Lewes History Group

British Association for Local History (BALH) Webinar

This talk will explore the recently released 1921 Census and its associated resources, and demonstrate ways in which the records might be used to inform (or inspire) local history research. The talk will be given by Jessamy Carlson, Family & Local History Engagement Lead at The National Archives in Kew.

Jessamy is a qualified archivist and historian. She has over twenty years’ experience in research, and has written on diverse subjects from babies named after First World War battles to teenage girls in “trouble” in the mid-twentieth century. She is passionate about getting people into archives, and into research.

Book via the BALH website by clicking on their green Book Now button. This opens up a form into which Lewes History Group members can enter a Discount Code for a £2 saving on the booking fee. LHG members please check your email for this code.

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The Bridge Cottage Heritage Centre holds local history talks on the first Thursday of every month.

The first talk in 2022 is on Thursday 3 February at 7:00pm, and features Chris Horlock on “Sussex Scrapbook III”: a miscellany of Sussex history, anecdotes and folklore.

On 3^rd March, Ian Everest’s talk will be “From the Sussex Ox to the Fordson Major”.

For the full listing of their 2022 talks and how to book tickets, visit the Evening Talks at Bridge Cottage webpage

Gideon Mantell Birthday Memorial Lecture

Gideon Mantell first met Mary Anning when he visited her shop in Lyme Regis in Dorset on 27 June 1832, but he had known of the famed fossil dealer and her remarkable fossil discoveries for at least 12 years.

This talk will examine what we know of the life of this extraordinary woman, her famous – and less well-known – discoveries, and her part within the wider network of the developing science of palaeontology in the early nineteenth century.

Tom Sharpe was formerly Curator of Palaeontology and Archives at the National Museum of Wales and taught geology in the lifelong learning departments of both Cardiff and Bristol universities. He is the author of The Fossil Woman. A Life of Mary Anning, published by The Dovecote Press in November 2020.

More details: Gideon Mantell Birthday Anniversary Talks Series

Venue: Lewes Town Hall Council Chamber, High Street, Lewes BN7 2QS

Admission: Tickets in person or over the phone £4 from Lewes Tourist Information Centre, 01273 483448

You will be asked to leave an email address. If the Covid guidance changes the talk will be delivered over zoom.

This talk has been organised by Debby Matthews. Contact: debby.matthews@yahoo.co.uk