Heritage Hub events

Chartered Territory - a focus on maps

Saturday 1st February, 1-3pm

1.30pm – ‘Maps: the key to uncovering history’ by Dr John Chandler

 An opportunity to see some of the most treasured maps held at Gloucestershire Archives

Refreshments throughout the day, donations welcome

Discover more about your past heritage at the Gloucestershire Family History Centre, open from 10am-4pm.

 

'Remember when...' - an afternoon of reminiscence

Saturday 1st March, 1-4pm

1.15pm: Lives of the past – ‘One lady’s journey through the census’ by Jemma Fowkes, Community Heritage Officer at Gloucestershire Archives

 2.30pm: Voices of the past – A talk by Katie Scaife, of the 'Sounds of the South-West' project, based at Bristol Archives on her work with audio-visual archives

 Employers, activities and occupations of the past - a display of records from major local employers such as Fielding and Platt, the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company and the Dowty Group of Cheltenham plus material from family and local collections held at Gloucestershire Archives

Thoughts about the past - Gloucestershire Libraries’ Reminiscence exhibition

 Refreshments throughout the day, donations welcome

Find your past heritage at the Gloucestershire Family History Centre, open 10am-4pm

Green Pledge Project event - 'The Price of Food', a focus on food and farming

Saturday 5th April, 1-4pm

More details to come.

To book and for further information about all our events, including our online 'Secrets Revealed' talk held on the fourth Wednesday of each month, 1-2pm, please see here