Burns night is just a couple of weeks away and if you’re looking for a different way to introduce Robert Burns to your class this year, why not open up Nancy’s Life in a Box within Whose Town?
Nancy had kept few personal possessions from her wartime childhood, but on her bookshelf still sat her book prize from the Burns Society’s annual Burns competition. Nancy came 2nd in the competition and if you listen to her entertaining story, you’ll find out how she felt to miss out on the top spot.
Watch video clips with your class and you’ll hear Nancy’s story and even a recital of ‘The Cotter’s Saturday Night’, the poem she chose for the competition. Go to the objects section in Nancy’s Life in a Box to find her poetry prize. (If you don’t have a Glow login, take a look at Nancy’s exhibition on Capital Collections to find out about her wartime schooldays.)
