# Grief, Ghosts and the Search for Summerland

Grief, Ghosts and the Search for Summerland at National Army Museum, Friday 13 November 2026, 12:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: National Army Museum, SW3 4HT London
- With: Alice Vernon
- Get tickets: https://tickets.nam.ac.uk/event/413:1048/413:19724/
- Go to page: https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/grief-ghosts-and-search-summerland

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A talk at the National Army Museum exploring how spiritualism helped bereaved families cope with the trauma of the First World War. Dr Alice Vernon, a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University who researches ghost stories, examines Sir Oliver Lodge's 'Raymond' alongside similar spiritualist texts. Lodge, a physicist, sought to contact the ghost of his son Raymond, a young soldier among the more than 800,000 British military dead, and his book about their séances inspired other families to seek ghosts of their loved ones. The talk also looks at Summerland, a secular utopian afterlife developed through such séances, which let families imagine soldiers continuing their lives in comfort.

## Dates

- Friday 13 November 12:00 — National Army Museum

Written by a model, sources: [nam.ac.uk](https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/grief-ghosts-and-search-summerland)

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