Mass Observation

Hi all,

I've just been forwarded this information on a project that Mass Observation are running. See below. Could be useful for anyone out there interested in sharing their memories and stories about life in Peterborough:

The MOCO project (www.mocoproject.org.uk) is inviting community groups to participate in an exciting nation-wide history-making initiative…

Mass Observation (www.massobs.org.uk)
has been recording everyday life in the UK since 1937 through diaries,
questionnaires and observations. Mass Observation Communities Online
(MOCO) is expanding upon this tradition by working with community
groups to inspire and assist people to record the life and history of
their own communities, using the research methods developed by Mass
Observation.

By inviting community groups to join the MOCO Project, we are aiming to
create a national archive of written and photographic accounts that
will reflect everyday life of communities throughout the UK. This will
result in a valuable record of your community or organisation that each
participating group will be able to keep. The submissions will also be
displayed on the MOCO online archive and donated to the historic Mass
Observation Archive at the University of Sussex.

The MOCO team does all of the work, and all costs are covered by us – the only thing your community group needs to do is contact us saying
you wish to join and we will provide you with all the tools and
information you need to engage your group in the MOCO tasks (diary
writing, questionnaires, photography or mass observation) via our
website.
This project runs until the end of September, 2010.

For more info please contact the MOCO team at:

T. 01273 877657
E. info@mocoproject.org.uk
www.mocoproject.org.uk