An Viet Foundation was a core part of the community since its formation in 1982. The foundation welcomed refugees to the area and helped them by providing help with local services and also with any other issues such as housing. #vietnamese #hackneyhistory #AVFAFinds

Plaque at Hackney Mortuary presumably about to be unveiled. qv forthcoming movie Operation Mincemeat imdb.com/title/tt187901… as well as the classic The Man who Never Was imdb.com/title/tt0049471 HackneyHistory Walk Hackney

HACKNEY HISTORY COURSE tonight at 7pm!

DE BEAUVOIR HISTORY WALK led by Sean Gubbins of HackneyHistory this Saturday!

Did you know that Henry VIII once had a mansion in Hackney? Find out this and more in Hackney History's online talk on Wednesday 30th March, 'The History of Brooke House, Clapton: Henry VIII's Mansion to Mental Asylum'. Register for your free ticket at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-history-…

Tickets still available for our talk by celebrated author Sarah Wise ('The Blackest Streets'; 'The Italian Boy') at 'The Hackney Archives' in Dalston this coming Tuesday 4th October at 6.30pm: eventbrite.co.uk/e/402379898107 Sarah Wise Women from Hackney’s History Guided Walks HorridHackney Walk Hackney

'Hackney History' talk at Hackney Archives Tue 28 Feb, 18.30-19.30 Serious Money and Hackney: Urban explorer Caroline Knowles explores how finance has taken up residence in Hackney & Shoreditch. What does this mean for those who live there? eventbrite.co.uk/e/serious-mone… Caroline Knowles

BRING YOUR BABY GUIDED LONDON WALK: "Women from Stoke Newington's History" Thur 16 Feb, 11am-2pm Book: BringYourBaby.org Suffragettes, Tudors, Barbara Windsor, Salvation Army, Daniel Defoe, murder, writers, refuges, schools, campaigners, 2 churches & Abney Park cemetery.

The The Hackney Society's recent film #WomenOfAbney - giving voice to thirteen women from history whose lives ended at Abney Cemetery is now available to watch online at youtu.be/T8aLv4j80pc The film was co-produced by The Tower Theatre and Abney Park Trust

It features local actors and costumes from @TowerTheatre and music by Luc Vanlaere. The stories are adapted from the book Women from Hackney's History. More info can be found at hackney.hk/film

Stoke Newington History The Hackney Society The Tower Theatre We will screen it when chapel is open… soon!

A Free Talk for Hackney History: "WOMEN FROM SHOREDITCH & HOXTON'S HISTORY" Suffragettes, Tudors, music hall, Queen of the Shoplifters, magicians, businesswomen, engineers, aeronauts and more! eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-from-s… #hackney #hackneyhistory #shoreditch #hoxton #womenshistory

A Free Talk for Hackney History: "WOMEN FROM SHOREDITCH & HOXTON'S HISTORY" Suffragettes, Tudors, music hall, Queen of the Shoplifters, magicians, businesswomen, engineers, aeronauts and more! eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-from-s… #hackney #hackneyhistory #shoreditch #hoxton #womenshistory

BRING YOUR BABY PUB QUIZ at Hoxton Hall, HACKNEY (N1) for ISLINGTON! Fri 15 Sept, 12pm-2.30pm BringYourBaby.org #bringyourbabypubquiz #hoxton #HoxtonHall #n1 #hackney #shoreditch #dalston #stokenewington #islington #highbury #barnsbury #bethnalgreen #e8 #e9 #n16 #ec1 #n5