International Twitter event #WW1archives on June 10, 2014 - World War I in archives

Twitter event on June 10, 2014 In 2014 International Archives Day (June 9) falls on Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday. Most archives are closed that day. So we, Charlotte Jensen and I, decided to organize the annual Twitter event, initiated by @FollowAnArchive and @AskArchivist, on Tuesday, June 10. World War I – 1914-2014 The German archivist Thomas Wolf from SIWI-archives came up with a good idea: let’s pay attention to the beginning of the First World War or The Great War, that began 100 years ago in 1914. The Great War in archives We ask all archives and other heritage organizations to search their collections for documents related to the First World War 1914-1918. Even countries that were neutral during the Great War, can perhaps find some records about, for instance, aid to refugees, or military or financial support to soldiers, families, countries in need. Subjects to look for and tweet about Archival documents, records, newspapers, pictures, drawings, postcards, paintings, etc. about: - Soldiers - Families and loved ones of soldiers - Battlefields - Refugees - Aid / Support - Governments - Weapons - Mobilisation - Diseases - War cemeteries - History before, during, after 1914-1918, all related to the First World War. #WW1archives Join @AskArchivists and @FollowAnArchive on #WW1archives Day on Twitter, June 10, 2014. You will find this information also on the two blogs: http://askarchivists.wordpress.com/ http://followanarchive.blogspot.nl/ Pictures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thiepval_Ridge https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-world-war-diaries-go-online-to-mark-centenary