Forthcoming events at London Metropolitan Archives

Forthcoming exhibitions and talks at London Metropolitan Archives (https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/Pages/default.aspx):

Criminal Lives, 1780-1925: Punishing Old Bailey Convicts
Exhibition runs until 16 May 2018

Between 1700 and 1900, Britain stopped punishing the bodies of convicts and increasingly sought to reform their minds. Exile and forced labour in Australia and incarceration in penitentiaries became the dominant modes of punishment. This exhibition uses the collections of LMA to trace the impact of these punishments on convict lives.

Free - during normal LMA opening hours. Further details at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/news-events/Pages/criminal-lives-exhibition.aspx


A Visit to Conservation
Thursday 18 January, 2 - 3 pm.

Meet members of the Conservation team and find out about the essential work which preserves our records for future generations.

Free - booking essential. See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-visit-in-conservation-tickets-41041084990


The IHR British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar: Sparing the noose: the penal outcomes of convicts sentenced to death at the Old Bailey, 1730 to 1868
Wednesday 24 January, 5.15 - 7.30 pm.

A significant and increasing proportion of those sentenced to death at the Old Bailey were ‘spared the noose’ and instead transported, imprisoned, or given free pardons. This talk explains how the death penalty was gradually abandoned and discusses how, and on what basis, decisions about alternative penal outcomes were made. Speaker Bob Shoemaker

See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ihr-british-history-in-the-long-18th-century-seminar-sparing-the-noose-the-penal-outcomes-of-tickets-39911625747


Approaches to Opening Up Medical Records
Friday 19 January, 9.30 am - 1.30 pm.

At this professional seminar, London Metropolitan Archives and St Bartholomew’s Hospital Archives will share their approaches to opening up access to medical records in their collections through two current projects funded by the Wellcome Trust Research Resources in Medical History scheme. More information on the Eventbrite booking page.

Free - booking essential. See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/approaches-to-opening-up-medical-records-tickets-40179235174


Training and induction sessions
Check future events at LMA

Every month, we run a selection of training sessions for LMA users to enable you to enhance your research. Whether you're new to archives or a seasoned visitor, you may still find these sessions useful!

We run sessions most months on the following topics:

Getting started at LMA
Handling documents
Family History starter sessions
Understanding old handwriting

See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/london-metropolitan-archives-2913691059


LGBTQ+ History Club: Discovering the Archive
Wednesday 17 January, 6 - 7.30 pm.

An introduction to LGBTQ+ History Club, including a behind the scenes tour, document viewing and a chance to discuss ideas. LGBTQ+ History Club meets to explore and share lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual and queer histories. Keep up to date here: www.facebook.com/lgbthistory. Contact LMA to be added to the LGBTQ+ email list

Free - drop in session. See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lgbtq-history-club-discovering-the-archive-tickets-41040925513

(With thanks to LMA)

Chris

For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.

TNA podcast - the court case that banned a lesbian novel

The latest podcast from the National Archives in England is entitled Unfolding the court case that banned a 1920s lesbian novel, a 16 minute talk by Caroline Whitworth about the novel The Well of Loneliness. Here's the blurb:

In 1928 Radclyffe Hall wrote ‘The Well of Loneliness’, a novel that featured female characters in same-sex relationships. Shortly after it was published, the Sunday Express called for the book to be suppressed and urged the Home Office to censor it. Despite attempts by writers including Vera Brittain, T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf to defend the novel as a book of literary, sociological and psychological significance, it was banned later that year.

In this podcast, we look at files from the obscenity trial to find out why a lesbian novel that lacked any lewd imagery or language was classed as obscene. Hear what the novel meant to sexologists such as Henry Havelock Ellis; which side of the trial Rudyard Kipling offered to stand on; and the alternate plot lines that the magistrate believed would spare a novel with gay characters from censorship.

To listen to the podcast visit http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/banned-1920s-lesbian-novel/.

Chris

My next 5 week long Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs course commences Nov 6th 2017 - details at https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=302. For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.

London Metropolitan Archive - June events

Some forthcoming events at London Metropolitan Archives:

The Londoners - portrait of a working city, c1447-1980
Exhibition runs until 5 July 2017

Hundreds of thousands of faces - images of born Londoners and more transient visitors - are preserved forever in our collections.
Winners, losers, the famous or the forgotten, countless Londoners have been recorded as they went about their work in the capital.
From studied portraits to casual snapshots, from 15th century drawings to recent colour photographs, the archive brings them all together and presents them as the history of our capital city.

Free - during normal LMA opening hours.

The Londoners: Exhibition Tour with the Curator

Join us for a tour of our current exhibition of images of Londoners. Encounter artists and aldermen, loungers and labourers, at home, in the street, or in the studio.

