We have to get from them what they used to do and believed, and what they heard from their parents and grandparents. She is no doubt as to who the most valuable members of society are: they are those in their 70s and 80s, she says. Her contributions to journals and research projects have furthered knowledge and, shortly, her own book, Cambridgeshire Customs and Folklore, is due to be published. She has been awarded a medal by the folk lore society of London for her very valuable work.Īs an editor and author she has helped to create a national and international reputation both for her own work and for the museum she is in charge of. Below are some stories that made the headlines on October 31.Įnid Porter, curator of the Cambridge and County Folk Museum, has received national recognition of her researches. Each day, Mike Petty looks through the archives of the Cambridge News and recounts the stories of yesteryear.
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