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Our calendar is compiled from press releases, e-mails and other sources, such as local history periodicals and personal contacts. If you would like to publicise a particular event or meeting, then please contact us and we will do our best to assist. Calendar links. The following organisations maintain their own calendar or events sections with which we have links. If your organisation maintains a calendar or events section on the web and would like a direct link to this page, please contact us. Archive Awareness Campaign Every Saturday at 11.00am and 2.00pm there is a Behind the Scenes Tour at the National Archives. Learn how documents are selected to become public records, how parchment is conserved and see original documents. Booking essential, tel: 020 8876 3444, web: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/events. Rufford Country Park Weekly Health Walk. Every Monday (Except Bank Holidays) 2pm, meet Craft Centre Courtyard, 60 mins, free, followed by tea/coffee and biscuits. Contact: Steve Kofoed, Rufford Rangers, The Abbey, RCP, near Ollerton, Notts NG22 9DF, tel: 01623 821335, email: steve.koefoed@nottscc.gov.uk. 19 & 26 April, 14 & 24 May Urban Local History. Course tracing the history of Lancashire towns with a special study of Chorley using secondary sources and primary research in the field, include a visit to the archives (continues on 17 & 24 May), 10am–4pm each day, various locations, £30–£72, organised by Lancaster University (course ref. LAU0780), tel: 01524 592623. 23 April onwards Breaking the Chains Slavery Exhibition ‘will examine the historical context of slavery, its destructive effect on relations between Europe and Africa, the nature of survival and resistance amongst African and Caribbean communities, the role of abolitionists and the legacy of the slave trade today’ and occupy an entire floor at the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum in Bristol, daily 10am–5pm, Adults £6.95 (£5.95 conc), contact: BE&CM, Clock Tower Yard, Temple Meads, Bristol BS1 6QH, t: 0117 925 4980, e: admin@empiremuseum.co.uk. Burton upon Trent WEA Local History Saturday Schools 2008/2009. There will be 6 Local History Saturdays on offer during autumn/winter/spring 2008/2009, on 11 October, 8 November and 13 December 2008, and on 10 January, 14 February and 14 March 2009. The tutors will be Richard Stone and Dr Trevor James and the themes they will be exploring are agriculture and railways. Contact: Kate Lister, Abbeyfield, 160 Newton Road, Burton upon Trent DE15 0TR, tel: 012383 566192. For a complete list of activities in Gateshead during History Month, visit our lastest news page. April23 Our Sacred Landscapes. First in a series of ‘conversations’ about the impact of religious beliefs on the built environment in the West Midlands, including ‘The Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail’ and the ‘Religious Landscapes of Birmingham’, School of Jewellery, Victoria Street, Birmingham, 6.30–8.30pm, £12.50, contact: International Council on Monuments & Sites UK (icomos), tel: 020 7566 0031, email: admin@icomos-uk.org. 23 Shaw’s Corner. Talk at Lavenham Guildhall, Market Place, Sudbury, Suffolk. 7.30pm with tea and cake, £5, Booking essential, tel: 01787 247646, organised by National Trust, www.nationaltrust.org.uk. 25 Recovered Histories Seminar. One of five regional one-day seminars ‘to create new partnerships between groups and organisations… around historical enslavement issues’, Manchester Museum Conference Suite, Oxford Road, Manchester, 9.30am–5.00pm, free but must pre-book, contact: Anti-Slavery International, Thomas Clarkson House, The Stableyard, Broomgrove Road, London SW9 9TL, tel: 020 7501 8937, email: recoveredhistories@antislavery.org, www.antislavery.org. 26 An Urban Panorama: Yorkshire Towns through the Ages. Dayschool exploring several periods of Yorkshire’s urban development from both a social and architectural perspective, The Norcroft Centre, Tumbling Hill Street, Bradford, 9.45am–4.30pm, £17.50 (£14 retired) contact University of Bradford, Events, Norcroft Centre, Bradford BD7 1DP, tel: 01274 233217, email: events@bradford.ac.uk, www.brad.ac.uk/sled/. 