Interview with Pam Preedy Interviewed by In Life Magazine At the age of 74, local historian Pam Preedy has published her first book, Living through the Great War at Home: How the People of Bromley Faced the Challenges of War. Pam has always been interested in history, but the trigger to enter into print was a course she took with the Oxford Continuing Education department on local history. Pam said: “I had come to believe that as far as history went, Bromley was one of the most boring towns in…
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Tune in to hear Pam Preedy on BBC Radio Kent
Pam Preedy joined BBC Radio Kent to talk about her new book and the inspiration behind it. Pam gave listeners an insight into how her Military Ancestors project, which lists over 50,000 references to soldiers who featured in the Bromley & District Times newspaper during the war years (1914 – 1945) inspired her to write her book, ‘Living Through the Great War at Home’. Follow link below to listen to Pam (fast forward to 1:39:00) Broadcast live on Monday 7th February at 7.40pm to BBC Radio Kent (96.7 FM).
BOOK: Living Through The Great War at Home
Living Through the Great War at Home How the People of Bromley Faced the Challenges of War “Living Through The Great War at Home: How the People of Bromley Faced the Challenges of War” is based on real information from the local newspaper that Pam has been recording since starting her Military Ancestors project which lists over 30,000 references to soldiers between 1914-1919, initially from the Bromley and District Times, in Kent. Along with further research, Pam has put the information into context so the reader is able to…