Gloucestershire Archives: Passport to the Past
Passport to the Past: Growing up in war time
Wednesday 6 April, 4 - 5pm. Free of charge. For 6-13 years.
This session is about what daily life was like for children at the time of the Second World War. One of our friends who was a young child in WW2 will be with us to answer your questions about what life was like back then. Maybe you have relatives or neighbours of your own who are now in their eighties or nineties – they could tell you about their memories to share with us in the session.
Rationing is something you would definitely know about If you were a child in the 1940s. Sugar was hard to come by – so there were hardly ever any sweets or puddings. Meat and cheese were a rare treat. And your clothes and toys were probably home-made, ‘hand-me downs’.
Although children in rural places like Gloucestershire where there are lots of farms were sometimes luckier than children living in towns, their families would still have had ration books. Life could be hard – but we are going to celebrate that throughout history children have always found a way to play and have fun!
To book this talk visit Gloucestershire Archives Events
Coming in May...
Passport to the Past: Up Your Street
Wednesday 5 May, 4 - 5pm. Free of charge. For 6-13 years.
House Detectives! Whether you live in a high-rise flat, a 400 year old country farm or a brand-new house, your home in fascinating. Or maybe you live somewhere more unusual such as on a boat or in a mobile home? Wherever you are, we want to hear all about it!
In this session focused on local history, we will be looking through windows of homes both in the UK as well as abroad. Find out about people in the past and the present. And imagine what homes might be like in the future.
Did you know that one of the worst jobs in the past was collecting the ‘night soil’ or in other words, everything which ended up in a chamber pot before flushing toilets became common?
‘Sleep tight’ is a saying thought to originate from tightening the bed strings before going to bed?
Up until the last 150 years, houses did not have numbers. How did the Postman deliver the post?
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Other useful information about the sessions.....
If you are aged 6 – 13 and enjoy history and what it can tell us about today’s world, don’t miss this monthly online after school club! You’ll meet, talk to, and have lots of real time fun as experienced session leaders from Gloucestershire Archives as they lead you on an hour-long adventure into the past.
For every monthly Passport event, we create new resources which can be used during the session. These will appear on the Passport to the Past: fun activities and resources for families and schools page at least 48 hours before each event takes place giving you time to print them off. This link will also be sent to you a couple of days before the event takes place.
If you can’t print off the pages for the session, please don’t worry! We will display the pages on the screen during the event and all your child will need is a couple of pages of blank paper and a pen or pencil.
Please note that there are other pages listed as downloads which you can also print and enjoy in your own time if you want to do so.
You should receive your Zoom link as an automated message when you book on to this event (remember to press the "Book now" button once you've entered your details). If you don't, please check your junk folder. If it's not in there, please contact archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk and we will send you a link.
4 - 5pm. Free of charge.
Friends of Gloucestershire Archives drop in session
The next FoGA event will be on Wednesday 20 April. 4 - 7pm. Free entry
Pop in to the Gloucestershire Heritage Hub any time between 4pm and 7pm to see some examples of documents that the Friends of Gloucestershire Archives have helped to add to Gloucestershire Archives' collections, and hear a bit about how the Friends work.
There will be a display of documents and other items purchased by the Friends in recent years. Representatives of the committee will be there to answer any questions and archives staff will be able to show you some exciting recent purchases.
Tea, coffee and cakes will be available.
No need to book – just turn up at the time that suits you best. Please be assured that the Friends of Gloucestershire Archives will be following Covid safety measures.
For more information visit FoGA drop in session
Gloucestershire Archives: Secrets Revealed
The Poor Are Always With Us
Wednesday 27 April, 1 - 2pm. Free of charge.
This presentation will investigate the history of the poor and their treatment in the county as found within the records of Gloucestershire Archives.
The poor are among the many unheard voices of the past, one of those groups that seem to slip by into history unnoticed as they were excluded from society as individuals, households and communities.
