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Staffordshire
Heritage Group Events Diary
Staffordshire Heritage Group is an
umbrella organisation for local societies interested in various
aspects of our local heritage. It meets regularly to interchange
ideas and information and sponsors joint events which are normally
beyond the individual groups, such as lectures, seminars and visits.
Visit the web site for the full diary of events: www.sbhg.org.uk/diary
June
Tuesday June 30 2009, Lichfield
Civic Society, THE ENGLISH HOUSE
Keith Cattell Architect. MEETINGS COMMENCE AT 7.45 PM AT ST MARY’S
CENTRE, MARKET SQUARE, LICHFIELD
July
Friday 3rd July until
Saturday 29th August. Wardle the Man, workshops and lectures. Free
admission. Major
exhibition unveiling the life and work of Thomas Wardle and reference
to work of Elizabeth Wardle and leek Embroidery Society. Funded
by the Heritage Lottery Trust. Contact Leek Library Tel: 01538 483209
Leek Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5HH
Wednesday
8th July Walsall Family History Group. Newspapers Appertaining to
Family History. Speaker Patrick Baird. Venue:- St. Mathews
Community Centre, St Mathews Close, Walsall, West Midlands.
WS1 3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm until 10:00pm, Visitors and beginners
welcome, Visitor charge £1. All enquiries and correspondence
to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles 31 Bloxwich Road North, Short
Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands. WV12 5PG Telephone No:- (01922)404678
Wednesday July 15th Landor Local History Society. Wightwick
Manor 6:45pm for 7:00pm.
A visit to Wrightwick Manor an outstanding example of Victorian
taste and craftsmanship designed by architect Edward Ould in the
“ Old English style” for the Wolverhampton Paint and
Varnish manufacturer Theodor Mander. A guided tour costs £10.
A group buffet will be served at an extra cost of £6.70 per
person to include quiches, three salads and bread and butter, served
with jugs of iced water. We do require a minimum of 25 for this
visit , therefore early bookings would be appreciated .
Please contact Marion Kettle to book a place on 01889 576674
Sunday July 19 at 2pm, Lichfield Civic Society, ERASMUS DARWIN MUSEUM
Alison Wallis - Curator Guided visit at Erasmus Darwin Museum
August
September
Tuesday September 1st Landor Local History Society. Mavesyn Ridware
Gatehouse and Church 7:00pm. Members of the Ridware Society,
Marty and David Smith and Mark Edaes will give a presentation: “
The skirmish by the river Trent: Mavesyn vs Handsacre “ in
the Gate House followed by a visit to Mavesyn Church. Meet at the
Gate House at 7:00pm. Please note this is not our usual meeting
night and moves the outing into September. Advanced booking would
be appreciated for and indication of numbers. Please contact Marion
Kettle to book a place on 01889 576674
Saturday 5th September until Saturday 17th October. Discovering
the Past: Celebrating Leek and its people. An exhibition
presented by the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archives Service
exploring aspects of leek's history.here will be accompanying programme
of activities, including historic papermaking, drop-in archive surgeries
and history talks. Contact Staffordshire Record Office Eastgate
Street Stafford ST16 2LZ 01785-278379
Wednesday 9th September Walsall Family History Group. How to write
Your Family History Story. Speaker Geoff Webb Venue:- St.
Mathews Community Centre, St Mathews Close, Walsall,
West Midlands. WS1 3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm until 10:00pm, Visitors
and beginners welcome, Visitor charge £1. All enquiries and
correspondence to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles 31 Bloxwich Road
North, Short Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands. WV12 5PG Telephone
No:- (01922)404678
Wednesday September 16th Landor Local History Society. Sneydlands
7:30pm Family History: A talk by Ruth Handslow on her research
into her family history. Please contact Marion Kettle to book a
place on 01889 576674
Thursday 24 September 2009, Lichfield Civic Society FAIRTRADE CITY
Michael Hawkes Fairtrade Movement. MEETINGS COMMENCE AT 7.45 PM
AT ST MARY’S CENTRE, MARKET SQUARE, LICHFIELD
October
Wednesday 14th October Walsall Family History
Group. Who do you think you are. Aldridge Miners WAr, Beneath Flanders
Field. Speaker Andrew Wood Venue:- St. Mathews
Community Centre, St Mathews Close, Walsall, West Midlands.
WS1 3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm until 10:00pm, Visitors and beginners
welcome, Visitor charge £1. All enquiries and correspondence
to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles 31 Bloxwich Road North, Short
Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands. WV12 5PG Telephone No:- (01922)404678
Tuesday 20 October 2009, Lichfield Civic Society, ST CHADS
CHURCH
Robert Bull Rector of St Chad's Church. MEETINGS COMMENCE AT 7.45
PM AT ST MARY’S CENTRE, MARKET SQUARE, LICHFIELD
November
Wednesday 11th November. Walsall Family
History Group. A.G.M. Tithes and Indexes. Speaker Cath
Yates. Venue:- St. Mathews Community Centre, St
Mathews Close, Walsall, West Midlands. WS1 3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm
until 10:00pm, Visitors and beginners welcome, Visitor charge £1.
