What is #heritage?

What does ‘heritage’ mean to you?

It’s not always an easy question to answer, and we all have different ideas about what heritage is, what it does, and how it plays a part in our lives.

Or maybe you’ve not really thought about it before…

What is #heritage? Heritage art along the Riverside Walk in Gainsborough

What is #heritage? Heritage art along the Riverside Walk in Gainsborough.

Heritage, in a very basic way, might be seen as ‘stuff’ and ‘stories’, and often the stuff of heritage is used to tell the stories.

Is this #heritage? Monumental plaques outside Gainsborough Public Library.

Is this #heritage? Monumental plaques outside Gainsborough Public Library.

When you think of the word ‘heritage’ what springs to mind? Do you think about buildings and monuments? Or do you think about stories that you’ve been told or found out from visiting places? Or maybe it’s a bit of both…

What is #heritage? The entrance to Gainsborough Public Library.

What is #heritage? The entrance to Gainsborough Public Library.

Sometimes we think of heritage as something very special or grand, but it can equally be something found in the smallest of objects or within our own cherished memories.

Is this #heritage? A civic flower display in Gainsborough.

Is this #heritage? A civic flower display in Gainsborough.

If you live or work in Lincolnshire, we want to hear about what heritage means to you, how it might feature in your life, and how you want to see heritage presented and looked after.

You can tell us through the ‘Our Lincolnshire’ heritage survey – have a go here!

What do you think about Lincolnshire’s heritage?

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Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed their thoughts to our heritage survey, and if you haven’t, please do…

The survey is still open – so please do take part!

People from across the county have been telling us about what heritage is important to them, and how heritage plays a part in their lives. All this information will help us build a picture about what people in Lincolnshire think about their heritage, and how they want to see it developed, used, and looked after. We want to get the best picture possible, so tell all your friends in Lincolnshire and get them to take part too. And thanks for your time!

Now launched: My Lincolnshire Collection web app

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We’ve just launched the ‘My Lincolnshire Collection’ web app!

Choose your favourite 10 images from a collection of 100, of objects from across the county that reflect Lincolnshire’s diverse heritage.

Submit your responses and find out where your favourite objects are located in Lincolnshire – we hope you enjoy!

For a bit of fun – have a go at our Buzzfeed quiz ‘Which TV Historian are you?’ Could you be Carenza…?!

You can still tell us your views on Lincolnshire’s heritage with the Our Lincolnshire Heritage Survey – please take part!

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Tell us your views about your heritage.