Wednesday 4 November 2015

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Workshop: An Introduction to House History

Workshop: An Introduction to House History

Saturday 14 November, 2-4pm
Vestry House Museum
£5, tickets can be purchased at the Museum in advance

Curious about the history of your house but not sure where to start? In this introduction to house history research, Dr Neil Houghton of the Walthamstow Historical Society will reveal the types of archival sources available and how to use them.

Talk: The Last Sack of Potatoes: Stories from the Workhouse

Sunday 15 November, 2pm
Vestry House Museum
Free

Find out more about the people who lived in the workhouse through the wealth of stories contained in the Poor Law records held at Waltham Forest Archives. A talk by Dr Mary Clare Martin from the University of Greenwich and Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society.
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