26 Researching Local History at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre. Wiltshire Local History Forum Dayschool, W&SHC, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, 10am–4pm, £5, contact: WLHF, Tanglewood, Laverstock Park, Salisbury SP1 1QJ, email: ruth.tanglewood@btinternet.com. 26 Sheffield & District Family History Fair. Centre in the Park, Norfolk Heritage Park, Guildford Avenue, Sheffield S2 2PL, 10am–4pm, free, contact: www.sheffieldfhs.org.uk. 29 Recovered Histories Seminar. One of five regional one-day seminars ‘to create new partnerships between groups and organisations… around historical enslavement issues’, Council House, Bristol, 9.30am–5.00pm, free but must pre-book, contact: Anti-Slavery International, Thomas Clarkson House, The Stableyard, Broomgrove Road, London SW9 9TL, tel: 020 7501 8937, email: recoveredhistories@antislavery.org, www.antislavery.org. 30 Morecombe Bay’s Ports. Five week course looking at the history of the ports between Fleetwood and Barrow from c1750–1914, Ulverston Parish Church Centre, 1–3pm, £17–£44, organised by Lancaster University (course ref. ULV0705), tel: 01524 592623. May2–4 Suffolk Buildings: Castle to Cottage. Suffolk LH Council Weekend school, Belstead House, Sprites Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk IP8 3NA, £142 res, £121 non-res, contact Belstead House, tel: 01473 686321, email: belstead.house@educ.suffolkcc.gov.uk. 2–4 The Story of the Settle & Carlisle and the Former Great Central Railways. Weekend school led by John Spencer Gilks, Farncombe Estate, Farncombe House, Broadway, Worcs WR12 7LJ, 7.15pm, £155–£225, contact Farncombe Estate, tel: 01386 854100, email: enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk, www.FarncombeEstate.co.uk. 7 Walking into Local History in The Fylde. Five week course with Jim Houghton looking for evidence of how the landscape has evolved over time, meeting points will vary, 10am–12pm, £17–£44, organised by Lancaster University (course ref. 07LANC01), tel: 01524 592623. 8 Walking into Local History in Lancaster. Five week course with Jim Houghton looking for evidence of how the landscape has evolved over time, meeting points will vary, 7–9pm, £17–£44, organised by Lancaster University (course ref. 07LANC02), tel: 01524 592623. 10 Sailing through Sneinton’s History. One-day conference looking at Sneinton’s importance as a centre for trade and industry during the early 19th century. Sneinton is part of inner-city Nottingham and the local landscape is dominated by Green’s Windmill, now a museum which still mills corn and sells flour, Bakersfield Community Centre, 312 Sneinton Dale, Nottingham, 9.30am–4.30pm, £15, contact: Nottinghamshire Industrial Archaeology Society, c/o Joan Hodges, 2 Knighton Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham NG5 4FL. 10 Reading Old Documents. One-day seminar aimed at researchers who want to learn the practical skills needed read old documents. Contact: The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, 79-82 Northgate, Canterbury CT1 1BA, tel: 01227 768664, www.ihgs.ac.uk. 10 Huddersfield Family & Local History Fair, Quayside Suite, Huddersfield University, 10am–4pm, £1, contact Huddersfield FHS, tel: 01484 859229, www.hdfhs.org.uk. 10 Recovered Histories Seminar. One of five regional one-day seminars ‘to create new partnerships between groups and organisations… around historical enslavement issues’, Leeds Metropolitan University (venue TBC), 9.30am–5.00pm, free but must pre-book, contact: Anti-Slavery International, Thomas Clarkson House, The Stableyard, Broomgrove Road, London SW9 9TL, tel: 020 7501 8937, email: recoveredhistories@antislavery.org, www.antislavery.org. 10 Salt Making Day. Demonstrations of salt making in a replica Roman hearth which will be of interest to anyone interested in learning how to make salt, as the Lion Salts Work Trust are looking