Trowbridge Museum

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Teaching Ideas

This page lists a number of documents which you might find useful when using the website or the resources in the resource bank. We would be very happy to add to this ideas page any ideas that you would like to share. Please e–mail your ideas as a word document to laurel.miller@trowbridge.gov.uk

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Available Documents
Key to Census Returns
Key to Census Returns (24 KB)
Explanation of the abbreviations and some of the terms found on the census documents.
Short History of Trowbridge
Short History of Trowbridge (31.5 KB)
Downloadable copy of the text from the History of Trowbridge page
Using census returns
Using census returns (27.5 KB)
Suggestions for using census returns individually or in sequence.
Using maps
Using maps (26 KB)
Some ideas on using historic maps with children.
Using Old Photographs
Using Old Photographs (25 KB)
Some ideas for activities to get the most from using old photographs with children.
Using paintings
Using paintings (26 KB)
Some ideas on using original artwork with children


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