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It’s your history come and discover it Essex Record Office events programme April 2014 – March 2015 To book please call 01245 244644 Welcome to the Essex Record Office The Essex Record Office (ERO) collects and preserves the written, oral and visual heritage of the county, ensuring that it remains available to both present and future generations. This unique collection of records, based in Chelmsford, tells the story of a thousand years of Essex’s history and can help you to discover the history of your family, home, village or town. During a visit to the Record Office you can access documents, maps, photographs, diaries, accounts, letters, deeds, sound recordings and video. We hold the parish records for the Diocese of Chelmsford, which are particularly useful for family historians. Additionally, there is an extensive reference library of books about Essex’s history. It is free to visit the Record Office. You do not need to make an appointment but you will need a County Archive Research Network (CARN) reader’s ticket if you want to look at original documents. Readers’ tickets are issued free of charge, but you must bring some form of identification that includes both your address and signature to obtain one. Our friendly, expert staff members are always pleased to advise you on how to begin to use the Record Office. We have a range of leaflets which will help you to understand more about how to use the Record Office, our collections, and some kinds of research. These are available free of charge. There is also a secure locker room for the storage of bags, which are not permitted in the Searchroom. Cover image: First World War volunteers in Great Waltham (I/Mb 383/1/12) To book please call 01245 244644 3 The building is fully accessible for people in wheelchairs and all the public reception desks, lecture theatre and several smaller conference rooms are serviced by an induction loop. The Searchroom has access to wi-fi. Public facilities include toilets, cloakroom, snack vending machine and a hot and cold drinks machine. There is a seating area for people who want to bring their own packed lunch and there is a variety of cafés, restaurants and sandwich bars within 5–10 minutes’ walk. There is also a programme of events that is designed to help you get the most from the Record Office – you will find details on the following pages. Please note that, unless otherwise indicated, all the events listed take place at the Essex Record Office, Chelmsford. Unless otherwise stated all our events, even if they are free, need to be booked in advance – please call the telephone number shown to book tickets. We look forward to welcoming you to the Essex Record Office. 4 To book please call 01245 244644 To book please call 01245 244644 Essex Record Office Services Talks and tours with the archivists Our Archivists regularly give talks about our work to organisations around the county. They are also delighted to welcome group tours to the Record Office. Each tour includes a display of original documents tailored to the group’s interest. There is a charge for both talks and tours. For more information please email [email protected] or call 01245 244644 Search service The Essex Record Office offers a dedicated search service for those who are unable to visit us in person. There is a charge for this service. For more details please email [email protected] or call 01245 244644 Sessions for schools The Record Office provides taught sessions for schools, based on items from the Record Office’s extensive collections. These can be delivered by trained teachers either at the Record Office or in your classroom. To find out more please [email protected] To book please call 01245 244644 To book please call 01245 244644 5 Essex Ancestors The Essex Ancestors subscription service provides online access to more than 580,000 digital images of Essex parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials and Essex wills. To find out how to subscribe and to begin your journey of discovery, visit www.essexancestors.co.uk Volunteering There are some opportunities for volunteers to work at the Record Office. If you would like to know more about how you can help the Record Office by volunteering, please [email protected] or call 01245 244644 Crown grant to Sir William Maynard, knight and baronet, of the barony of Maynard, with portrait of James I in initial letter. 