A talk by Alan Dance on how he uses archives to help him writing historical novels. Alan is the author of Narrow Marsh, Leen Times and The Chilwell Ghost, all with a local setting. He has also written The Westbrook Affair which is set in Sheffield. There will be a charge of £5 and refreshments […]
Mark Dorrington will give a short talk about the Department and there will be time to look round and view a selection of items from the collections. There will be a charge of £5 Non members welcome Unfortunately it is not possible to provide refreshments at this meeting. There is a car park, which is […]
Learn how Thomas Forman and his sons developed a printing business which became renown worldwide. View examples of the many products produced by the Company. Examine the contents of Time Capsule buried in 1963 and excavated in 2001. Hear how Forman calendars first published in 1882 became famous worldwide. See the development of Security printing, […]
'You make us so proud' is a project collecting contributions from people of African & Caribbean heritage giving accounts of their families and communities, originally in connection with the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807-2007. The book containing these memories is kept at Nottinghamshire Archives.