A date for your diaries in 2019. The ARA are holding a free event on the 29 January on how to engage diverse communities with archives. This is a topic of interest to many involved in local studies collections, and would also be an good CPD opportunity.
Speakers and topics include:
Penny Allen (The Courtyard Hereford) & Elizabeth Semper O’Keefe (Herefordshire Archives and Records Centre)
‘Who lived in a house like this: creatively engaging care home residents’
Julie Melrose (Islington Local History Centre)
‘Lost Trades of Islington: a collaborative and cross-general project’
Paul Dudman, University of East London
‘Archives, Activism and Action: Participatory Cultural Heritage and Hidden Voices – the Role of Civic Engagement in Enhancing Archives?’
See the full program and book details here.
CILIP Local Studies Group 