Keepsake box belonging to Darwin's daughters returns home | Lancaster And Morecambe Citizen
The item and the ‘treasures’ inside have been donated to English Heritage.
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The item and the ‘treasures’ inside have been donated to English Heritage.
The item and the ‘treasures’ inside have been donated to English Heritage.
A keepsake box containing Charles Darwin’s shells is being returned to the family home. The shells were gathered by Darwin on his famous Beagle Voyage, where his observations led him to develop his theory of evolution. Darwin’s descendants have donated the red leather box and its “treasures” inside to English Heritage, who will display the object at what was Darwin’s home – Down House, in Kent. The Victorian box belonged to Darwin’s daughters, who filled it with family mementos. The keepsake box which once belonged to the daughters of scientist Charles Darwin (English Heritage)...
A keepsake box containing Charles Darwin’s shells is being returned to the family home. The shells were gathered by Darwin on his famous Beagle Voyage, where his observations led him to develop his theory of evolution. Darwin’s descendants have donated the red leather box and its “treasures” inside to English Heritage, who will display the object at what was Darwin’s home – Down House, in Kent. The Victorian box belonged to Darwin’s daughters, who filled it with family mementos. The keepsake box which once belonged to the daughters of scientist Charles Darwin (English Heritage)...
A KEEPSAKE box containing Charles Darwin's shells is being returned to the family home. They were gathered by the naturalist on his Beagle Voyage, where his observations led him to develop his theory of evolution.