December 2012LuxemburgUK (Preston, Banbury)Ireland (Dublin, Limerick)Slovenia (Nova Gorica,
Maribor, Celje)Denmark (Sønderborg, Aarhus,
Roskilde, Velje, Copenhagen)
- more than 5000 vistors- more than 4500 contributions- almost 50,000 digital images
16 family history roadshows in 6 European countries
201326 January – Paphos, Cyprus25 February – Ljubljana, Slovenia16 March – Trento, Italy21 March – Dublin, Ireland
2013-2014FranceAustriaPolandRomaniaSlovakiaGreece, SerbiaPortugal
Upcoming roadshows:
Great Britain, Preston
The most successful roadshow so far, more than 600 participants.
Ireland, Dublin
Press launch in Berlin
- A3 Posters- Folder- Postcard
PR-CampaignEuropeana 1914-1918 in Germany
Europeana 1914-1918 Related initiatives
Why Europeana?
• European story
• Connects people and personal history to the content we hold in the institutions and therefore Europeana
• Its inspiring!
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