Exhibition and events at Haden Hill House Museum

21st June - 1st July

The Living Memory team is pleased to announce that our first temporary exhibition and a related programme of activities will take place at Haden Hill House Museum in , .

We will be presenting a selection of photographs and stories that have been shared with us from the local area with a special spotlight on the Ron Moss collection. The exhibition also features new work around the collections by Walk Works, first year photographic students from Sandwell College and pupils of St Michael’s CE High School, .

We have organised a special celebration day that includes talks, archive sharing sessions and a creative writing workshop. We will also be in residence at Haden Hill House on several days to talk about the project and record more stories and photographs around local people’s collections.

Our programme has been developed in collaboration with the team at Haden Hill House Museum, part of the Sandwell Museum and Arts Service. www.sandwell.gov.uk/museums

Read on below to find out more about what we have planned at Haden Hill House Museum.

Ron Moss and Family self-portrait, 1962. Courtesy the Ron Moss Collection Haden Hill House Museum: Exhibition

Ron Moss Family Stories A selection of previously unseen work First year photographic students from Sandwell from the Ron Moss Collection, curated by College have been busy producing their own his family and the Living Memory Project creative responses to the project. They will be team. His private collection is a unique showcasing some of their work-in-progress as record that captures the lives of family and part of the exhibition. friends between the 1940s and the 1970s.

Local Collections and Life Stories Then and Now A showcase of some of the rich Fran and Vicki from Walk Works share photographs and stories that have been samples of their work-in-progress currently in shared with us over the last few months production as part of a series of photographic during our workshops and events across workshops with communities around Cradley Rowley Regis, Grace Mary and Lion Farm. Heath and Blackheath.

Seven Pupils from St Michael’s CE High School, Rowley Regis, have been collaborating Opening times: with local residents and project worker 21st, 22nd, 28th and 29th June - 10am - 5pm Rich Franks to create their own exhibition 23rd, 30th June - 2pm - 6pm called Seven. 24th June and 1st July - 12 - 6pm Pupils will be on hand to discuss their work on 24th June 11am - 2pm. Keith Hodgkins: Kates Hill, looking north east across the Black Country, 24th March 1977

Haden Hill House Museum: Talks Geoff Broadway leads the Living Memory project and will be talking about what has been achieved so far and shares our exciting plans for In Perspective - Photography Collections and The Black Country the next 18 months. Keith Hodgkins, President of the Black Country Society, will talk about Saturday 30th June 11am - 3.30pm Free event his own extensive personal archive of over 25,000 images that reflect the changing face of the Black Country landscape from the 1960s onwards. A day celebrating some of the important photographic collections and archives from across the Black Country. Anand Chhabra from the APNA Heritage project will be discussing their award winning work around photography and Punjabi migration to We are delighted to bring together five specialists to discuss the unique Wolverhampton between 1960 and 1989. collections that they have created over many years. We want to share some of the stories behind these collections and explore what the future may hold for Brendan Jackson will share the story of the Jubilee Arts Archive. This these collections. online and physical collection documents the work of Sandwell based Jubilee Theatre and Community Arts Company between 1974 and 1994. The event is free but booking is essential as places are limited due to room restrictions. To reserve your place please go to our Eventbrite booking page. Maureen Waldron from The Sandwell Community History and Archives Service (CHAS) will talk about some of the photographic collections held within Sandwell’s own archive. In Perspective - Photography Collections and The Black Country

Saturday 30th June

Writing Workshop 2pm

Louise Palfreyman: Writing around collections Louise will lead a short story writing workshop using archive images as a starting point. Expect fun exercises to get your creativity flowing, expert guidance and come away inspired. If you have a personal image that you want to write about then we encourage you to bring it along on the day. Louise Palfreyman is currently Writer in Residence at the University of Wolverhampton and the force behind the writing hub Black Country Arts Foundry.

The two hour session costs £5 and booking through our Eventbrite page is essential to reserve your place.

Archives Collections on View 11am - 4pm

Sample materials from the Living Memory project, The Jubilee Arts Archive, The APNA archive and Sandwell Archives will be on view throughout the day. You can come and talk to us about each of the collections, look through some of the work and learn more about the background stories.

Moya Lloyd with part of her photographic archive. Photograph: Geoff Broadway Midsummer Music in Park Sunday 24th June, 12-4pm

We will be taking part in this year’s 1950s-themed event that takes place throughout the lovely park grounds. We be running a Living Memory stall and sharing some more of the fascinating stories and photographs we have collected. Bring along your own favourite photograph to share with the project or just come and say hello and arrange a time for a more in-depth sharing session. We will also be giving guided tours of the Living Memory exhibition.

In Residence at Haden Hill House Museum Thursday 28th June, 11am-3pm

Our team of skilled volunteers are setting up a special recording and digitising studio within the house for the day. You are invited to book for a special one-to-one session where you can talk about your own album, photography collection and record your story in your own words. You will need to make an appointment rather than simply ‘drop-in’.

Contact Rachel at [email protected] or 07967 093256 to book your slot. We will also be available on the day for guided tours of the exhibition and to talk more about the project.

Contact Geoff at [email protected] or 07850 176567 to find out more about the Living Memory project and what we are up to Haden Hill House Museum.

Living Memory is a Heritage Lottery Fund supported project that explores and shares photographic collections and life stories from across the Black Country.

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John Henry Price (back row in sailor’s uniform) and his family photographed outside their house in Warley Road, Oldbury, in 1950.