Alcester & District Local History Society
(ADLHS)
The Committee:
Activities
Exhibitions
'Saving Local Past' - Alcester Library, from July 10th - 31st 2010
Another chance to see a selection from the successful event held in Church House on the Easter Weekend AND on adhoc days, a chance to dip into the new, digital archive.
Visits & Talks
A visiting guest speaker and presentation takes place 2nd Wednesday most months at the Greig Hall. In July each year, this is replaced by a visit to a neighbouring Society. All are open to everyone, members and non-members, and we look forward to welcoming you sometime soon. Please contact us for a full list of dates, topics and speakers or watch this space for details each month.
2010 Visit: To Chipping Campden, 14th July
NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY 11th August
Speaker: Greta Lacey, talking about: The Kings Norton Restoration Project
Greig Hall, 8pm - Members £1.50 - Visitors £2.50 and All Welcome.
Printed Publications
The Society's journal Local Past, is currently published twice a year, in June and December. You will find it for sale at Society meetings; in the town library; at Alcester cafe Venue Espresso; and at Ross Motors petrol station.
The Society is always interested to hear from anyone with historical articles, titbits or photos for publication. If you have found an interesting local character in your family tree or have a local memoir or story to tell, then please email using the form below or send it to:
The Acting Editor: Local Past c/o 5 Kinwarton Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6QT or by email to: iangreig@freeola.com
NEW EDITOR NEEDED: The editorship of Local Past is currently vacant. If you feel you have got what it takes and would like to try managing an issue, please get in touch!
Online Publications
We are currently developing a new, modern website for the Society, which will include our digitised archive. You can watch this as it develops and grows at: www.alcesterhistory.org.uk Exctracts of Local Past journal articles and other older publications can also be found at: http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/square/fk26/localpast/
Projects
NEW PROJECTS:
APPEAL for CINE FILMS and VIDEOS etc. - We hope soon to be working with Leicester University on a project to preserve films of the district and its people. If you have any videos or cine film that you would like preserved and digitised we should be able to help you through this project. Please get in touch with Joy to register your interest, then we'll get back to you with more details when we have them.
Remembering Life In The Arrow Valley
We are creating a social memoir of life in the district for our archive. Everyone has a story or two to tell, and we'd like to collect and collate your reminiscences of life and community in the district.
- Were you born here?
- Did you originate somewhere else and then move here? What were your first impresssions?
- Did you go to school or work here?
- What else do you remember?
Please email me from the form below, or find me at a Society meeting for more details. I'll be happy to receive emailed or written submissions, or to meet up for a chat and record one.Digitising the Society's archive has started with the Photo Collection, currently underway. Copies from the archive will be available to view at the mothly meetings - please take a look to help us identify who/what/when for each one.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. If you have a computer and/or scanner at home, a few hours to spare each week and good computer skills, we'd like to hear from you. We are starting to compile a list of volunteers for this interesting and important project, to help with scanning or indexing. If you can help, please use the email form below or make contact at a Society meeting.
Please note that our talks are well attended and not always the only event at the centre. We suggest that you arrive in good time and if necessary share transport where possible, as parking can be limited. Feedback on programme events is always welcome. Please post feedback or questions on our discussion forum: follow the links on the left of this page to Town Talk and select the Questions & Answers about Alcester forum to find our discussion thread. Alternatively use the e-mail link below or contact any committee member to pass on your thoughts. If you would like to put forward your suggestion for a guest speaker, or indicate a topic of general interest for the 2010 programme, then please contact the Programme Secretary, Janet Hollington on 01527 892653ADLHS 2010 Programme of Talks and Visits
Check here reguarly for details of this year's events
Venue: The Greig Centre, Kinwarton Road, Alcester
Admission: £1.50 for Society members; £3.00 non members
Time: 7.45 for 8pm - Refreshments and Book Stall
Contact Alcester & District Local History Society
If you contact Alcester & District Local History Society please tell them you found their details on this website.
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