We will look at the systems that governed their treatment, places where they were sent, the charities that were established to help and how ultimately social reforms evolved into the modern welfare state.
To book this talk visit Gloucestershire Archives Events
Coming in May.......
Opening the door on house history
Wednesday 25 May, 1 - 2pm. Free of charge.
This presentation will show you how to start researching the history of your house.
We will look at all manner of original resources that can provide information on the history of your house including official records, sales particulars, deeds, old photographs and maps. Whether you have a castle or a condo or a farm or a flat, this will have something for you.
To book this talk visit Gloucestershire Archives Events
Secrets Revealed are live Zoom seminars that bring together a community of people with a shared interest in history, heritage, culture and their importance in today’s world.
You should receive your Zoom link as an automated message when you book on to this event (remember to press the "Book now" button once you've entered your details). If you don't, please check your junk folder. If it's not in there, please contact archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk and we will send you a link.
Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Online Annual Symposium 2022
Saturday 7 May, 10am - 3.45pm. Free event
A day full of wonderful and fascinating speakers, and this year is all about the archaeology of Gloucester. Book to watch on the day, or the talks will be available to watch at your leisure at a later date!
Programme
Tickets are free https://tinyurl.com/dayofgloucesterarchaeology
Local History Day
Saturday 14 May, 10.30am - 4.30pm. Entrance £5 for the day.
University of Gloucestershire Oxstalls Campus, Oxstalls Lane, Longlevens, GL2 9HW
Programme
10.30 Doors open. Refreshments available.
11.00 Welcome and Introduction.
11.10 Catherine Holloway - "Stroud Technical School for Girls, its alumnae, and technical education for girls in the post-war period."
12.10 Lunch break and time to view displays and History Press bookstall.
1.30 Announcement of the winner of the Bryan Jerrard Award 2021 for what the judges believe to be the best article on an aspect of Gloucestershire’s history in a local history publication during the preceding year. Prizes sponsored by The History Press.
1.40 Professor Nicholas Orme - "Going to school in Medieval Gloucestershire.”
2.40 Tea break and last chance to view displays and bookstall.
3.05 Announcement of the winner of the Best Display.
3.15 Judith Ellis - “The George Townsend Charity - educational opportunities for Gloucestershire boys over 250 years.”
3.50 Averil Kear - “The Girls’ School at Lydney Park in WWII.”
4.30 Close
South Gloucestershire
Yate Heritage Centre, Church Road, Yate, Bristol BS37 5BG. Tel: 01454 862200
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Yate Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Paul Barnett of the Purton Hulks Trust reveals the history of the Sharpness Shipbreakers. Discover this fascinating part of Severn industrial life with Paul.
£2 admission or free for Friends of YHC. Booking essential. Funded by Friends of YHC. Venue to be confirmed nearer the date.
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
John Reid discusses the fascinating subject of some of the amazing funerary monuments devoted to Gloucestershire people throughout the centuries.
£2 admission or free for Friends of YHC. Booking essential. Funded by Friends of YHC.
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Yate lecture Series presents the talk "Village life in the Great War" with Rose Hewlett. Renowned historian Rose Hewlett charts the social history of the Severn villages during this dramatic period.
£2 admission or free for Friends of YHC. Booking essential. Funded by Friends of YHC.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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Winterbourne Medieval Barn
Talk : Vernacular Buildings in South Glos - Tuesday 26th April, 7pm
Architectural Historian Linda Hall looks at the historic building styles and materials of houses in southern Gloucestershire, both town and country, from medieval times to the 17th century.
Tickets £7.50 to come in person or watch the livestream on Zoom. Free parking on site.
Tea and Tours - First Thursday of each month, 2pm
Enjoy a cup of tea and a short talk about the history of the Medieval Barn, and then explore the recently renovated West Barn and the rest of the site.
Book via the website. Tickets £7.50
To see all Winterbourne Barn activities visit www.winterbournebarn.org.uk