for volunteers, Lion Salt Works Trust, Ollershaw Lane, Marston, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 6ES, 10am–5pm, Admission by donation, contact: LSWT, tel: 01606 41823, email: info@lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk, www.lionsaltworkstrust.co.uk. 13 Recovered Histories Seminar. One of five regional one-day seminars ‘to create new partnerships between groups and organisations… around historical enslavement issues’, Friends’ House, Edinburgh, 9.30am–5.00pm, free but must pre-book, contact: Anti-Slavery International, Thomas Clarkson House, The Stableyard, Broomgrove Road, London SW9 9TL, tel: 020 7501 8937, email: recoveredhistories@antislavery.org, www.antislavery.org. 14 Sheffield Flood of 1864. Display and talk using contemporary documents and photographs, Quaker Meeting House, St James’s Street, Sheffield, 2–3pm, contact: Mike Spick, Local Studies Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ, tel: 0114 273 4753, email: localstudies.library@sheffield.gov.uk, www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries. 15 Life in the English Country House: An insight into how people lived at Blickling from the 17th–20th centuries. Tour and talk with National Trust Curator, Mike Sutherill. Includes morning coffee and soup lunch and pudding in the Restaurant, Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norwich, Norfolk NR11 6NF, 11am start, £14, pre-booking essential, contact: Blickling Hall, tel: 0844 800 4308. 16–18 Vernacular Buildings of Thorpe and Burnsall. Weekend recording conference organised by the Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group, aimed both at beginners wishing to learn how to record vernacular buildings and those with more experience seeking to increase their knowledge. Conference based at Red Lion Hotel and Grammar School, Burnsall, delegates to arrange own accommodation. £75 with meals, £25 without. Booking: Malcolm Birdsall, 3 Springfield Mount, Addingham, W Yorks LS29 0JB, tel: 01943 830460, email: malcolm@brhc.co.uk, web: www.yvbsg.org.uk. 17 Sharing Knowledge and Promoting Research. Saturday Forum organised by the Dorset History Forum, including displays by local history organisations in Dorset, report on the Dorset Historic Towns Project and visits to locations in Blandford. Corn Exchange, Blandford, 10am–5pm, £7.50 members, £10 non-members. Dorset History Forum, c/o The Treasurer, Wilton Cottage, West Lulworth, Dorset BH20 5SA, email: philroberts@connectfree.co.uk. 17–18 West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Life with Stowacynn, West Stow's very own family of Anglo-Saxons, living in the Village as people would have done 1,500 years ago. 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm), £6 adults, £5 children and concessions, £17.50 Family ticket, West Stow Country Park & Anglo-Saxon Village, 6 miles nw of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, just off the A1101. Follow brown signs to the Anglo-Saxon Village. For more info tel: 01284 728718, web: www.weststow.org. 17–23 Adult Learners' Week. Co-ordinated by NIACE (the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education), it is now in its seventeenth year and encourages thousands of adults, whatever their age and background, to give learning a go. It’s also a great way to promote the importance of local history as a learning tool and is an annual event that local history societies should take advantage of. If not this year, then why not begin planning your contribution for 2009 now. From the NIACE website at www.niace.org.uk you can download lots of material and packs to help you plan your event. 21 Discover more about ‘Hatfield Forest’. Talk about its history and ecology, Lavenham Guildhall, Lavenham Guildhall, Market Place, Sudbury, Suffolk, 7.30pm, £5 incl tea and home-made cake, must pre-book, National Trust, tel: 01787 247646. 