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| Tue 21 | Pilgrimage & the Lynn Museum Collection of Medieval Badges
Oliver Bone
| WNKL |
| Thu 23 | The Ups and Downs of Elm Hill; the History of Norwich in One Street
Victor Morgan
| ALHS |
| Thu 23 | AGM | HDHS |
| Tue 28 | Two Speakers this afternoon
Cromer & Georgian Seaside Resorts, Louise Allen
Early Norfolk County Maps 1574-1703, Richard Jefferson
2.30pm: Cley Village Hall, The Fairstead
| BAHS |
| Thu 30 | Delving Deeper into Your Family History
Time: 10:30 - 12:30
Find out how to go further with tracing your family tree. This advanced workshop includes a mixture of practical exercises and demonstrations on how to use poor law material and wills. At the end there will be a chance to see the original documents.
£6 per person Booking required on www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events or 01603 222599
| NRO |
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| Sat 1 | Recent Work on the Archaeology of Nottingham
Dr Gareth Davies
| NNAS |
| Wed 5 | Lunchtime Talk - Sovereign, Squire and Rebel: The Story of Maharajah Duleep Singh
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
by Peter Bance, Maharajah Duleep Singh author and historian
FREE- Booking not necessary
| NRO |
| Thu 6 | Palaeography Taster
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Are you new to using archives? Do you need help with reading the handwriting? With 30 years’ experience in teaching palaeography, Tom Townsend is able to guide you through the basics of both reading and understanding Tudor and Stuart handwriting styles. This session will give you the confidence to use original records in your family or local history research.
£6 per person
Booking required on 01603 222599 or www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
| Sat 8 | The ‘Good Vicar’ of St Stephen’s : Richard Caister and Fifteenth-Century Norwich
Frank Meeres
Please note date change, not as printed diary.
| NAHRG |
| Mon 10 | Behind the Scenes - Art in the Archives
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Take a trip into the strongrooms and Conservation Studio to uncover how we store and repair the materials we collect, from parchment to paper. Each tour has a different theme.
Join us for a tour to discover some of the more colourful and visual documents in the Record Office, from maps and plans to scrapbooks.
A Norfolk Makers’ Festival Fringe Event
Free of charge, Booking required on 01603 222599 or www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
| Wed 12 |
AGM
| DHS |
| Wed 12 | Men (and some women) of property in early-modern King's Lynn
Dr Alan Metters
| NHBG |
| Fri 14 | Adult Craft - Block Printing
Time: 10:30 - 12:30
Learn how to create your own block and adapt it for multi-layered relief printing. See some examples of relief prints from our collection. Discover how local printers Jarrold’s created some of their prints, from initial sketch, through to the block itself and the final image.
All materials will be provided
Refreshments included
£6 per person
Booking required on www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events 01603 222599
A Norfolk Makers’ Festival Fringe Event
| NRO |
| Sat 15 | The city walls of medieval Norwich
Vanessa Trevelyan
| CHS |
| Tue 18 | Ramsay Abbey , the Anarcy & the Enigma of Burwell Castle
Bill Franklin
| WNKL |
| Wed 19 | A Moving Story: Transport & travel in East Anglia
Dr Mary Fewster
| LDLH |
| Thu 20 | A Conversation by the FArm Gate
Kevin Parfitt
| BRLHG |
| Thu 20 | Family Fun and Crafts- Espionage and Intrigue
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Find out about the role of Norfolk citizens in spying over the past 150 years by looking at some of our original documents. Hear cases of people wrongly accused of espionage and learn about the discovery of spies who were disguised as nuns. Then create your very own spy kit including periscope and decoder.
£3.50 per child Children under 3 free of charge
Book place on www.archives.nofolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
| Fri 21 | How Cromer was Photographed
Paul Damen
| FCM |
| Fri 21 | Family Fun and Crafts - Unlocking Our Sound Heritage - Amazing Antarctica!
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Become an Antarctic explorer and discover the sounds of the South Pole! Hear sound clips collected by the British Antarctic Survey to discover life as an Antarctic researcher. From penguins, storms and Antarctic dentistry, to sounds recorded from space that are truly out of this world. Join in with craft activities to create your own Antarctic adventure.
