Evacuees in the News
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War is declared
Newspapers
- Newspapers from the period give information recorded at the time. Look at the image of a front page from the Lincolnshire Echo. What is the headline?
- Photographs and reports from September 1939 show evacuees arriving at Lincoln. What luggage are they carrying? Why have some evacuees brought their buckets with them?
- Evacuees wore special labels for the journey to reception areas showing details of their names, school and town they were from. Can pupils see these in the newspapers pictures?
Activity - Pupils can make their own evacuee label by using the evacuee template.
