House History

Explore Your Archive events at Vestry House Museum View this email in your browser 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. Copyright © 2015 Vestry House Museum, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to Vestry House Museum's mailing list. Our mailing address is: Vestry House Museum Vestry Road London, E17 9NH United Kingdom