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Mon 15 Nov 2021
A Drop of Ink: November workshop
Join us for this fascinating workshop. Iron gall ink has been used since the 5th century. It is one of the most important inks in Western culture and we owe much of our recorded history to this ink. Our conservator wi.....Read more
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Best Days of Your Life...
Join us for a screening of school days gone by from our region. We’ll see a silent film showing a typical day in infant school from the mid 1930s, a secondary from the late 1940s and grammar schools from the late 1950s......Read more
Mon 06 Dec 2021
Getting started at HALS December 2021
A guide to researching our archive and local studies resources. Are you new to research in Archives and Local Studies? Join us for this free tour/workshop where you will be shown how to access our collections using inde.....Read more
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Getting started with family history (online event)
Have you always wanted to try researching your family tree but didn’t know how to begin? Join us at this session where we will introduce you to the basic sources and give you helpful tips for successful research. Led by.....Read more
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Fever! The History of Disease in Herts (online event)
This talk traces the many diseases and epidemics that have affected Hertfordshire since the 1300s. We'll be exploring original records to find out how local people were affected by the 'swetyng sycknesse', smallpox, cho.....Read more
Mon 07 Feb 2022
Getting started at HALS Feb 2022 (online event)
A free guide to researching our archive and local studies resources. As this talk will be hosted using MS Teams, participants will need access to a computer, tablet or phone with audio. Instructions for joining the ta.....Read more
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Protest and Change: Hertfordshire people taking a stand online
In the half century since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England, views and laws have shifted. Join us online for this talk as we chart a course through the Wolfenden Report, Section 28, civil partner.....Read more
Wed 09 Mar 2022
Hertfordshire's Masonic Connection (online event)
This talk delves into the history of Freemasonry and its connection to Hertfordshire that has existed since the mid-18th century, whilst exploring some of their practices and secrets. Discover original records that were .....Read more
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Honouring the Fallen (online event)
This illustrated talk by Dr Roger Bowdler looks at the origins, symbolism and design of war memorials and explores the attitudes brought to them today, a century on from the Armistice. Many are conventional: but others d.....Read more
Tue 05 Apr 2022
Living Amongst Strangers (online event)
Emigration and immigration records for family historians. In this session, we will be looking at records that tell the story of your family making the momentous decision to emigrate, travel or become a citizen of anot.....Read more
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Getting started at HALS April 2022 (online event)
A free guide to researching our archive and local studies resources As this talk will be hosted using MS Teams, participants will need access to a computer, tablet or phone with audio. Instructions for joining the tal.....Read more
Wed 07 Sep 2022
How to date your family photographs
When photographs are passed down through generations of families, the stories of the people in the images sometimes become fragmented or lost. Fashion and other features within the image give us clues when trying to g.....Read more
Wed 14 Sep 2022
Conservation Open Studio
Come and see the Conservator at work behind the scenes during our open studio event for Heritage Open Days! Wednesday 14th September, 10am - 12pm. Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies. No need to book, collea.....Read more
Sun 14 Jun 2020
CANCELLED Heritage Services Roadshow at Stevenage Day
CANCELLED Come and visit our stall on Stevenage Day. We'll have lots of material about the local area and friendly staff to help you find out more about resources at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies. Entry to th.....Read more
Thu 08 Apr 2021
Family Tree Detectives: For the relief of The Poor
‘For the relief of the Poor’ Discover your ancestors in the records of the Old and New Poor Laws This session will look at some of the records that were created by the Old and New Poor Law Acts, and what they reveal.....Read more