22 Railway Walk: Lavenham to Long Melford. Special guided four-mile walk retracing the steps of the former Eastern Counties Railway Line linking the medieval wool towns of Lavenham and Long Melford, meet in the centre of Lavenham, 11am, walk ends with afternoon tea at Melford Hall. Refreshments and admission to Melford Hall included. £12.50, must pre-book, National Trust, tel: 01787 379228. 24 Discover Medieval Lavenham. Blue-badge guided walk around the historic centre of this unique medieval village starting with coffee and shortbread in Lavenham Guildhall’s tea-room with a short talk about the building before you set off to discover the hidden gems of Lavenham, 10.30am–12.30pm approx, £8, must pre-book, National Trust, tel: 01787 247646. 24–26 Life in the Hall at West Stow with the People of Eoferwic who will demonstrate metalworking, cooking, textiles and other pastimes such as storytelling. 10am–5pm (last entry 4pm), £6 adults, £5 children and concessions, £17.50 Family ticket, West Stow Country Park & Anglo-Saxon Village, 6 miles nw of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, just off the A1101. Follow brown signs to the Anglo-Saxon Village. For more info tel: 01284 728718, web: www.weststow.org. 29 National Archives at Kew. Research visit by coach from Flintham Museum near Newark (leave 7am, return 9.30pm) and Nottingham city centre (leave 7.45am, return 9pm). Arrive at National Archives, 11am, depart 6pm, cost £17.50. Researchers will need a reader’s ticket on arrival at Kew and must show either a driving licence, a passport, a bank/credit card or a student card to look at original documents. Contact: Sue Clayton, The Flintham Society, Inholms Rd, Flintham, Notts NG23 5LF, email: flintham.museum@lineone.net, www.flintham-museum.org.uk. 30 Grandparents’ and Grandchildren's tour of Fairfax House Museum, York. Life in a fine Georgian house from the perspective of the young and old, 3.30pm, admission charges apply, contact: Fairfax House, Castlegate, York YO1 9RN, tel: 01904 655 543, email: info@fairfaxhouse.co.uk, www.fairfaxhouse.co.ukwww.fairfaxhouse.co.uk. 30–31 & 1 June The Changing Face of Marsden 1800–1950, part 2. Exhibition based on historic maps and the Marsden Photographic Archive, Marsden Junior School, Manchester Road, Friday 1–5pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 10.00am–4.30pm, free, contact Marsden History group, 1 Bankside, Reddisher Road, Marsden, West Yorks HD7 6NF, www.marsdenhistory.co.uk. June2 The Illustrious Earls of Leicester. Talk by Colin Crosby, Learning & Information Library, Bishop Street, Leicester LE1 6AA, 7.30pm, contact: Leicester Community History Network, Learning & Information Library, tel: 0116 2995401, email: central.reference@leicester.gov.uk, www.leicester.gov.uk/libraries. 7 Local History Day Conference, including the Annual Lecture of the British Association for Local History by Professor Rosemary Sweet at 2.30pm on ‘Local History and Antiquarianism in the 18th Century’. In the morning there is a session on ‘Publishing local history’, London Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, 10.30am–4.30pm, £12.50, contact: BALH(L), 7 St mark’s road, Salisbury SP1 3AY, www.balh.co.uk. 13 From Holy Island to Tilbury: The Lindisfarne Gospels and the Essex Connection. Talk by Prof. Michelle Brown, St Laurence All Saints Church, Eastwood, near Southend, Essex, 7.30–8.30pm, contact: Revd Nigel Ransom, email: niran@btinternet.com or Anne Robinson, 01702 477727. 14 The green men of Coventry. Dayschool organised by Warwick University's Centre for Lifelong Learning. The Green Man is a carved image recognised as a stone or wooden face with foliage sprouting out from his nose, eyes, mouth or ears. The Dayschool will explore the Green Man in his many hiding places in Coventry. Venue: Blue Coat Building, 5A Priory Row, Holy Trinity Church Centre, Coventry CV1 5EX, 10am–4pm. Cost: £27. Tel: 02476 573739, web: www.warwick.ac.uk/cll_booking/day.html. 14 Using Sheffield Archives & Local Studies to trace your ancestors. Talk, Upperthorpe Library, Sheffield, 2–3pm, contact: Mike Spick, Local Studies Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ, tel: 0114 273 4753, email: localstudies.library@sheffield.gov.uk, www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries. 18 Made in Nottingham: The Raleigh Cycle Archive. Lunchtime talk, D H Lawrence Pavilion, Highfields Park, University Boulevard, Nottingham, 1–2pm, free but pre-book as places limited, Weston Gallery, D H Lawrence Pavilion, tel: 0115 846 7777. 