Events Programme - Archives
"Out of Darkness" - Writing the Map of Anglo Saxon Staeffordscire
A free touring exhibition highlighting the part played by the county's Anglo-Saxon charters in our understanding of Dark Age Staffordshire
Venue : Newcastle Library
Wednesday 23 November - Wednesday 14 December 2011 (except Sundays)
Time : as library opening hours
Handwriting for Beginners
Learning to Read Old Writing - a six-session course led by Dr Dudley Fowkes
Venue : Staffordshire Record Office
Dates : Wednesday 18 January, Wednesday 25 January, Wednesday 1 February, Wednesday 15 February, Wednesday 22 February, Wednedsday 29 February 2012
Please note the one-week break in the middle of the course.
Time : 2.30 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Tickets : £25 for the full course, available from Staffordshire Record Office. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
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Staffordshire History Day
New developments in Staffordshire History - a collaboration between Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Keele University and the Centre for West Midlands History at the University of Birmingham
Keynote Speakers
Dr Malcolm Dick : "James Keir, 1735-1820"
Andrew Sargent : "The Lands of St. Chad"
Research Student Papers
Catherine Cartwright : "Industrial Enterprises in the Metal Trade : Tinplating in Staffordshire, 1736-1816"
Jennie Hubbard : "Exploring Victorian Working Class Leisure in Staffordshire"
Kate Iles : "A Spartan Experiment in Staffordshire : Rousseau, Education and the Lunar Men"
Peter Collinge : "Using Archival Material to Recreate the Life of a Georgian Businesswoman"
Heritage Lottery Fund Bids and projects
Liz Shaw, Heritage Lottery Fund
Updates from :
Steve Dean, County Archaeologist
Chris Copp, Senior Museums Officer
Nigel Tringham, Editor, Victoria County History
Joanna Terry, Head of Archives
Venue : The Kingston Centre, Fairway, Stafford ST16 3TW. Free parking.
Date : Saturday 4 February 2012
Time : 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tickets : £17, available from Staffordshire Record Office. Please book early to avoid disappointment. Lunch and refreshments included.
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Josiah Wedgwood's Production Line : evidence from the oven books
4th Annual Ceramics Lecture, with Robin Emmerson
Venue : Floor 1, City Central Library, Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent
Date : Saturday 3 March 2012
Time : 2.00 p.m.
Tickets : £4.00, available from Stoke on Trent City Archives. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
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