Friends of Nottinghamshire Archives (FONA)

"The History of Busking and Street Performance" - a talk by Dave Mooney
2024-07-20 11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Nottinghamshire Archives, County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, NG2 1AG, United Kingdom
This talk focuses on the period since the Industrial Revolution and highlights the lives and careers of notable performers from Regency fiddlers, through Victorian London, the Great Depression and into the Hit Parade!
Free to FONA members, guests are asked to make a £3 donation. Tea, coffee and
biscuits from 10.30 am

"In and out of Wedlock: four 19th Century Case Studies" - a talk by Karen Winyard
2024-10-19 11:00 - 12:30 | Nottinghamshire Archives, County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, NG2 1AG, United Kingdom
The 19th century saw an increasing movement to reform the legal
system both generally and with regard to married women’s rights. At the
same time women, though disenfranchised, were becoming politically active
with the feminist movement in its infancy. The battle for women’s suffrage
could not be fought successfully until there had been radical changes in
society’s perception of women, particularly married women, changes that
could only be achieved as women found the courage to share their
experiences in and out of wedlock. This talk looks at four women who found
that courage in their own personal lives and contributed in their own small
way to the groundswell of public opinion in Nottinghamshire.
Free to FONA members, guests are asked to make a £3 donation. Tea, coffee and
biscuits from 10.30 am.

A members meeting: My Family - Member's short talks from their family history
2024-11-30 11:00 - 12:30

Nottingham's Dark Side - a talk by Chris Weir
2025-01-18 11:00 - 12:30
In the late 1500s John Darrell , who farmed land in the county discovered he had powers to exorcise demons. He rose to national prominence by exorcising William Somers, a Nottingham apprentice. So what happened next?

Shining a Light - Aspects of the history of nursing in Nottinghamshire - a talk by David Stewart
2025-03-01 11:00 - 12:30 | Nottinghamshire Archives, County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, NG2 1AG, United Kingdom

Annual General Meeting followed by a talk on "The Historic Parks and Gardens of Nottinghamshire" by Jason Morden
2025-04-05 11:00 - 12:30 | Nottinghamshire Archives, County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, NG2 1AG, United Kingdom

"Some Nottingham Women Artists: an explorartion of less well-known women artists in the 19th and early 20th century" - a talk by Sian Trafford
2025-06-21 11:00 - 12:30

"Women in Medieval Nottingham" - a talk by Dr Richard Goddard
2025-09-20 11:00 - 12:30