1620 (D/DMg F1) 6 To book please call 01245 244644 To book please call 01245 244644 With a wide range of events, the Essex Record Office offers something for everyone… Page Discovering the Essex Record Office 14 Get to know the ERO, and find out how to use our documents to research the history of your family, house or local community. First World War centenary 18 A weekend of special events for Heritage Open Days 2014 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. Special events 20 Join us for a range of special events to delve deeper into the ERO’s fabulous collections. Essex History Group 26 The Essex History Group meets in the Essex Record Office lecture theatre ten times a year for informal talks on a wide range of historical subjects. Bookbinding workshops 28 Join our expert conservators to learn how to make your own book from scratch using traditional methods. Walks 30 Join a guided walk to explore more of our county’s rich heritage. Family fun 32 Creative family fun, based on items from the ERO’s collections. Out and about in Essex 34 The ERO holds records which cover the whole of the historic county of Essex, and our staff are often out and about in the county. To book please call 01245 244644 To book please call 01245 244644 7 Events at Essex Record Office at a glance Unless otherwise stated events take place at Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6YT, April Page Tuesday 1 April Essex History Group: The 10.30am – 11.30am changing face of Basildon over 26 the last 150 years (Plotlands) Thursday 3 April Discover: First World War 14 10.30am – 12.30pm Records at ERO Saturday 5 April Art Tours 9.30am, 11.00am, At County Hall (morning) and 20 1.00pm and 2.30pm ERO (afternoon) Wednesday 16 April 3D Tudor Chelmsford 10.00am – 12.00noon At Chelmsford Library 32 or 1.30pm – 3.30pm May Thursday 1 May Discover: Your House History 17 2.30pm – 4.30pm Tuesday 6 May Essex History Group: The Avro 26 10.30am – 11.30am Vulcan and the Cold War Tuesday 13 May Discover: Reading and understanding old documents 10.30am – 12.00noon 35 At Saffron Walden Archive Access Point Wednesday 14 May Discover: Parish Registers 2.00pm – 3.30pm (1538–present) 36 At Harlow Archive Access Point Wednesday 21 May Discover: Parish Registers 2.30pm – 4.00pm (1538–present) 39 At Walton Library Saturday 31 May Searchroom Tour 14 9.30am – 10.15am 8 To book please call 01245 244644 To book please call 01245 244644 June Page Tuesday 3 June Essex History Group: The Essex 10.30am – 11.30am Fire Service and Museum – A 26 potted history Wednesday 11 June Walk: Chelmsford – Walking 30 2.00pm – 3.30pm with Walker Saturday 14 June Tilbury through time 10.00am – 4.00pm At the London Cruise Terminal, Tilbury 38 Sunday 15 June 10.00am – 4.00pm Thursday 19 June Searchroom Tour 14 10.30am – 11.15am Thursday 26 June Discover: Workhouse Records 16 2.30pm – 4.30pm (from 1834) Saturday 28 June Walk: Harlow – The beginning of 31 2.00pm – 3.30pm the New Town July Saturday 12 July Essex through the ages: 10.30am – 3.30pm tracing the past using manorial 21 documents Friday 18 July Walk: Southend-on-Sea – The 31 2.00pm – 3.30pm arrival of the railway Monday 28 July Harwich on the Map 39 10.30am – 6.00pm At 1912 Centre, Harwich August Wednesday 6 August Discover: First World War 14 2.30pm – 4.30pm Records at ERO Monday 18 August Searchroom Tour 14 10.30am – 11.15am To book please call 01245 244644 To book please call 01245 244644 9 August continued Page Wednesday 27 August Brilliant Bookbinding 10.00am – 12.00noon 33 or 1.30pm – 3.30pm September Tuesday 2 September Essex History Group: A 10.30am – 11.30am Righteous Conflict: Essex 26 people interpret the Great War Saturday 13 Essex at War, 1914–1918: day 1 September At Essex Regiment Museum 18 10.00am – 5.00pm Sunday 14 September Essex at War, 1914–1918: day 2 19 10.00am – 4.00pm At Hylands House Monday 15 September Introduction to Bookbinding 28 6.00pm – 8.00pm (first of 4 sessions) Wednesday 24 Discover: Maps September 17 10.00am – 12.00noon October Tuesday 7 October Essex History Group: Debating 10.30am – 11.30am the politics of religion in 26 Elizabethan England Saturday 11 October Black History Month: Essex 22 11.00am – 2.00pm history needs you Thursday 16 October First World War ancestors 10.30am – 3.30pm helpdesk 37 At The Forum, Southend-on-Sea Tuesday 21 October One-day bookbinding 29 10.00am – 4.00pm workshop 10 To book please call 01245 244644 To book please call 01245 244644 October continued Page Saturday 25 October Searchroom Tour 14 9.30am – 10.15am Saturday 25 October The Changing Face of 23 10.30am – 3.00pm Chelmsford Monday 27 October Treasures of the Essex Sound 12.30pm – 1.15pm and Video Archive 24 At the Chelmsford Ideas Hub Wednesday 29 3D Tudor Chelmsford October 32 10.00am – 12.00noon or 1.30pm – 3.30pm November Saturday 1 November The World of Fred Spalding: 11.00am – 12.00noon Photographs of Chelmsford 25 Past Tuesday 4 November Essex History Group: Call-ons, 10.30am – 11.30am containers and (mummified) cats – the archive of the Port 26 of London Authority at the Museum of London Docklands Saturday