A wonderful few hours today at @sosmuseum.bsky.social for Teddy and me!

The countdown to our 'March for the Museum' continues - Sunday 22nd June at Acton Scott Hall - so it's time for the second compelling reason to take part: 2: Visiting new places in Shropshire is good for the local economy AND the local environment! #naturewalk #Shrewsbury #museumlife

With just over FOUR weeks to go until our annual fundraising walk, "March for the Museum" we thought we'd give you FOUR great reasons for taking part! This week: being outdoors is good for you! No need to book- just turn up and walk- if you can't make it on the day, we have other ways to donate

The online exhibition to our 'Auntie Emmie's suitcase' display is now live! It includes audio and video from Emmie's great-niece and donor of Emmie's suitcase archive, Susan Davies. www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/online-exhib... #shropshire #shrewsburycastle #womenandwar #firstworldwar #WAAC

80 years ago today, Winston Churchill announced 'Victory in Europe', Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler's successor, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, had surrendered. Our Shropshire soldiers formed the arresting party (alongside the Herefords) to bring... 1/4

The frame to our 1955 portrait of Sir William Whitmore of Apley (near Bridgnorth) – whose eyes seem to follow you in the gallery – has been given a much-needed dust with a very special brush! #collectionscare #shrewsburycastle #museumlife #goathair #museumconservation

An object in our collection has recently captured hearts across the UK – a wartime gift of cosmetics from soldier Aubrey Price to his mother, Mercy; a gift that unwraps love, grief, memory, and loss. You can read Mercy's story at the link below 👇 www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/mercys-story...

Tune in to BBC Radio Shropshire with Clare Ashford this Thursday and Friday from 10:00 to 12:30 for a 10-part series, where Aubrey’s 80-year-old gift to his mum, part of our museum collection and first featured last month- leads to emotional reunions and new insights into Mercy, Aubrey’s mother.

Rob delivers the final talk of the Friend's Spring Lecture Series on April 10th 7.30pm at Shrewsbury Castle. Using objects from the museum's stored collection, he asks the question: How have the loving ones of killed soldiers of Shropshire grieved? #museums #Shrewsbury #Shropshire#militaryhistory

With the Easter break nearly here, are you stuck for things to do? Our brand new Weapons Simulator may have just the solution! You could take inspiration from two of our recent visitors, Caleb and Daniel, who combined our simulator with our soldier dress-up activity! #museum #ww2 #militaryhistory

Ray’s archive part 4: reunions of shared identity and experience. Through photos, Korean War veteran Ray reflects on Shropshire branch reunions of the British Korean Veterans Association. #koreanwar #ksli #kingsshropshirelightinfantry #Shrewsbury #warveteran #koreanveteransassociation

Spring has sprung and is singing in all its technicolour glory at our Shrewsbury Castle home garden, 🌞 thanks to Shrewsbury Town Council gardeners Andy, Karl, and Steve (who retired last year)! Do share your own blossom if you like below! 👇 #shrewsbury #shropshire #spring #museums #nature

Can you turn our weapons demonstrator Stuart's smile into a frown? On Friday, Stuart claimed the top spot on the target range leaderboard of our new weapons simulator, dethroning our director Richard after weeks of dominance! #museums #Shrewsbury #royalnavy #museumlife #militaryhistory

The full story of Jessie the donkey's cart discovery is now available to read at our 'Stories from the Collection' webpage, and just as we add a new layer to Jessie's archival story at the museum! www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/recovering-j... #shrewsbury #archives #socialhistory #militaryhistory

Our temporary Bosnia exhibition ('Bosnia: 25 Years +') which opened in April 2022 is now a permanent gallery fixture! 👍Richard our director crafted a new space for the exhibition in our Modern Army Gallery and has installed the display.

