Free Paston Lunchtime Lectures

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The Paston letters, written by members of a wealthy Norfolk family, offer a picture of life between 1422 and 1509. This unique archive is the oldest surviving private correspondence in England. As part of the Paston exhibition currently running at the Norfolk Record Office, there will be a series of free lunchtime lectures (click on flyer, above, for details). 

Pop Up Museum at Magdalen Street Festival

For the latest news about this weekend's Magdalen Street Festival history-related happening, click on the following link to Roxanne Matthew's wonderful LivingNorwich blog...

Magdalen Street Celebrations 

Being Curious...

A semi-calcified spider, preserved in the medieval undercroft
beneath the Norwich Assembly House

How we understand the past is always a matter of perspective

Within Walls: Norwich Castle fighting galleries 

Landscape History of Halvergate Marshes - Tues 8th Oct 2013

Last Tuesday's History Club session featured an excellent presentation by club member, Jacky. Her talk was entitled, 'A Perambulation of Halvergate Marshes', and used a landscape history approach to interpret the historic environment. Speaking as someone who does a lot of presentations myself, I felt that Jacky's delivery was clear, relaxed and authoritative. The content was absolutely fascinating and I know that I'm not alone in thinking that. 

Thanks Jacky!

Playful Heritage

I'd like to share another of my Heritage Open Day articles with you here. As the title suggests, 'Playful Heritage' is an exploration of the way(s) in which people can get creative by allowing themselves to be inspired by heritage sites. I feel that there is a tendency for us to approach the past in a tone of earnest hushed whispers. In the Norwich Community History Club, we don't go along with that at all. Although we are rightly respectful of the past, we do have a laugh together in the here and now. Click on the following link in order to read my article:

Playful Heritage

~ Colin Howey, Chair, NCHC ~

Black History Month in Norfolk

It's Black History Month and, as ever, there is a really interesting and diverse range of activities across Norfolk. In order to learn more about this excellent and important event, please click HERE