An artifact kept at the Woodhorn Museum in Ashington has been picked as one of the top man-made objects which sum up the North East, its past and its impact on the world.

The regional objects are part of the History of the World project between the BBC, the British Museum and a further 350 museums and institutions across the country.

A Hartley Colliery Disaster memorial drinking glass from the Woodhorn Museum is included in the list.

Family history buffs in Northumberland are turning to the web.

Northumberland County Council produced a video (below) to raise awareness of the facilities available to people wanting to know more about their ancestors.

It was uploaded onto internet video sharing site YouTube and has got more than 12,000 hits.

We dip into the Journal's archives to get into the festive spirit with some Christmas images from Northumberland's recent past.

Send your seasonal images of the county to northumberland@ncjmedia.co.uk if you would like to share them on our community sites.

A South East Northumberland local history group have compiled footage that brings back to life the horror of what war in the North East was like.

From German aircraft landing on rooftops to the VE Day celebrations across the region, a new DVD has been produced to show how the area both suffered and survived the Second World War.

The rare archive footage showing places was brought together to remember how millions of men, women and children coped during one of the worst conflicts in history.

These nostalgia photos from the 1950s to the 1990s focus on the Journal's archive focus on Portland Park, the club's former home.

Recently, school children and Ashington fans buried a time capsule at the club's old ground. Read related story »

It included memorabilia from the football team's illustrious history and poems written by the children about how Ashington might look in the future. It will be opened in 100 year's time.

Stories of heroism, disaster, industrial action and sharp pit humour run through Neil Taylor's new book.

Memories Of The Northumberland Coalfields is a collection of anecdotes and eye witness stories that flesh out the historical facts and figures of the region's industrial heritage.

At the age of 69, Neil, pictured, who lives near Morpeth and is a grandfather of seven, fondly recalls his two decades in the mining industry, beginning with his 16 weeks of intensive training as a 16-year-old at the Ashington mine training centre in 1955.

Football fans got to say goodbye to a great era in their club's history this week - although they have ensured its memory will live on.

People gathered at the former site of Ashington FC to bury a time capsule with memorabilia from the club gathered over the years from its origins 100 years ago and through its glory days.

Many fans brought along their treasured possessions to place in the capsule to keep the memories of the happy times at Portland Park alive.

Items included a programme signed by Jack Charlton and another from the last ever game played at Portland Park, one from the new ground, an old strip and an aerial photograph from 1974 showing how much the area has changed.

He's back to cast a watchful eye over the sea cadets in Northumberland - just like he did for decades before. It is the 10ft figurehead of Admiral Boscawen, who once stood proudly at the gates of the infamous Wellesley Nautical School before the building was demolished in 2007.

From left, David Wilson, George Hale, Alan Wilkinson and Wellesley Old Boys members Dennis Roe and Vince Clarke

Now, he's gone back on show at the Ashington Sea Cadets headquarters - TS Tenacity - thanks to the Wellesley Trust Trustees and the Old Boys from the school.

A great English tradition was revived to thank dozens of people who helped create a major exhibition showcasing North East life during wartime.

An afternoon tea party was held at the Woodhorn Museum and Archives Centre, near Ashington, where the Northumberland at War exhibition is on show to visitors until the end of November.

Bevan Boy Angus Winter, who worked at Blucher mine and later fought in the war, with his wife Audrey

More than 50 guests were invited to sit down for tea, sandwiches and cakes as a thank you for the part they played in helping to stage the display, which focuses on life in foreign fields and on the home front during World War II.

Dozens of people whose memories were featured in a major wartime exhibition at a Northumberland tourist attraction have been invited to a special tea party as a thank you.

More than 40 contributors to the Northumberland at War exhibition currently running at the Woodhorn Museum and Archives Centre near Ashington have been invited to Monday's event.

The guests, from Northumberland, Tyneside and beyond, have all provided photographs, memorabilia and personal recollections about their wartime experiences.