Friends of Nottinghamshire Archives (FONA)

You Make Us So proud - a talk by Janet Brown
2015-10-31 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Nottinghamshire Archives, County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, NG2 1AG, United Kingdom
‘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.

“Forman of Nottingham - a printing legend”
2015-09-26 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris) | Nottinghamshire Archives, County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, NG2 1AG, United Kingdom
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, Cartons, Labels and much more!
Hear about the recreational facilities and social activities that were available to the
Company’s employees.
Please email Sheila Leeds at smleeds@virginmedia.com if you wish to attend.

A Visit to the Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections of the University of Nottingham - Mark Dorrington
2014-11-12 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Paris) | Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham, Kings Meadow Campus, Nottingham, NG7 2NR, United Kingdom
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 free after 4.30pm

Researching Local History Novels - Alan Dance
2014-09-20 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Paris) | Nottinghamshire Archives, County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, NG2 1AG, United Kingdom
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 will be provided.
Non members are welcome.
Note: Due to building work at the Archives there is no car-parking available on site.