All enquiries and correspondence to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles
31 Bloxwich Road North, Short Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands.
WV12 5PG Telephone No:- (01922)404678
Tuesday 17 November 2009, Lichfield Civic Society, THE STORY
OF THE ACME WHISTLE Simon Topman J Hudson & Co (Whistles)
Ltd. MEETINGS COMMENCE AT 7.45 PM AT ST MARY’S CENTRE, MARKET
SQUARE, LICHFIELD
December
Wednesday 9th December.
Walsall Family History Group. Christmas Meeting and Members Evening.
Venue:- St. Mathews Community Centre, St Mathews Close, Walsall,
West Midlands. WS1 3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm until 10:00pm, Visitors
and beginners welcome, Visitor charge £1. All enquiries and
correspondence to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles 31 Bloxwich Road
North, Short Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands. WV12 5PG Telephone
No:- (01922)404678
Thursday 17 December 2009, Lichfield
Civic Society, PUBS OF LICHFIELD
John Shaw. MEETINGS COMMENCE AT 7.45 PM AT ST MARY’S CENTRE,
MARKET SQUARE, LICHFIELD
January
2010
Wednesday 13th January .
Walsall Family History Group 'Surnames' Speaker Ken Kempson
Venue:- St. Mathews
Community Centre, St Mathews Close, Walsall, West Midlands. WS1
3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm until 10:00pm, Visitors and beginners
welcome, Visitor charge £1. All enquiries and correspondence
to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles 31 Bloxwich Road North, Short
Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands. WV12 5PG Telephone No:- (01922)404678
Thursday 21 January 2010, Lichfield Civic
Society, ANNUAL PRESENTATION A representative from Lichfield
District Council. MEETINGS COMMENCE AT 7.45 PM AT ST MARY’S
CENTRE, MARKET SQUARE, LICHFIELD
February
2010
10th February Walsall
Family History Group 'Court Records'
speaker Paul Ford Venue:- St. Mathews Community Centre, St Mathews
Close, Walsall, West Midlands. WS1 3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm until
10:00pm, Visitors and beginners welcome, Visitor charge £1.
All enquiries and correspondence to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles
31 Bloxwich Road North, Short Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands.
WV12 5PG Telephone No:- (01922)404678
Tuesday 16 February 2010, Lichfield Civic Society, ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING Details to be announced in the NEWSLETTER.
MEETINGS COMMENCE AT 7.45 PM AT ST MARY’S CENTRE, MARKET SQUARE,
LICHFIELD (Unless otherwise indicated)
March
10th March Walsall Family History Group '
Wolverhapton New Archives Family History Resources ' Speaker
David Bishop Venue:- St. Mathews
Community Centre, St Mathews Close, Walsall, West Midlands. WS1
3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm until 10:00pm, Visitors and beginners
welcome, Visitor charge £1. All enquiries and correspondence
to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles 31 Bloxwich Road North, Short
Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands. WV12 5PG Telephone No:- (01922)404678
April
14th April Walsall
Family History Group ' Pre Census Records at Stafforshire
Record Office' Speaker Joanna Terry Venue:-
St. Mathews Community Centre, St Mathews Close, Walsall, West Midlands.
WS1 3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm until 10:00pm, Visitors and beginners
welcome, Visitor charge £1. All enquiries and correspondence
to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles 31 Bloxwich Road North, Short
Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands. WV12 5PG Telephone No:- (01922)404678
June
9th
June Walsall Family History Group ' Wills
Post 1858 ' Speaker John Yates Venue:-
St. Mathews Community Centre, St Mathews Close, Walsall, West Midlands.
WS1 3DJ Commencing at 7:30.pm until 10:00pm, Visitors and beginners
welcome, Visitor charge £1. All enquiries and correspondence
to the secretary Mrs. Beryl Knowles 31 Bloxwich Road North, Short
Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands. WV12 5PG Telephone No:- (01922)404678
July
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Second World War posters in the spotlight
A new exhibition at the Museum of Cannock Chase
takes a fascinating look at the poster propaganda campaigns of the
Second World War. Whether or not people lived though the war, almost
everyone is familiar with slogans from that era like ‘Careless Talk
Costs Lives’ and ‘Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases’. During the
war, the government launched a propaganda campaign to galvanise
public support and recruited some of the nation’s foremost artists
and cartoonists to create a series of posters to encourage people
to ‘do their bit’. Many hundreds of posters were produced by the
Ministry of Information during the war to try to influence public
opinion and to obtain support for the war effort. At that time,
in the absence of television, posters were one of the main ways
of reaching people. The exhibition – which runs until 25th June
– features a selection of posters from the era, not only from Britain
but also from the US. There are also copies of proclamations by
the German forces to the people of the occupied territories of France
and Jersey. Visitors will find posters by some of the most famous
wartime propaganda campaign artists of the time. After looking at
the exhibition, visitors can also see the 1940s Room at the museum
– a faithfully recreated living room from the period which also
features lots of information on the ‘Grown Your Own’ and ‘Make Do
And Mend’ campaigns. The Museum of Cannock Chase – on Valley Road,
Hednesford – is open daily from 11am to 5pm with last admission
at 4.30pm. Admission is free. For more information, call the museum
on 01543 877666 or log on to www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/museum
Leon Jevons
Museum of Cannock Chase
Valley Road
Hednesford
Staffordshire
WS12 1TD
01543 877666
www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/museum
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