The idea behind the archive is that it will be an organic site that can be added to by members of the public. Its expected that this blog format will be used initially. This allows tagging of stories, with the most popular tagged items or words appearing in the searchable tag cloud to the right. This allows easy searching of related articles.

The addition of information will be a bit sporadic in the early phases as the site is soon to be overhauled visually (we know its not the prettiest girl on the block at present!) and so for now the archive will be supported under the In Toni’s Footsteps: The Channel Islands Occupation Remembered name but will eventually be moved into its more suitable location on new domain www.occupationarchive.co.uk. The first addition to the site is a story not actually about the Occupation as such but events following the Liberation of Alderney. Tonight there will also be added a transcript of the first of 24 interviews that were conducted with both islanders and serving German soldiers as part of the making of In Toni’s Footsteps: The Channel Islands Occupation Remembered

We are keen for people to start submitting new content and are planning on targeting local media and websites for contributions towards making this site the largest and most concise gathering of Occupation related information on the web, one that can serve as an archive of the time and a resource for generations of scholars to come. Site visitors can also comment on any of the stories that are featured, disagree, discuss or add an alternative viewpoint. The site is designed to be a community one where all visitors have a voice.

If you are interested in knowing when new content is added to the site, please sign up to our RSS feed which will notify you of any changes made to the site so you can always be the first to read and comment.

If you have a story, piece of information, picture or anything else to offer please contact us. All contributions will be credited to the author and sources referenced as required. We want this to be an accurate museum to that turbulent time and so thank you in advance for any support you can offer.

Thanks

Carl
Project Leader- Occupation Archive