Events in the Tamworth area

The Clockmaker Mon Sep 9th - 10.30am Free Tamworth Library Local Tamworth Library (No need to book) History Group invites you to join them with guest speaker Jill Gadsby, a local family historian, who will not only share her story about her local clockmaker ancestor, but will also share tips and advice on how to find out more about your ancestors

th nd The history of Market September 9 until September 22 Free Street – exhibition. Tamworth Library Thanks to research by Tamworth Library Local History Group we can gain an insight into what Market Street looked like in the 1800s. Exhibition includes maps and images from the 1800s

th Tamworth from the September 9 until September 22nd Free skies - exhibition Tamworth Library Display of aerial photographs of Tamworth during the 1900s

th Crime on the canals Mon Oct 14 10.30am Free Local author Anthony Tamworth Library (No need to book) Poulton-Smith will talk about over two centuries of murder, theft, criminal damage, health and safety, and even truancy. Until the coming of the railways these waterways were the main arterial routes in the country and, as such, proved a temptation to every rogue, rotter and ne'er- do-well. Not just the macabre here but also the mysterious, the hapless and more than a little humour. Opportunity to buy a copy of Anthony’s latest book “Crime on the canals”

Ancestry surgeries Monday 7th October between 9:30-12 Free – please Do you want to research and Wednesday 16th October book at the your family tree but are afternoon between 2:30-5. library. Places are unsure how to start? Tamworth Library limited. Book one of our one to Tel 0300 111 8000 one half hour Ancestry Email: sessions at the library to [email protected] get you started. Ancestry is available for free in all Staffordshire Libraries.