Free of charge
Book your place at www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
| Mon 24 | Small Bites - Free Church Records
Time: 12:30 - 13:15
Join archivist, Tom Townsend, for a quick introduction to Norfolk’s free churches and their records, including those of the Independents, Baptists, Quakers and Methodists.
Free. Booking required on www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events or 01603 222599
| NRO |
| Tue 25 | Binham Priory & the development of the Village
David Frost
2.30pm: Cley Village Hall, The Fairstead
| BAHS |
| Thu 27 | The women who worked at Narborough aerodrome in the First World War
Daryl Long
| ALHS |
| Thu 27 | Harleston WWI Tablecloth | HDHS |
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| Wed 4 | Lunchtime Talk - Poles in Norfolk and Stories from the NPHG Archive Project
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
by Adrian O'Dell, The Norfolk Polish Heritage Group (NPHG)
FREE- Booking not necessary
| NRO |
| Thu 5 | Some Local Stained-Glass Treasures
Peter Townroe
| WDHS |
| Fri 6 | Archive Afternoon - Women of the First World War
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
For International Women's Day, join us to look at the role of women during WW1. Exhibition and talk.
Free, no need to book
| NRO |
| Sat 7 | Recent Viking Age Excavations in Scandinavia – Jelling, Gamla Uppsala, and other sites
Dr Brian Ayers
Sue Margeson Memorial Lecture
| NNAS |
| Tue 10 | Ghost Signs
Borin van Loon
| NHBG |
| Wed 11 | Burial and belief - the conversion of Anglo-Saxons to Christianity
Dr Catherine Hills
| DHS |
| Tue 17 | From Wells-next-the-Sea to Dunkirk & Back. The Life Story of the Whelker 'Bessie'.
Tim Lidstone-Scott
| WNKL |
| Wed 18 | Treasures of Norwich Cathedral
Pat Wagstaff
AGM at 7.15pm
| CHS |
| Thu 19 | An Aftrnoon Tea with Elizabeth Fry
Georgette Vale
| BRLHG |
| Thu 19 | Delving Deeper into House History
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
If you have started your house history or completed the introduction session this is your next step. Learn how to access and use manor court books, tithe maps and other resources before seeing the originals.
£6 per person
Booking required on www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events or 01603 222599
| NRO |
| Fri 20 | North Norfolk’s Railways
Nigel Digby
| FCM |
| Sat 21 | The Norwich Dialect and its Origins
Peter Trudgill
| NAHRG |
| Thu 26 | 1066 & All That: The Effect of the Norman Conquest on the City and County
Barbara Miller
| ALHS |
| Thu 26 | Churchwardens' Accounts in the 16th Century | HDHS |
| Fri 27 | Palaeography Taster
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Are you new to using archives? Do you need help with reading the handwriting? With 30 years’ experience in teaching palaeography, Tom Townsend is able to guide you through the basics of both reading and understanding Tudor and Stuart handwriting styles. This session will give you the confidence to use original records in your family or local history research.
£6 per person
Booking required on 01603 222599 or www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
| Tue 31 | Tales of Wells Harbour
Robert Smith
7:30pm: Cley Village Hall, The Fairstead
| BAHS |
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| Wed 1 | Lunchtime Talk - The Civil War Petitions Project: War Victims and their Stories in Norfolk and Norwich
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
by Andy Hopper, University of Leicester
FREE - Booking not necessary
| NRO |
| Thu 2 | Hempton Priory
Matthew Champion
| WDHS |
| Wed 8 | The Sedgeford Dig
Gary Rossin
| DHS |
| Wed 15 | Behind the Scenes - 'Gems'
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Take a trip into the strongrooms and Conservation Studio to uncover how we store and repair the materials we collect, from parchment to paper. Each tour has a different theme.
A display of some of our more unusual and quirky documents.
£6 per person, Booking required on 01603 222599 or www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
| Thu 16 | The Lady Lord Mayors of Norwich
Phyllida Scrivens
| BRLHG |
| Fri 17 | Rebuilding Norfolk’s History – the Paston Properties
James Mindham
| FCM |
| Fri 17 | Using the Searchroom
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
Not confident with using the record office searchroom? Don’t know your microfilm from your microfiche? Whether you have never used the searchroom before or just need a recap on the new layout, this session is for you.
