John Louis Petit exhibition - his paintings were scattered after his death but now at least 50 gathered together & shown to the public for first time Rutland County Museum 23 Aug - 4 Oct 2025 #art #19thcentury

#BHeritageWeek Come and join us on Saturday 13 September 11 am - 1 pm for a free introduction to how we can help your family history research. Booking is essential – tinyurl.com/FamilyHistoryT… LibraryofBirmingham Bham Heritage Week

Midland History Essay Prize of £400 is offered for the best essay on an historical subject relating to midland England. Deadline for entries 31 Oct 2025 See #OpenAccess examples of previous winning essays More details about how to enter below (1/2) tandfonline.com/journals/ymdh2…

To enter the Midland History Essay Prize, essay must be a genuine work of original research, not published or accepted for publication as an article or a chapter in an edited collection book. Max. 10,000 words, including footnotes, tables and figure captions (2/2) More Details 👇

The new season of lectures commences on 25 Sept. The Scarborough Lecture on Medieval History Dr Dean Irwin Dr Dean Irwin - 'The Medieval Jewish Communities of the East Midlands' 7.30pm, De Montfort University, Clephan Building, Rm 0.01. Free entry lahs.org.uk/events/scarbor…

If the digitised newspapers weren't enough - there’s a FREE talk at Shropshire Archives on Thursday 25 Sept at 2pm. Perfect chance to find out about this amazing resource can help research local and family history. Hope to see you there! orlo.uk/mqyG0

'Common Threads' Tues - Fri 10am-5pm Normal admission applies Oliver Baker was an artist, jewellery designer, author & antiquarian. He scoured the rural counties of the Midlands & Wales seeking out rare furniture finds, including the collections at Selly Manor & Packwood House.

The Autumn edition of The Blackcountryman magazine is now available to buy from the Black Country Living Museum shop. 96 pages full of Black Country goodness.

Thurs 25 Sept -5.30-7.30 pm. An introduction to both Warstone Lane & Key Hill Cemeteries at Dusk. Thurs 25 Sept -5.30-7.30 pm. eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduct…

The World Turned Upside Down The World Turned Upside Down have just realised the first in a new series of podcasts which will be released over the autumn. The first episode is a fascinating look into historical fiction and the #BritishCivilWars by Farah Mendlesohn. Link in next tweet...

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A new season of talks from the Centre for Midlands History & Cultures begins next month! We begin with a house history - Winterbourne, Edgbaston, #Birmingham 📅Thurs 16 October 🕰️7:00-8:00pm Online via Zoom All Welcome eventbrite.co.uk/e/winterbourne…

The Autumn edition of The Blackcountryman magazine is now available to buy from Red House Cone, Wordsley. 96 pages full of Black Country goodness.

🚨What's that?🚨 You want FREE access to 17 brilliant #RailwayHistory articles from the Journal of Transport History? All yours! For #Railway200 the JTH has put together a virtual collection of articles, & until 15 October they're free! railway200 journals.sagepub.com/topic/collecti…

Dudley History Festival 11th to 31st October/ More details of talks and other events at better.org.uk/library/dudley…

Archives Basics - a useful resource from The National Archives for those new to the sector, or those who may not be archive professionals – such as members of community archives and owners of private collections. #archives #ArchivesWM nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-secto…

Cadburys started as a shop in 1824. But did you know to concentrate on the manufacture of chocolate, John Cadbury transferred the shop to his nephew Richard Cadbury Barrow? It was renamed Barrow's Stores & traded for 120 years 👉shorturl.at/jagK3 Birmingham Archives & Collections

Black Country Society History Day 8/11/2025. After Agenoria: Aspects of the Railway Revolution in the Black Country. Organised in cooperation with the Black Country Living Museum. The programme for the day and booking details can be downloaded from tickets.bclm.com/127979/127980