Ray’s archive part 3, objects on display. Ray tells the story of Jeff Murphy’s paybook which we have in the museum. #militaryhistory #ksli #shrewsbury #koreanwar #veteran #localhistory

At the Soldiers of Shropshire Museum, we have a new landmark accession- a servicewomen's dress, worn by Joan Crooke! #womenshistory #militaryhistory #WRAC #ww2 #localhistory #shrewsbury #archives

War memorial plaque. St. Mary the Virgin Church, Welford, Northamptonshire. Commemorating Captain Thomas Lewis Ingram of the Royal Army Medical Corps, KIA 16th September 1916 while searching for the wounded on the German barbed wire on the Somme. #LestWeForget

Ray’s archive part 2, psychological warfare. Ray shows us Xmas propaganda! At a recent event, Ray brought his personal archive of objects linked to Korea to show us all. #militaryhistory #ksli #shrewsbury #koreanwar #veteran #localhistory

Take a mooch inside Shrewsbury Castle’s Laura’s tower, when we opened it for Heritage Open Days in September! #heritage #museums #shrewsbury #architecture

A gift from Supreme Allied Commander of the First World War (1914-18) Marshal Ferdinand Foch! #Shrewsbury #militaryhistory #firstworldwar #ww1 ##localhistory

Will reveals his favourite set of medals on display, awarded to Sergeant Major R. Jones, 1st King’s Shropshire Light Infantry! #militaryhistory #ksli #shrewsbury #localhistory #shropshire #boerwar #firstworldwar #secondworldwar

Our new video series about Ray, a Korean War veteran: Ray’s archive part 1: Money Ray shows us ‘the money’! At a recent event, he brought in his personal archive of objects for us. #koreanwar #militaryhistory #Shrewsbury #localhistory #archives

Now OPEN for the 2025 Season...Shrewsbury Castle and Soldiers of Shropshire Museum! 🥳 270 years of British Army history in a 700 year old castle! A thread🧵 1/10

#dayinthelife of Rob, as a Collections Volunteer- from emails to displays, to setting up a light box! #museums #shrewsbury #heritage #archives

It's 5 days until our re-opening on the 15th of February! What do you think our director is building in the background of this video? #shrewsbury #shropshire #museum #reopening

The story of Jessie the donkey who saved a Shrewsbury Christmas! 🎁✉️ Read about Jessie and Private Ellis here 👇

A fallen petal on the Gorbals Rose Garden War Memorial commemorating Private James Stokes who was born in Hutchesontown in Glasgow and died in Kervenheim in Germany in 1945 while serving with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Cont. #glasgow #warmemorial #victoriacross #gorbals #hutchesontown

In 1917, just how many people were employed in Shrewsbury at the Army Pay Office! For more about Shrewsbury’s Army Pay office, you can read John Black’s article in the Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society here👇 shropshirearchaeologyhistory.org/wp-content/u...

On Monday, we were kindly invited to one of England's finest Tudor county houses 👑, Pitchford Hall, just south of Shrewsbury. Can anyone hazard some guesses as to why we might be there? 🤔

In a first for our museum, we now have a servicewoman's uniform in our collection! Read more about this stunning mid-20th century Women's Royal Army Corps mess dress, worn by Shrewsbury servicewoman Major Joan Crooke 👇 www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/a-landmark-a...

We've found a place card (for dinner) turned flirtation device! We do not have many objects that capture the dynamic social interaction (including flirting!), occurring within military dining spaces, making this an important object to the museum. Read more about it below 👇

#OTD in 1944, Anzio area, Italy. Men from King's Shropshire Light Infantry, just before going into action. #WW2 #HISTORY

We are proud to have written for the @womenshistnet.bsky.social (the national association and charity for the promotion of women’s history) about Auntie Emmie's suitcase story! Read about it here 👇 womenshistorynetwork.org/hidden-histo...

"My dad 2 or 3 days prior to any remembrance parade would get his [Normandy Veterans Association] uniform out [...] and he'd say what do you think?" Rob sat down with Gerald Pryce's son, John to learn more about the significance of this uniform, which we had gratefully received last year.

We are pleased to publish a new online exhibition "Memorialising Military Death Within the Home: The First World War Soldiers of Shropshire". It draws on objects in our collection to explore a less visible aspect of remembrance- home based memorials. www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/memorialisin...

"...so many people attempt, and still attempt, to deny that this happened, in a world where misinformation is everywhere, there's an ever greater need for us to remember the Holocaust: that this did happen. And the evidence is here." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Where might you have seen the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in popular media? Here is an look at some of the films featuring battles with the KSLI! 👇

Hello! As our first post, I thought we'd do a bit to introduce who we are for any new people. We are a regimental museum, in the beautiful Shrewsbury Castle, Shropshire. We've just moved here to BlueSky- but we also have an Instagram and Facebook!