Jersey Heritage Podcast

Join Mel and Perry as they talk to Harry Le Feuvre, Digital Access Manager at Jersey Archive. Harry will be sharing his research into the fascinating lives into Kenneth and Kathleen Le Sueur their collection of letters and photographs encompass their tales of distance travel, romance and possible espionage!
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How does Jersey's native language, Jèrriais, link to the Island's festivals, celebrations and traditions. Starting in January in the depths of winter we take a look at the calendar year from old Christmas day, to 'quarter days' such as Michalmas. Mel and Perry are joined once more by Geraint Jennings, Jèrriais Promotions Officer and take a tour around the year and find out why St Brelade parishioners are 'caterpillars' and people from St Helier had the runs!
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Join Perry and Mel as they take a journey through the Island's native language, Jèrriais, and its links to Jersey's folklore. From 'black dogs' to 'water spirits', Jèrriais plays a key role in how the Island's superstitions and tales have been shared and retold throughout generations. They are joined by Jersey Heritage's Jèrriais Promotions Manager, Geraint Jennings.
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Did you know that Jersey was considered the witch hunting capital of Atlantic Europe?
Mel and Perry look at Jersey Archive documents and explore how public beliefs of witchcraft turned into moral panic and prosecution.
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Martin Toft of the Société Jersiaise describes how archival research inspired him to travel to Brazil and Belize to discover more about Jersey’s links to the slave trade. Find out more in our Trade Roots exhibition, now on at Jersey Museum, Art Gallery & Victorian House.
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