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We had our welcome session with the six co-producers yesterday! They explored some of our maps, deeds and parish records documenting names of people of African Heritage almost 300 years ago.

Online Zoom Event May 16, 6:30-8pm

Utilising the archive as a mode of expression the visuals arts will discuss how the archive has influenced their work and the connection between memory and meaning. orlo.uk/book_here_Langn

#decolonisingthearchives

May is Local and Community History Month! 🥳

Valuation books can be great resources when researching local business and house histories.

This entry from 1935 shows the layout of pubs along St Leonard’s Street, now part of the A12, and includes room dimensions and floor plans.

We are looking forward to hosting your group workshops exploring our collections 😀

🚨Access update: we are without Wi-Fi in our building. There is no onsite public PC access to online resources such as Ancestry or digital material.

Drop in to access all other collections & view our exhibition as usual.

We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

#EidMubarak to all those celebrating this week!

This Eid Pack was transferred to us from the Idea Store Learning team. It contains worksheets of recipes, maps and artwork designed to teach maths, English and geography

Are you interested in the history of housing activism in Tower Hamlets?

If so, our library editions of ‘Flash Point – News Bulletin of the Stepney Squatters’ from 1973 are a great resource for researching the fight for decent housing and tenants’ rights.

📣20 Apr 11am-1pm What We Have Become Creative Workshop
Using memory and examples of archival textiles from the Tower Hamlets collection, costume and set designer Veronika Seifert will lead a collage workshop with text, texture, sculpture and imagination.
orlo.uk/uKDcm

Join us tomorrow 6pm-7:30pm for the launch event to celebrate the opening of 'What We Have Become' A visual arts exhibition
Booking via orlo.uk/bookings_Bzfnr

Hi all,

There's only a few days remaining to be one of our six Co-Producers for the Communities of Liberation project. More information on how to apply, orlo.uk/R3to8

#communitiesofliberation #blackhistory