The National Trust has created a unique community on Nations’ Memorybank, where you can share your memories of National Trust properties throughout the country. All you need to do is follow a few simple steps, and you can add your personal heritage to our nation’s history.
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How to register
To get started, you need to register. This is a very simple process and won’t take long. Simply follow the link below, and a registration page will appear where you will be asked to provide:
Username
This is the name that appears alongside the memories you post, and you will need to remember it each time you log onto the site. It can be your name, or anything you choose.
Password
This should be a unique password that is a minimum of six letters long, which you will need to remember as you’ll be asked for it each time you wish to log onto the site.
Email Address
Please type your email address into the boxes provided. This is so you can be sent an activation link to your email Inbox. It will be addressed to you from Nations’ Memorybank.
This may take a few minutes to arrive in your email Inbox, but if it has not appeared after 5 minutes, please check your junk mail folder – some systems are set up to filter out activation emails.
All other fields are optional, but should only take a minute to fill out. If you prefer, you can do this at a later date.
Nations’ Memorybank assures you that your email will not be passed to third parties, or used to send you unsolicited marketing material.
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Next Steps: uploading a memory
Once you have clicked on the activation link in the email sent to you from Nations’ Memorybank, you will be taken through to Your Homepage, where you can see the latest memories uploaded to the site and upload your own.
To upload a memory, click on the ‘Upload a memory’ button on Your Homepage and fill out all the boxes.
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Viewing the MemoryMap
The key feature of the site is the MemoryMap, which displays the memories displayed by other registered users about National Trust properties. Click on the tab on the top of the screen marked ‘MemoryMap’ and this will take you to a map of the country.
Here, you can explore where people have located their memories of National Trust properties geographically, displayed as flags with the National Trust logo.
You can zoom into the map on the area that interests you. The flags signify memories which have been located here. Click on any flag to reveal the memory.
If you want to find out more about this memory then click on the title of the memory which appears in the pop up memory box.
Alternatively, you can search for a National Trust property by typing in the postcode into the box below the map. You will automatically be taken to the relevant location, where you can view memories of the place left by others.
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Commenting on a memory
If you want to add your own comment to a memory that has already been uploaded, select the relevant memory from Your Homepage by clicking on it, and then click the ‘Talk about this memory’ button. A new screen appears.
Enter a title for your comment, such as ‘I remember this too!’ or ‘My experiences at Felbrigg’ and then type your comments in the ‘Message’ box. Once you are ready to post your comments, click on the ‘Submit’ button. They will then appear as a ‘Forum Post’ linked to that memory.
To see other posted messages, click on the tab ‘Forums’ at the top of the screen. A list of communities will appear. Select ‘National Trust’ from the list. You can then view all the topics and memories people are talking about.
For a wider range of National Trust memories, click on the tab ‘Communities’ at the top of the screen. You will see a few selected memories for each community hosted by Nations’ Memorybank, including those for the National Trust.
Click on the button ‘click here to join the National Trust community’ and you will see all the latest memories that have been uploaded.
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Public Site
Don’t forget that the National Trust community is part of a wider site, the Nations’ Memorybank, and all information uploaded can be viewed by other people, not just visitors to Nations’ Memorybank but users of the Internet in general. This means the data you upload can be found by search engines such as Google or Yahoo.
We also urge you to be considerate when posting memories, and to follow the code of conduct that is available from the site. Abusive material, swearing, offensive comments about individuals or anything else deemed likely to cause offence to the general public will be removed from the site. Please report any materials you deem unsuitable to admin@nationsmemorybank.com
If you have any problems uploading you memories, please read the troubleshooting page, and if you are still experiencing difficulties, email info@nationsmemorybank.com
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