Free - drop in sessions will be running on the following dates:

Thursday 8 June, 6 - 6.30 pm.
Tuesday 13 June, 1 - 1.20 pm.
Thursday 22 June, 1 - 1.20 pm.


A visit to Conservation
Thursday 22 June, 2 - 3 pm.

Meet members of the Conservation team and find out about the essential work which preserves our records for future generations.

Free - booking essential.


Deciphering Old Handwriting (Advanced)
Thursday 15 June, 5.30 - 7 pm.

This practical session gives expert help in reading different types of handwriting from the 16th and 17th centuries. You will practice with copy documents from LMA's collections and get tips for deciphering early historical writing. Some experience of reading historical documents is required.

£8 - booking essential. See https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deciphering-old-handwriting-advanced-tickets-32619444637


Making the most of your trip to LMA

Every month, we run a selection of training sessions for LMA users to enhance your research. Whether you're new to archives or a seasoned visitor, you may still find these sessions useful!

We run sessions most months on the following topics:

• Getting started at LMA
• Handling documents
• Family History starter sessions
• Understanding old handwriting

LGBTQ History Club
Wednesday 7 June, 6 - 7.30 pm.

A regular monthly meeting to explore lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual and queer histories.

Keep up to date with the programme here: www.facebook.com/lgbthistory.


Photography and Film in the Archives Group
Tuesday 20 June, 5.30 - 7.30 pm.

Join us for a monthly series of talks, document viewings and discussions about photographic archives, collections and histories.

Free - drop in session.


More details on the above, plus further events, are outlined at http://mailchi.mp/cityoflondon/may-events-at-london-metropolitan-archives-812969

Chris

My next 5 week Scottish Research Online course commences Sept 11th 2017 - details at https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102.
For details on my Scottish & Irish genealogy guide books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.
For my genealogy research service, please visit http://www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk.

TNA podcast: Campaign for Homosexual Equality history

The latest podcast from the National Archives in England (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) is entitled Amiable Warriors: A History of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality, a 46 minute talk by playwright and journalist Peter Scott-Presland on the history of the oldest surviving LGBT organisation in the UK.

The podcast can be listened to at http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/amiable-warriors-history-campaign-homosexual-equality/ or downloaded for free from iTunes.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

TNA Podcast - Fanny and Stella: the young men who shocked Victorian England

The latest podcast from the National Archives in England is entitled Fanny and Stella: the young men who shocked Victorian England, a 41 minute talk from author and journalist Neil McKenna (who initiated the campaign for gay law reform in the Isle of Man and for fighting against Clause 25). It concerns "the gripping story of the trial that shook Victorian England – a tale of cross-dressing, cross-examinations and the invention of camp". The event was recorded on 19 FEB 2015 as part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ) History Month at The National Archives.

Bizarrely, the archive has issued a warning under the description: "Warning: the following material may not be suitable for all listeners." (I guess you'll only find out once you've listened...!)

The podcast can be listened to freely at http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/fanny-stella-young-men-shocked-victorian-england/ or downloaded for free from iTunes.

Chris

The latest British GENES podcast is available at http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/podcasts.html. For details on my latest book Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, and my other genealogy guide books, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

LGBTI rights in the University of Glasgow's archive collections

The University of Glasgow hosted a one-day conference on LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) Human Rights in the Commonwealth yesterday (Friday). To tie in with this the university's Archives and Special Collections took a look at documents concerning LGBTI rights in their collections - for a discussion on findings, visit the university library's blog at http://universityofglasgowlibrary.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/discovering-lgbti-rights-in-archives-and-special-collections/.

Chris

Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.

TNA celebrates LGBT History Month

The National Archives at Kew is celebrating LGBT History month for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community with a page at http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/809.htm providing links to relevant podcasts and a newly revised research guide (directly accessible at http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/gay-lesbian.htm).

There is a an associated blog post at http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/claiming-celebrating-creating/

Chris

Pre-order my new book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, through Pen and Sword (30 April 2013), or purchase early at Who Do You Think You Are Live 2013 in London. For my other genealogy books, please visit  http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html; whilst for my online Scottish based genealogy courses please visit the Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd site.

Forthcoming London Metropolitan Archive events

Some news of forthcoming events at London Metropolitan Archives (LMA):

Focus on Family History at LMA
Starting your family history? Come along to this workshop and learn how to get the most out of digitised family history sources, including our records on Ancestry.co.uk. This workshop is aimed at beginners.
This event held on Wednesday 9 January from 2 to 3 pm is FREE. Booking essential – call 020 7332 3851.

LGBT History Club
A regular monthly meeting to explore and share Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans histories.
This event held on Wednesday 9 January from 6 to 7.30 pm is FREE – drop in.

