Age of Emotion: on-line exhibition 

Archives, whether from the 20th century or many, many years ago, can allow us an insight into the lives of all sorts of Cumbrian people.

The following selection of archives - documents, photographs, cards, poems, and letters - capture those emotions or stir ours now.

Why not look through them to see how archives can let us discover the human stories of our county's past, and maybe you too will smile, be shocked or saddened.

Follow the links below to view the on-line exhibits: