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Monthly Archives: November 2017
Hairy Archives: Mayors of Bury
Continuing with our celebrations for ‘Explore Archive Week’ we have taken the challenge to choose something hair-related from our collections. Bring on the marvellous moustachioed mayors of Bury! These hirsute gentleman are also helping us to spread awareness of the … Continue reading
Posted in Explore Archives Week
Tagged archivesexplored, Bury Archives, Bury Lancashire, Bury Mayors, Edwardian Mayors, Explorearchives, explorearchivesweek, George E Wike, hairy archives, James Byron, James K Butcher, John Ashworth, John Hall, John Parks, Lambert Fletcher, Mayors of Bury, movember, Oliver Ormerod Walker, Victorian Mayors, William Smethurst
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Explore Archives Week: The Rate Books
Bury Archives have signed up to an exciting campaign which will take place over the next seven days (18th – 26th November). Led by The National Archives, ‘Explore your Archive’ aims to create awareness of the essential role archives play … Continue reading
Oral History: David Swithenbank
Listening to memories is something we’re very good at doing here in the search room. We hear so many of them during the course of our working day – from all you genealogists, local historians, volunteers, artists and general enquirers! … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries of an Archive Assistant
Tagged archives, Artist, Bury Archives, Bury Art Museum, Bury Art Society, david Swithenbank, Film making, Folk art, Folk dancing, Folk Music, Hill Norway, Hill walking, Holcombe, Hoopoe, India, local history, Memories, Norway, oral history tips, Oral history training, Painting, Portrait of an artist, Ramsbottom, Recording equipment, Reminiscence, Reminiscenses, Royal Colne Morris Dancers, Sculpture, Travel, Vox pops, Wildlife
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