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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00 - 16:00

2010 MUSEUM OPENING
Venue:  British Schools Museum

In 2010 we celebrate 200 years of education on the British Schools' site.
Regular opening hours are:
Tuesdays, 10am to 4pm,
Saturdays, 10am to 1pm,
Sundays, 2pm to 5pm.
Admission: £4.50 adults, £2.00 children, £12 Family Ticket. Entry to the tea room and shop is free. www.hitchinbritishschools.org.uk
The contact is : Terry Ransome
Daytime tel : 01462 420144
email :

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:30 - 12:00

Image Roadshow
Venue:  Bishop's Stortford Library

Join us for coffee and cake and meet our friendly history experts from Bishop's Stortford Museum to share your memories of the town and view archive photographs

The Bishop's Stortford Museum are holding a FREE coffee morning at the Bishop's Stortford Library and would love to meet you! Come along and view our archive of photographs of the town and reminisce with others - we want to hear all about your memories of the town. Our friendly experts will be on hand to talk to you throughout the morning which runs from 10.30am - 12pm.

FREE coffee and cake - in the meeting room at the Bishop's Stortford Library. Just ask at the desk when you arrive.
The contact is : Sarah Turner
Daytime tel : 01279 651746
email :

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:30 - 15:00

Toddlers Afternoon
Venue:  Letchworth Museum

Make a mask.
The contact is : Letchworth Museum
Daytime tel : 01462 685 647
email :

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:30 - 15:00

Toddlers Afternoon
Venue:  Letchworth Museum

Play with toys and make a mask to take home. Free fun for the under 5s and their carers.
The contact is : Letchworth Museum
Daytime tel : 01462 685 647
email :

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:00 - 21:00

S.W. Herts. Archaeological & Historical Society
Venue:  Cassio Lodge Watford WD17 4AA

Keith Fitzpatrick Matthews, Archaeology Officer for North Hertfordshire District Council Museums Service will give a talk entitled 'Bad Archaeology'. Keith will explain what he means by Bad Archaeology and how to recognise it and avoid it. He will give many examples to educate and amuse his audience.
Doors open at 7:30pm and visitors are welcome. Cassio Lodge is near to Watford Central Library
The contact is :
Daytime tel : 01923825301

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:45 - 16:45

Simple Science
Venue:  Letchworth Museum

Drop-in after school event to celebrate National Science & Engineering Week.
The contact is : Letchworth Museum
Daytime tel : 01462 685 647
email :

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00 - 20:30

Making Public Histories
Venue:  Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture

David Heathcote is a design historian, writer, curator and broadcaster. In this lecture he will discuss the ways in which the requirements of different media – whether exhibitions, television programmes or publications – shape the ways that history can be told.

History is almost invariably something that we gain understanding of through its articulation in the public domain. Most historians, however, are woefully unprepared for the work necessary to convert their research into something that the public can read, listen to or view.

Historians rarely suspect, when venturing from the quiet world of the University into the realm of public history, that what awaits them are a vast array of good reasons as to why what they want to state cannot be conveyed as they propose. From the length of lines and legal constraints on seemingly innocent material to the necessity for the historian to appear naked before the audience to tell the story, the public realm has much in common with the gladiatorial arena.


£7 full price, £5 concessions,

Lecture starts at 7.30pm.
The contact is : William McDonald
Daytime tel : 02084114394
email :

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:00

A DAY OF CELEBRATION IN HITCHIN
Venue:  British Schools Museum Hitchin

This is a chance for everyone to help the British Schools Museum celebrate a 200 year anniversary.
Welcome Mr Joseph Lancaster to Hitchin as he tours the town in a horse-drawn carriage.
Watch William Wilshere, Thomas Brand (Lord Dacre) and Thomas Dimsey as they recreate the opening of the Dead Street Monitorial School in 1810 - the school that became the British Schools, then Queen Street School, and now the British Schools Museum.
Find out who these people were and the programme of events on our website: www.hitchinbritishschools.org.uk or call 01462 420144.
The contact is : Terry Ransome
Daytime tel : 01462 420144
email :

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:00 - 15:00

Hertford Museum Family Drop-in Day
Venue:  Hertford Museum

Free drop-in. Drop into the museum to explore the new displays & galleries. Try out some of the new family activity trails and enter our fantastic prize draw! Discover the Andrews' Room - a new purpose built building from which our events programme will be run. Museum staff will be on hand to talk to visitors and discuss forthcoming family activities.

Hertford Museum, 18 Bull Plain, Hertford, Herts, SG14 1DT www.hertfordmuseum.org
The contact is : Hertford Museum
Daytime tel : 01992 582686
email :

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:30 - 13:00

Saturday Club: Spring Spectacular
Venue:  Letchworth Museum

Make birdseed balls, plus, puzzles and jokes. Suitable for all ages.

50p per child
The contact is : Letchworth Museum
Daytime tel : 01462 685 647
email :

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:30 - 16:30

The Forties Experience
Venue:  Lincolnsfields Childrens Centre

A chance to take the whole family on a trip back in time to wartime England. The Forties Experience is operated by the Lincolnsfields Children’s Charity and is open to the public on the LAST SUNDAY of EVERY MONTH.
The project is located at Lincolnsfields - the site of Bushey Hall – H.Q. of the 8th USAAF Fighter Command during WWll and is housed in some of the remaining Second World War buildings.
The event is staffed by volunteer period re-enactors and veterans.
Included in the Experience are:
1940’s House – Living room, kitchen, bedroom and hall.
Dig for Victory garden with seasonal crops, Anderson shelter and livestock for food!
London Blitz street scene & public shelter
Militaria Display of uniforms,, weapons, medals & artefacts
Evacuee’s school in the Village Hall
N.A.A.F.I. Cafe – Period refreshments in a period setting. (inc. sampling of war-time recipes.)
WW2 Vehicle Ride – Weather permitting
Admission is only £4 per adult and £3. for children and senior citizens. Open 10.30.am. Closes 4.30.p.m.
Visit can take 2 - 2.5 hours. Last Entry 3.15.p.m.
Visit our website www.fortiesexperience.co.uk
Lincolnsfields Centre , Bushey Hall Drive, Bushey Herts.WD23 2ES
The contact is : Forties Experience
Daytime tel : 01923 233841
email :

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