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The story of Moon Creek, the water tower and the town’s first piped water
Until the building of the water tower in 1903, Cambridge was without a piped water supply. Residents had to cart water from creeks and springs, or rely on rain collection tanks for their daily needs.…
Read MoreA Day in the Life of Museum Staff
If you were fortunate enough to see Te Papa’s exhibition Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War, featuring larger than life sculptures of WWI soldiers, you will enjoy this article. The first sculpture in the exhibition…
Read MoreThe Cambridge Daffodil Show
This article was written by Clive Denton. He recently published One Hundred Years of Cambridge Daffodil Shows. Sourcing archives for Clive was a fascinating process for Museum staff. A copy of his book is held…
Read MoreUpcoming Events
The following events have been arranged for Friends of Cambridge Museum. If you are not already a member, please consider joining (Friends details here). If you’re curious about where you live and like learning about…
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