18 Partnership and Community (Archives). One-day conference using examples of best practice to explore how community archives can work with record offices, museums, libraries and national organisations, University College London, near Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross stations, 9.30am–4.15pm, free but must pre-book, contact: Community Archives Development Group, c/o Jane Golding, National Monuments Record, Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2GZ, tel: 01793 414735, email: jane.golding@english-heritage.org.uk, www.communityarchives.org.uk. July9 Making a Name: Archives, Advertising and Business Icons, 1900–1950. Lunchtime talk based on local business collections in the Nottinghamshire Archives, D H Lawrence Pavilion, Highfields Park, University Boulevard, Nottingham, 1–2pm, free but pre-book as places limited, Weston Gallery, D H Lawrence Pavilion, tel: 0115 846 7777. 15 National Archives at Kew. Research visit by coach from Flintham Museum near Newark (leave 7am, return 9.30pm) and Nottingham city centre (leave 7.45am, return 9pm). Arrive at National Archives, 11am, depart 6pm, cost £17.50. Researchers will need a reader’s ticket on arrival at Kew and must show either a driving licence, a passport, a bank/credit card or a student card to look at original documents. Contact: Sue Clayton, The Flintham Society, Inholms Rd, Flintham, Notts NG23 5LF, email: flintham.museum@lineone.net, www.flintham-museum.org.uk. 18 Preserving your family’s documents and papers. Talk, Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield, 10–11am, contact: Mike Spick, Local Studies Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ, tel: 0114 273 4753, email: localstudies.library@sheffield.gov.uk, www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries. August4 Living in a box: the story of the prefab. Talk by Brian Johnson, Learning & Information Library, Bishop Street, Leicester LE1 6AA, 7.30pm, contact: Leicester Community History Network, Learning & Information Library, tel: 0116 2995401, email: central.reference@leicester.gov.uk, www.leicester.gov.uk/libraries. 5 Exploring Local History: a beginner’s guide. Talk, Crystal Peaks Library, Sheffield, 2–3pm, contact: Mike Spick, Local Studies Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ, tel: 0114 273 4753, email: localstudies.library@sheffield.gov.uk, www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries. September17 Exploring Local History: a beginner’s guide. Talk, Woodseats Library, Sheffield, 2–3pm, contact: Mike Spick, Local Studies Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ, tel: 0114 273 4753, email: localstudies.library@sheffield.gov.uk, www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries. 27 Cumbria Local History Federation Annual Convention, ‘Writing & researching local history in Cumbria’ and ‘Beyond Words: An Evaluation of 30 years of Oral History’, University of Cumbria, Newton Rigg, Penrith, 9.30am–4.00pm, £10 TBC, contact: CLHF, c/o Iain Johnston, Conference Co-ordinator, tel: 01539 822571, email: i.w.johnston@btinternet.com. October25 Cheshire History Day: Gardens, Parks and Gardeners. Lectures include ‘Cultural Influences on the gardens at Tatton Park’, ‘The public parks of Cheshire and the work of Edward Kemp’, ‘Eight centuries of gardens in Cheshire’ and ‘Victorian Villa Gardens: Examples from Alderley Edge’, Northwich Memorial Hall, 9.15am–4.30pm, £8, contact: Cheshire LH Assn, c/o Cheshire Record Office, Duke Street, Chester CH1 1RL, tel: 01244 602559, email: recordoffice@cheshire.gov.uk or David Hayns, Stoke Cottage, Church Street, Malpas, Cheshire SY14 8PD, tel: 01948 860486, email: david@hayns.com. |
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