Working together: what we do best Volume 2, Issue 21, May 2017 Edward Hammond – A Budding Young Historian My name’s Edward, and I’m the son of local historian and archaeologist Peter Hammond. Through my inherent love of history (which should be of no surprise to anyone, hopefully!) I have started to design a number of talks on a very wide range of topics, with my earliest time frame covering the Second Punic War (216-201BC) and my latest focussing on the Napoleonic Wars! With my talks so far, I aim to deliver new perspectives on history, introduce people to fascinating new debates whilst conveying my passion and hopefully stimulating others’ interest. All of my talks have the goal of providing compelling insights into our past which make up for an enjoyable evening of history! I am currently studying for a degree in History at Nottingham Trent University and recently completed a historical study for the National Justice Museum. Current talks (more to come in the future!): • Hannibal Barca: Rome’s Greatest Adversary - A PowerPoint presentation telling the story of Hannibal and his epic journey across the Alps to confront the Romans in their homeland. The talk also introduces you to the debates around the history and Hannibal’s decision making. Included with the talk is a series of handouts with in-depth information about the types of soldiers which comprised the Carthaginian and Roman armies. Viewers will also have the opportunity to handle a replica Gladius (with care!) • The Napoleonic Wars at Home? - A presentation discussing the extent of the impact of the Napoleonic Wars on domestic life in Nottinghamshire during the early 19th century, with a focus on the Luddites, the Pentrich Revolution, and the debate around economic and political motives at the time. Phone: 0115 9145520 Mobile: 07852957022 Email: [email protected] Great Nottingham Inclosure Walk, Friends of the Forest On 2nd July 2017 the annual Great Nottingham Inclosure Walk will once again take place. Meet at 1:30pm at the southern end of Queens Walk, near Wilford Bridge, to participate in tracing the steps of Nottingham’s citizens of the last century and a half from the river through the town over the hills to the Forest where the Inclosure Oaks can be seen …Read more. Caribbean Conversations Museumand, the National Caribbean Heritage Museum, is bringing exhibitions to life with their new, cultural 8-part TV series, merging museum content with television. Caribbean Conversations explores 8 different aspects of Caribbean Culture. Catherine Ross, the Museum’s Founder- Director, hosts the conversations and is joined by 4 guests from the Caribbean or of Caribbean descent. In each episode, they will be having an informal, candid chat about different aspects of Caribbean culture, so viewers should be prepared to interact with the on-screen fun in true Caribbean style – laugh, cry and burst into song. Viewers will celebrate and commemorate Caribbean culture in a way they simply won’t get to see anywhere else. Museumand is always looking to tell the Caribbean story, and aims to collect the memories and memorabilia from the Caribbean and the UK in any form – clothing, photos, ephemera, books, furniture and the like. During the TV Series, guests were encouraged to bring their items to add to the museum’s collection so as to sum up, and illustrate, the topic of conversation for that episode, as well as retrieve memories, anecdotes and stories. …Read more. Lowdham Book Festival 2017 Friday 16th – Saturday 24th June 2017, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire Extra events in July! - Tickets: The Bookcase, Lowdham 0115 9663219 - More information at http://www.thebookcase.co.uk Hello and welcome to Lowdham Book Festival 2017. This is our 18th year and we are delighted to bring you a fantastic line-up encompassing the worlds of fiction, politics, gardening, literary history, music …Read more. 4th Nottinghamshire History and Archaeology Festival On Saturday 8th July 2017 between 11:00am and 4:00pm. Free event . Drop in or join us for the day. Events taking place in The University of Nottingham Museum, Angear Visitor Centre, Djanogly Gallery and Rehearsal Hall. Now in its 4th year this hugely successful regional festival and celebration will be displaying the wide and varied work taking place throughout Nottinghamshire…Read more. The history and archaeology of Nottingham Castle – speakers from the We Dig the Castle team at Trent & Peak Archaeology We Dig the Castle is Nottingham Castle's flagship training excavation, delivered as a partnership between Trent & Peak Archaeology, Nottingham City Council, and Historic England. In our annual excavation of the outer bailey of the medieval castle trainees are tutored in hands-on archaeological skills while uncovering new information about the history and archaeology of the castle …Read more. Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record Open Days When: Thursday 8th June 9.30-3.00pm and Tuesday 13th June 9.30- 3.00pm Where: County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7QP. Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record (HER) will be holding two Open Days where you can drop in and find out more about what the HER is, what it is used for and what information it holds. Entry is FREE. : …Read more. The Welbeck Atlas Following a presentation on the Welbeck Atlas by Steph Mastoris at the NLHA Dayschool at Ravenshead on 19th March 2016 several people who attended the lecture enquired about obtaining a copy of the Atlas. Steph is really pleased to let us know that this latest publication in the Thoroton Society Records Series is about to be delivered from the printers. This publication comprises a printed volume of over 300 pages (containing an illustrated introduction and detailed catalogue to the atlas, along with a number of supporting appendices and indexes) and an interactive USB memory card edition of the estate maps of William Senior, 1600-1640. They contain full colour reproductions of the maps of the Earl of Newcastle’s estates mainly in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Northumberland, as well as an exhaustive introduction and a detailed catalogue of all the maps listing the recorded names of towns, villages, hamlets farms, fields, rivers and roads, etc. The cost of this publication is £30 +p&p. Steph has already contacted those people who left their details but if any other NLHA members would like to acquire a copy of this publication, please contact the Thoroton Society’s distribution officer, Rob James at: [email protected] The Martinmas Fair is back for 2017 Saturday 14th October 2017 Join us for a day of family-friendly fun, living history, and local heritage with something for everyone. Organised by the community of Dunkirk and Lenton, supported by the Lenton Centre, the fair celebrates Lenton's lost medieval priory and brings to life the fair as it was held at every Martinmas (the feast of St. Martin) Can you support your local event, either in the build-up or on the day? Do you have ideas for what the fair could be like, suggestions for activities and things to do, or contacts that might be useful? Maybe you'd just like to hear what's happening? We'd love for you to get in touch! Contact Jenna Hubball (her normal working days are Monday - Thursday) Community Development Manager The Lenton Centre 0115 958 8590 [email protected] Rattlejag are celebrating their 15th Anniversary 2002- 2017 I came across Rattlejag Morris at the Great Nottinghamshire Local History Fair at Mansfield Library on Sunday 7th May 2017. They are a mixed dance side formed in January 2002 with the aim of reviving and developing a dance tradition based in our local area.…Read more. Mining Museum for Mansfield? The Nottinghamshire NUM Ex-and-Retired Miners’ Association is looking to raise £250,000 to buy a building capable of housing a traditional museum. The building would also feature a virtual-reality room, education space for school groups, storage and offices. The Association is setting up a charity, called Nottinghamshire Mining Museum, to apply for grants ...Read more. Nottingham City Library Makeovers! Wollaton and The Meadows Libraries are having new carpets fitted and will be closed for one week in June. Wollaton Library will be closed from 1pm Saturday 10 June and re-open 9am Saturday 17 June . The nearest library will be Bilborough Library. Meadows Library will close 1pm Saturday 17 June and will re-open 9am Monday 26 June. The nearest library will be Central Library.…Read more. Dr W G Hoskins CBE - historian “No consideration of the history of the people is complete without a look at the important role local history has played.” The man who did more than any other to promote the study of local history and to get it taken seriously by scholars was W.G. Hoskins. …Read more. Nottingham Confucius Institute to partner on ground-breaking Dinosaurs of China exhibition The University of Nottingham and Nottingham City Council are delighted to welcome the Nottingham Confucius Institute as a partner on the world-exclusive Dinosaurs of China exhibition, which opens in Nottingham on July 1, to help deliver a legacy of the exhibition for Nottingham’s families and children …Read more. Results of Mercian Archaeological Services CIC's Geophysical Magnetometer Survey at King John's Palace, Clipstone Mercian Archaeology is very pleased to announce that the results of the survey are now available to download from their website and show that there is potentially a lot more below ground than previously thought. King John's Palace was the royal heart of Sherwood Forest in Medieval times and was visited by all 8 kings from Henry II to Richard II.