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A reminder about our talk in February on the maritime archeology of the Roman Empire.

Do you want to learn tried & tested techniques for mining your oral histories? Then come & me online in beautiful Achill for this special session tomorrow 14.00 hrs. We will be full of festive cheer! Oral History Network Ireland The Heritage Council Mayo County Council East Midlands Oral History Archive oralhistorymadeeasy.com/book-online

A few places have become available on my free LOST & FOUND writing workshop this Sat 11 Jan @ Nottingham Central Library. Join us as we tap into oral history archives to inspire creativity. eventbrite.co.uk/e/lost-found-w… Inspire Nottinghamshire Libraries Literary Leicester Nottm Writers' Club Bromley House Library Writing East Midlands

We're joining The National Lottery Heritage Fund in celebrating #HeritageTreasures! Today we're showcasing oral history & 'Sounds for the Future', which preserved thousands of recordings. All the facts & figures here: le.ac.uk/emoha/sounds-f…

Our look back at 2024 links to the projects we ran, the collections we took in, and the groups we worked with. We particularly like the listening posts that we have sent out on tour in Leics & Rutland! Have a look here: eastmidsoha.home.blog/2024/12/10/a-l…

Bravo 👏 BBC News - Leicester: Architects revive trail of important city buildings - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Join me for the Lost & Found project finale Attenborough Arts Centre 26 March 12:00-13:30 for insights into oral history as creative inspiration. Talk & taster workshop. Sign up on eventbrite. bit.ly/4eeNWUP University of Leicester East Midlands Oral History Archive

Looking forward to taking part in this public event next Friday The Royal Society. I'll be talking about the history of British Library and the scientists who built systems to circulate scientific literature from a new lending library at Boston Spa. 📚 royalsociety.org/science-events…

🚨 Call for papers! 🎶 'Sounds of the City: The Urban Geography of Popular Music, 1930-2000' 👉 AISU Association of Italian Urban History Conference, Palermo, 10-13 September 2025 🗓️ Deadline: 3 May 2025 🔗aisuinternational.org/en/palermo-202…

⁦BBC Leicester⁩ Eliz Heyrick & Bow House heritage panel at end of Tudor Rd.

Bourne Town Hall Trust have been awarded a £3.3m Delivery Phase Grant from the Heritage Lottery to transform their Town Hall into a community arts & heritage centre. They are looking for a Project Manager & a Heritage Research Consultant. Details: bournetownhall.org.uk/job-opportunit…

Excited to announce EMOHA launches ‘Leicester in WW2’ web exhibition next week to commemorate VE Day. Compiled by staff & volunteers, this tells stories of Leicester people who lived through WW2. Sneak peaks next week leading up to 8th May #VE80 #Victory80 #WW2 University of Leicester

Only two days to go until EMOHA’s ‘Leicester in WW2’ web exhibition launches this Thursday! In this clip, Bob Martin, a Leicester businessman who had visited Germany in 1936 and had seen what was happening, recalls the day war was declared #VE80 #Victory80 #WW2 University of Leicester

And here is the Bob Martin clip from our Leicester in WW2 website!

The countdown continues - tomorrow, EMOHA’s ‘Leicester in WW2’ website is launched! From our memories of bombing raids, Mrs Daisy Ward describes the night her village, Queniborough, was bombed. #VE80 #Victory80 #WW2 #Leicester #Queniborough University of Leicester

It's VE Day & EMOHA is launching the ‘Leicester in WW2’ web exhibition. Compiled by staff & volunteers, this tells the stories of Leicester people who lived through WW2, such as Mrs Brown who recalls the day itself. Go to the website for more memories: leicester.omeka.net/exhibits/show/…

History of Parliament is delighted to announce that we will be hosting a LIVE recording of our podcast 'Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament'! Tickets and further details in the link below: eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-from-t…

Tales from the Green Benches: An Oral History of Parliament historyofparliament.com/2024/10/30/tal…

'Everywhere you looked you could see a bomber towing a glider'. Today is the #DDayAnniversary. Our exhibition, 'Leicester in WW2' has memories of local people illustrating this remarkable day. Look & listen here: leicester.omeka.net/exhibits/show/…