An exhibition upstairs at THG exploring Honiton’s multicultural heritage and the stories of a diverse community.
Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots is a community heritage and oral history project, which aims to find, share and celebrate the hidden histories of Devon’s diverse and multicultural communities, past and present.
The exhibition brings together Honiton’s fascinating and often forgotten multicultural heritage from the Romans to Romany gypsies, Basque refugee children to Ugandan refugees, Irish immigrants building the railways to the WWII American GIs at Dunkeswell.
‘This exhibition proudly aims to remind us of our shared humanity, transcending religion, race, and gender. It showcases the diversity within our community and how Honiton has exemplified a welcoming spirit, benefiting greatly from this inclusivity. By embracing storytelling, we bring these diverse narratives to life, fostering self-expression, empathy, and healing. We believe this will pave the way for a better world.’
Hilda Kalap – Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots project co-ordinator.
