Why Scone Remembers was created
A project led by Dr Peter Stenbro-Olsen
Scone Remembers began in 2014 with a simple idea: to make sure the men named on Scone’s First World War memorial were remembered as people, not just names carved in stone.
Dr Peter Stenbro-Olsen was one of the driving forces behind the project, working alongside Dawn Olsen and others in the community to create a lasting record of the 72 men from Scone who lost their lives during the First World War.
Pete helped lead the project from its earliest days, bringing together research, fundraising and community support. The original idea developed over time into the Scone Remembers Sound Walk, where visitors can discover the stories of individual men at locations around the village connected with their lives.
The project also led to the creation of a detailed book and a collection of recorded stories, helping preserve the history of Scone’s wartime generation for years to come.
For Pete, Scone Remembers was about more than remembering a list of names. It was about giving those names a story, a family, a place in the village and a connection to the Scone people know today.
The main project is now complete, but the stories remain, allowing future generations to understand who these men were and the impact the First World War had on their community.
