In today's episode, hosts Mel and Perry are joined by Rouen Ollivier, the museum registrar.  Rouen shares some insight into our weird and wonderful collection and some of the stories that accompany the items.  From the day to day elements of caring for over 750,000 items to the events which bring forward memories of times gone by.

Rouen talks about 'modern' items in the collection from Super Mario to Pokemon cards, to the 90 samplers in our textiles collection.

She also tells the story of one of the strangest items in the Jersey Heritage Collection,  framed fragment of Philip Carteret's hair. Taken from his coffin in St. Ouen's Chruch in 1869.  They also discuss more strange items dating from the 17th century called 'witches balls'.

Support our work caring for Jersey's collections by making a donation at Support | Jersey Heritage

Join hosts Mel and Perry for a 'Small Island's Big Stories Session' on all things conservation and restoration.  Jersey Heritage Conservator, Harry Richards, talks about how the Conservation Team get involved in everything Jersey Heritage does, from working in the conservation lab, to preparing objects for exhibitions.

With a wide variety of work, Harry talks about some of his recent work, including restoration on a 150-year-old stuffed fox, a new object in the Jersey Heritage collection to objects owned by surrealist artist Claude Cahun.

Some of Harry's favourite moments include; carefully putting back together a 2,000 year-old amber bead which was in 40 pieces and rediscovering a glass jar full of dehydrated sea creatures. His work has also included working on a vandalised  ancient standing stone, putting it back together piece by piece so it can be returned to the landscape.

Support our conservation work by making a donation on our website Fundraising | Jersey Heritage

In the latest 'Small Island Big Stories' episode, hosts  Mel and Perry are digging into the story about Le Câtillon II - the world’s largest Celtic coin hoard.  

Discovered in 2012 y by two local metal detectorists. This hoard surprised us all with its sheer size in contents.

Neil Mahrer,  Jersey Heritage's Conservator, shares his experiences of working with the hoard and the artifacts found within. 

If you've been inspired to find out more, then visit the  exhibition, ‘Searching for Jersey’s Celts’ is a story about the  Le Câtillon II – the world’s largest Celtic coin hoard.  You’ll learn what might have led people to bury a hoard of 70,000 coins and jewellery in Jersey 2,000 years ago. 

Or read more about this amazing story on our website. The Coin Hoard Comes Home | Jersey Heritage. 

In today's episode hosts, Mel and Perry are joined by Dr. James Dilley, the founder of Ancient Craft. 

James is going to be taking us on a journey of craftsmanship and living history with specific emphasis on pre-history. 

They'll discuss the ancient landscape and how this entire landscape is  hidden under the  ground, and littered with fragments of people's lives from many thousands of years ago.

Dr. Dilley talks about his origin story and what got him interested in ancient crafts, and how his work now is dedicated  towards educating and reconnecting people to their prehistoric heritage. 

Find out more about Ancient Craft here.

Visit La Hougue Bie to find out more about the Neolithic passage grave. 

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In today’s episode, The Small Island Big Stories host Mel, sits in on a fascinating conversation about Island life after Liberation between Jersey writer & researcher Mark Lamerton & Lucy Layton, Exhibitions Curator at Jersey Heritage. 
Not much has been shared on what life was like for the Island of Jersey after Liberation on 9 May. Jersey had been Occupied for 5 years by German forces and Islanders had endured isolation, tensions between town and country, financial debts and fears of civil unrest. What did the road to recovery really looked like?  Both Lucy and Mark share their research.

Tune into this episode to hear all about Jersey’s long road to recovery. 

Want to find out more?  Come to Jersey Museum and visit our FREE exhibition, Life After Liberation (until end December 2025).    Life After Liberation | Jersey Heritage

Have you ever wondered who changed women's rights to stand for election in Jersey? In our latest episode of our ‘Small Island, Big Story Sessions’ podcast, we explore the life of Caroline Trachy, a pioneering campaigner in the quest for equality. 

You can also discover more about Caroline Trachy on our website.  

Come and visit our exhibition – ‘La Tèrr’rie d’Jèrri – d’s histouaithes dé not’ Île / Being Jersey – stories of our Island‘   at the Jersey Museum which tells the story of Jersey’s unique and complex history, including the story of women's rights – this exhibition really does have something for everyone. It’s free to visit and open all year round.  You can also read about Caroline Trachy's life on our website.

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If not head to our website and sign up today. Your Membership unlocks the doors to all our sites, offers special discounts and benefits, but above all else it supports the important work that Jersey Heritage does to preserve and share our rich Island story. 

In this episode, hosts Mel and Perry are joined by Dr. Mariana Pereira, who is a post-doctoral research associate at the University of York. Mariana conducts her studies at the Heritage for Global Challenges Research Centre, and during our conversation, we will be diving into the complexities of migration and how the movement of people shapes our community landscape and traditions. 
 
Dr Pereira is a researcher with Abundant Futures, a project commissioned by ArtHouse Jersey which explores food justice by highlighting knowledge and experiences of migrant communities and native populations. She will conduct interviews with project participants, gathering their perspectives on what it means to belong in a place. Dr Perreira asks 'what it means to be local', and in order to integrate with the existing community and become part of Island life, you don't need to leave your cultural identity behind.

 Follow Dr. Pereira’s work with Abundant Futures on ArtHouse Jersey’s website (https://www.arthousejersey.je/our-work/abundant-futures)

Take a closer look at the work of Jersey Heritage, a Jersey registered charity on our website.
 
A diaspora refers to a population that is scattered across regions separate from its geographic place of origin.

A diaspora refers to a population that is scattered across regions separate from its geographic place of origin

In this episode of the *Small Island Big Story Sessions*, we're exploring the life of 'the Jersey Lillie' born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton on October 13 1853, Lillie Langtry has been famous for her acting career, her immense beauty and her presence, and often she's been talked about due to her somewhat scandalous affairs.

Today we are going to be looking at the other side of Lillie, the entrepreneur, the witty woman of London's high society, we're going to be looking at her achievements and exploring who she was as a person. 

To support our charity and our mission to tell Jersey's stories you can make a donation on our website Support | Jersey Heritage.

Described as "15 minutes of mayhem" by historian Doug Ford, find out more about Jersey’s famous battle which took place in the Royal Square in St Helier, Jersey on 6 January 1781. Hosts, Mel and Perry are joined this month by Doug Ford, who’ll talk through the battle, how French forces, led by Baron de Rullecourt, landed at La Rocque in the early hours of the morning and tried to take the Island by force and how the battle was won, with the loss of Major Peirson.

If you want to discover the more of the story, then come to Jersey Museum.  The Battle of Jersey features in ‘La Terr’rie d’Jèrri’ our FREE exhibition at Jersey Museum.

Support our charity by making a donation and help us tell more stories of our Island. Fundraising | Jersey Heritage

In this Christmas special we will be sharing our Jèrriais roots, which explore festive Jersey traditions, to how Christmas is celebrated by our vibrant multicultural community today.  

We want to give special thanks to our fantastic guest speakers; Tracy from Jersey Heritage, Lesley Katsande, Alex Silva, Marcel Bucur & Anna Jolda 

A very special thank you also goes out to our listeners! We have loved bringing you the Small Island, Big Story sessions this year and look forward to sharing more stories with you in 2025! Don’t forget to subscribe!

Support Jersey Heritage in 2025 by becoming a Member or if you have time, consider volunteering!  Find out more here.