Tag: Staffordshire
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History Access Point Updates – The Regal Cinema
Volunteers at the Lichfield History Access Point assist in research ranging from family history to Lichfieldian curiosities. The team can be found upstairs from the library on Tuesday and Thursday mornings: swing by and make use of their expertise! It’s always very satisfying when we can find answers to our visitors’ questions, so it was…
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A Volunteer’s View
I’m sitting in the bright Staffordshire History Centre, watching the team put together a new exhibit about our county’s mineral wealth: coal, salt, limestone, agriculture, and so on. Every few months, we have a change of scene, and a new central exhibit arrives. I am a new volunteer. I have loved local history since I…
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Leek to Llandudno: Beside the seaside and beyond…
Building an Exhibition At first glance you may wonder why we have chosen an exhibition about the seaside, when in Staffordshire we are almost as far from the coast as any county could be, but we wanted to place Staffordshire in the countrywide craze of the 20th century seaside holiday. Were the people of Staffordshire…
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Oatcake!
People have been voting for a name for the children’s mascot for the new Staffordshire History Centre! We handed the task over to the public at the annual Staffordshire County Show and our followers on social media. There were four potential names for the mascot, a Bagot goat, said to be Britain’s oldest breed, dating back…
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Construction Update – Finishing Touches!
It is a very exciting time as we enter the final stages of construction work on the Staffordshire History Centre. Earlier this year the building was made watertight when the large areas of glazing were installed. You can see this happening in our time-lapse video. Our new four storey strong room extension has been completed…
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A glimpse behind the scenes
Co-production is at the heart of the Staffordshire History Centre Co-production means collaborating with your community and letting their ideas shape the final outcomes. Learning Officer Lizzie has been working with groups, schools and families to develop new activities and resources for the new Staffordshire History Centre. In this blog she explores the work that…
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Staffordshire History Festival 2023
Throughout September and October we will be showcasing and celebrating local history during the Staffordshire History Festival. This annual event is supported by archives and heritage and led by our libraries and arts colleagues. This year our main festival events include our sold out heritage open day and brand new walking tours of Eastgate Street…
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