The Staffordshire History Day is an annual event which brings together historians, researchers, local history societies and members of the public, together with partners at Keele University and the Midlands History Centre at the University of Birmingham, to explore and discover the stories of the people and places of Staffordshire.
On Saturday 7 May, Staffordshire Archives and Heritage Service take the History Day online for the first time to celebrate the history of Staffordshire together with the new Staffordshire History Centre project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Speakers include Dr Simon Briercliffe of the Black Country Living Museum, Dr. John Grayson, Craft Maker and Senior Lecturer in Design at Staffordshire University, Dr. Andrew Sargent, Keele University and Dr Malcolm Dick, Birmingham University.
How to book
To book your free place please go to:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/staffordshire-history-day-tickets-313666824917
The event will take place on Zoom. The online link for the History Day will be sent to all attendees the week before the event.
Programme
10.00 Welcome and celebration of the Staffordshire History Centre Project - Joanna Terry, Head of Archives and Heritage
10.30 Research Paper: To put all to hazard: Motivations of Gentry Participants at the Battle of Blore Heath - Mark Hinsley, Keele University
10.45 Research Paper: A Moral Weapon: Recreational Reform and Wednesbury Town Hall Organ - Mie Berg, Midlands History Centre, Birmingham University
11.00 Questions
11.15 Break
11.30 Keynote: Forging Ahead – Dr Malcolm Dick in Conversation with Dr Simon Briercliffe
12.15 Victoria County History News - Dr Andrew Sargent, Keele University
12:30 County Archaeology News - Shane Kelleher MCIfA, County Archaeologist
12:45 Lunch
13.45 Welcome back - Joanna Terry, Head of Archives and Heritage
13.50 Keynote: A Case for the Ordinary: Staffordshire Asylums and the patient experience - Lucy Smith, PhD Researcher, Keele University
14.30 Keynote: Staffordshire Enamels: People, Place and Production - Dr John Grayson, Staffordshire University
15.15 Plenary
15.30 Close