by Hockey Admin | Jul 17, 2025 | 2025 News Items
The Hockey Museum is making an appeal to trace the families and descendants of male international Great Britain (GB) hockey players from years prior to 1957 – we have a unique honours cap for you that commemorates your ancestor’s sporting legacy. There are only a few...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 17, 2025 | From the Collection, Grassroots and Club Hockey
In the last few months, the museum has unveiled a new display in our exhibition area. It features a series of recent acquisitions which have been kindly donated by members of the public and the hockey family and will periodically change. This Paddington Bear...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 17, 2025 | 2025 News Items, From the Collection, Hockey Worldwide, International Hockey, Men's Hockey
The Hockey Museum (THM) is delighted to share that it has acquired a scrapbook of extraordinary cultural value which relates to India’s Olympic hockey success at their first Games in Amsterdam in 1928. It belonged to George Eric Marthins, a Catholic Anglo-Indian...
by Hockey Admin | Jul 17, 2025 | Obituaries
George was born in Madras (modern-day Chennai), India in 1905. His father was transferred to Rangoon (modern-day Yangon in Mayanmar) and George was raised as a Catholic Christian in India largely by his aunt, Whitmore, who supported young George in his education and...
by Hockey Admin | Jun 25, 2025 | Hockey Worldwide, International Hockey, Women's Hockey
In 1925, a four-month tour to southern Africa was organised by the All England Women’s Hockey Association (AEWHA) Council. It took place between June and September 1925, and the travel itinerary included visits to Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and three days at Victoria...
