Tag: Community Engagement

• December 10, 2023

  Staffordshire & Slavery Community Outreach

  In October I delivered a talk on ‘Staffordshire and Slavery’ for the North Staffordshire NHS Trust. My presentation touched on the practical links Staffordshire has to slavery, the relationship notable regional figures have with slavery, such as Josiah Wedgwood, and the documents held in Staffordshire’s Archive that relate to slavery. Whilst there is a whole…
• July 12, 2023

  A Sense of Place

  Participant painting flowers at one of the workshops Using the collections to inspire art, creativity and conversation From January 2023 the Archives and Heritage team have been joining forces with Staffordshire Libraries to deliver a creative wellbeing programme in two community managed libraries in Stafford. The Staffordshire Creative Residency formed part of the regional A…
• April 20, 2023

  Eastern European Recipe Book Project

  Over the coming months, Staffordshire Archives and Heritage Service is working together with communities across the county to create an exciting new recipe book. The book will be filled with dishes from across Eastern Europe, which are being contributed by individuals who identify with Eastern European heritage. People participating in the project are choosing a…