Free of charge
Booking required on www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
| Sat 18 | Mills of the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
Alison Yardy
Talk follows AGM
| NAHRG |
| Tue 21 | New Views from the Head of the River Deben - Reshaping Mesolithic to Saxon Landscapes.
Andrew Peachey
| WNKL |
| Tue 21 | The Bridewell Museum, Norwich
Tour with Bethan Holdridge
| ALHS |
| Thu 23 | Small Bites - Manorial Records
Time: 12:30 - 13:15
Tom Townsend introduces manorial records, briefly explaining how the manor court system worked and how to identify and use key manorial records such as court rolls and books, surveys and rentals.
Free. Booking required on www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events or 01603 222599
| NRO |
| Tue 28 | Blickling Belles – The Georgian Daughters of Blickling Hall
Kate Barnes
7:30pm: Cley Village Hall, The Fairstead
| BAHS |
| Tue 28 | Blickling Books
John Gandy, 2pm
| ALHS |
| Wed 29 | Delving Deeper into Your Family History
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Find out how to go further with tracing your family tree. This advanced workshop includes a mixture of practical exercises and demonstrations on how to use poor law material and wills. At the end there will be a chance to see the original documents.
£6 per person
Booking required on www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events or 01603 222599
| NRO |
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| Tue 5 | Adult Craft- Book Binding
Time: 10:00 - 15:00
Have a closer look at some of our original documents, as Nick Sellwood, Senior Conservator for Norfolk Record Office, explains and demonstrates how books are traditionally bound. Next, have a go at creating and binding your own small pamphlet for you to take away with you.
Lunch not included. All materials will be provided.
Refreshments included £25 per person
Booking required on www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events or 01603 222599
| NRO |
| Wed 6 | Lunchtime Talk - Richard Caister, The 'Good Vicar' of 15th century Norwich
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
By Frank Meeres, retired archivist and local author
FREE- booking not necessary
| NRO |
| Thu 7 | Archive Afternoon - The Second World War: Celebrating Victory
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Looking how the county celebrated victory in Europe.
Free, no need to book
| NRO |
| Wed 13 | Local Railways
Paddy Anstey
| DHS |
| Wed 13 | Delving Deeper into House History
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
If you have started your house history or completed the introduction session this is your next step. Learn how to access and use manor court books, tithe maps and other resources before seeing the originals.
£6 per person
Booking required on www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events or 01603 222599
| NRO |
| Wed 20 | Palaeography Taster
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Are you new to using archives? Do you need help with reading the handwriting? With 30 years’ experience in teaching palaeography, Tom Townsend is able to guide you through the basics of both reading and understanding Tudor and Stuart handwriting styles. This session will give you the confidence to use original records in your family or local history research.
£6 per person
Booking required on 01603 222599 or www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
| Thu 21 | Lasts and Leather: Let's Talk About Shoes
Barbara Miller
| BRLHG |
| Thu 21 | Behind the Scenes - Industrial Norfolk
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Take a trip into the strongrooms and Conservation Studio to uncover how we store and repair the materials we collect, from parchment to paper. Each tour has a different theme.
Find out more about some of the former industries in Norfolk, from chocolate manufacturing to brewing.
£6 per person, Booking required on 01603 222599 or www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
| Thu 28 | Family Fun and Craft - Off the Block
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Look at original documents detailing animals and other images from the collections of the Norfolk Record Office as inspiration for creating your own block print.
Learn how to make your block and then develop it to create multi-layered prints in different colours.
£3.50 per child Children under 3 free of charge
Booking essential www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/events
| NRO |
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| Wed 3 | Lunchtime Talk - Conserving Norwich's Antarctic Heritage
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
by Geoff Cooper, UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
FREE - Booking not necessary
| NRO |
| Thu 11 | Archive Afternoon - The Growth of a Norfolk Firm: Boulton and Paul
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Find out about the history of Boulton and Paul and view a range of their archives
Free, no need to book
| NRO |