Tag: history

• June 19, 2024

  Juneteenth – Staffordshire and Slavery

  159 years ago on June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas. This day is celebrated annually to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Our Staffordshire and Slavery research project explores Staffordshire’s connections with the Trans-Atlantic trade of enslaved people. Hannah Smith, volunteer…
• March 20, 2024

  Beneath our feet: the story of an exhibition

  Collections Interpretation Officer, Sophie, looks back at the development of the ‘Beneath our feet’ exhibition. In October 2022 I joined the Archives and Heritage service on a 4-year contract at a really exciting stage in the Staffordshire History Centre project. Alongside collaborating with the team on interpretation for the History Centre and learning the ropes,…