Use LMA: Getting Started
Come along and tour the Information Area to find out how to get the best out of the research facilities.
This event held on Wednesday 16 January from 11 am to 12 noon is FREE. Booking essential – call 020 7332 3851.

Behind the Scenes Tour at LMA
Tour the archives and meet with LMA professionals to find out about the essential work which preserves our archived work for generations.
This tour held on Thursday 17 January from 2 to 3 pm is FREE. Booking essential – call 020 7332 3851.

LMA Film Club
Screenings of archive films from LMA and other organisations, occasional guest speakers and lots of discussion.
This event held on Wednesday 23 January from 6 to 7.30 pm is FREE – drop in.

Details on all at www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/london-metropolitan-archives/visitor-information/Pages/default.aspx.

(With thanks to the Heritage Services Division of the City of London's Culture, Heritage and Libraries Department)

Chris

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Forthcoming City of London events

From City of London events:

Our History – Ourselves

A day of workshops and talks around researching, collecting, conserving, writing and communicating Lesbian and Gay personal, local and community histories. Peter Daniels’ fourth creative writing workshop, Modern Times, also takes place on this day.

This conference will be held at London Metropolitan Archives on Saturday 8 December from 10 am to 4.30 pm is £10. Booking essential – call 020 7332 3851.

(Purchasing a ticket for this event will give a 20% discount on the 10th anniversary LGBT History and Archives conference which will take place at Guildhall on 16 February 2013)


Focus on Family History at LMA

Starting your family history? Come along to this workshop and learn how to get the most out of digitised family history sources, including our records on Ancestry.co.uk.

This workshop is aimed at beginners.

This event held at London Metropolitan Archives on Wednesday 12 December from 2 to 3 pm is FREE. Booking essential – call 020 7332 3851.


Photographs and Family History

What do photographs reveal about the history of individuals and local areas? How can you date photographs? How can you use photographs to illustrate your own family history? Plus some tips on looking after your photographs.

This event held at London Metropolitan Archiveson Monday 17 December from 2 to 4.30 pm is £8. Booking essential – call 020 7332 3851.


Visitor information for events is available at www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/london-metropolitan-archives/visitor-information/Pages/default.aspx

Chris

Having a Christmas present crisis?! Check out my range of genealogy books at http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html - perfect for the family historian's Christmas stocking...!

Forthcoming events at LMA and the Guildhall

Some forthcoming events in London of family history interest:

Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker: 850 Years of Livery Company Treasures

From the rare to the curious, this major exhibition brings together highlights of the collections held by London’s Livery companies, usually not on view to the public. Find out more about the Companies and their ongoing encouragement of British craft and trade.

This exhibition held at Guildhall Art Gallery from 22 June to 23 September is £5/£3 concessions. FREE to under 16s, FoGAG, Art Fund, City Residents with proof of address.


LGBT History Club

A regular monthly meeting to explore and share Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) histories.

This event held at London Metropolitan Archives on Wednesday 5 September from 6 to 7.30 pm is FREE – drop in.


Focus on Family History

Starting your family history? Come along to this workshop and learn how to get the most out of digitised family history sources, including our records on Ancestry.co.uk. This workshop is aimed at beginners.

This workshop held at London Metropolitan Archives on Wednesday 12 September and Wednesday 26 September from 2 to 3 pm is FREE. Booking essential – call 020 7332 3851. Visitor information is available here.


Explore the Epping Forest Archives: Introduction to New Users

Interested in the history and heritage of Epping Forest? Discover our archive collection, see some original documents especially selected for their interest and charm and find out how to access the collection for yourself.

This talk held at London Metropolitan Archives on Thursday 20 September from 2 to 3 pm is FREE. Booking essential – call 020 7332 3851.


Organise Your Family History

Overwhelmed by papers, photographs, notes and trees? This workshop will help you get organised with advice on how to keep track of your research and original documents.

This workshop held at London Metropolitan Archives on Monday 24 September from 2 to 4.30 pm is £8 (or book a course of four skills sessions for £25). Booking essential – call 020 7332 3851.

Visitor information for all events is available via www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/archives-and-city-history/Pages/default.aspx.

(With thanks to City of London)

Chris

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LGBTI History Club meetings in London

A new series of regular meetings is to be held by the LGBTI History Club in London, with the first to be held to at London Metropolitan Archives on Wednesday 9th May from 6 to 7.30 pm. The club is free to attend, and there host regular presentations, talks and special events relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex history in London. Further information for visitors is available at www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Records_and_archives/Visitor_information/

(With thanks to Heritage Services Division of the City of London's Culture, Heritage and Libraries Department)

Chris

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