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Hello. I am hoping that I might get some help for a project I am researching. I am writing 2 projects for a London museum, for children between 7 and 11 years old. One focuses on people's experiences sleeping underground in London and the other on being evacuated specifically by bus, again from London. I need to know practical details really. For the underground project for example, I would like to know:- did people have their own 'spot'; what smells were prevalent; what were temperatures like; did anyone actually get to sleep; was it noisy; what food was available; what food did people take with them; was there much disagreement between people; could you hear bombing; were any games organised; who was the 'official'; was there any crime.
For the evacuee project I would like to know:- if children often went from their homes, or was it mostly from schools as a group; how kind were the adults; apart from teachers who were the officials accompanying the evacuees; what did you take in your case; what sweets did you have; how did your parents tell you that you were going; how did you take the news; did you ever think that you would be away for a long time; did you take ration coupons; did you understand why you were being sent away; what were your fears; was it an adventure; did you think that you had been punished for something; how did you feel as the bus pulled away; how did they deal with children needing the toilet.
I find it difficult myself to imagine what it was like during the war. I am hoping to write a project that will allow the children to get a real feeling for what people went through during the war, not just an intellectual response, or a few facts, but a real understanding of how it might have felt. This way they might remember the history of their grandparents and great grandparents and carry the history forward.
If you are able to help, even with one or two small facts, I would really appreciate it.
Melanie