Library of Birmingham – People's Heritage Co-operative

‘Represent’ launch reflections

18 December, 201829 April, 2019 Rachel Gillies #HLFsupported, Active Wellbeing Society, Birmingham Archives, Christabel Pankhurst, Edgbaston Community Centre, Election, Heritage Lottery Fund, Housing, Khaki Election, Library of Birmingham, Pacificism, Represent, Representation of the People Act, Saheli Hub, Suffrage, Suffragettes, Wolfson Centre, Women's History, Women's Party

The People’s Heritage Co-operative gathered with supporters and partners in The Wolfson Centre at the Library of Birmingham on 15th

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‘Represent’ – PHC launch new HLF funded project

10 December, 20189 January, 2019 Rachel Gillies Birmingham, Birmingham Archives, Celebration, community, Democracy, Edgbaston, events, Feminism, First World War, Gender History, Heritage, History, HLF, Library of Birmingham, Local History, project, Rachel Gillies, Representation of the People Act, Suffrage, Suffragettes, Suffragist, voting, Women's History, WW1

We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded £36,100 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to explore the impact of WW1 and the extension of the franchise on Birmingham’s politics.

Field of Remembrance Paganel School Report WW1

Discovering World War One in our city

26 November, 201822 July, 2019 Marcus Belben Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Hall of Memory, Library of Birmingham, Lodge Hill Cemetery

60 pupils from Paganel Primary School visited Lodge Hill Cemetery, Library of Birmingham, The Hall of Memory and Birmingham Museum

How to Curate an Exhibition

27 October, 20175 December, 2018 Marcus Belben 0 Comments Connecting Stories, Curating, Friction Arts, Library of Birmingham

Putting together a good exhibition can be good fun and rewarding – it takes a lot of thought and, depending

Birmingham Children of War

7 March, 2017 Marcus Belben 0 Comments Children, Learning resource, Library of Birmingham, World War One

Birmingham Children of War in World War One, documented in a recently published learning guide which is to be launched

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Recovery and recuperation in Bournville

8 December, 201610 July, 2019 Marcus Belben Birmingham, Fircroft College, Library of Birmingham, Southern General Hospital, The Beeches, Untold Stories, WW1

Fircroft College during WW1 Thanks LoB: MS 466/3a/831 With the onset of World War 1 and in particular the Gallipoli

Mapping untold stories of World War 1

28 July, 2016 Marcus Belben 0 Comments hospitals, Library of Birmingham, maps, Untold Stories, WW1

Indian Army wounded dressed in ‘Convalescent Blue’ outfit in the Dome, Brighton When what you’re looking at is too huge

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Untold Stories events

29 January, 20163 December, 2019 admin Birmingham Archives, Highbury Hospital, HLF, Library of Birmingham, Local History, military, Moseley, Soldiers, World War 1, WW1

Gym, Highbury Hospital, Reproduced with permission of the Library of Birmingham A series of talks will be held in February

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Wide Eyed with Archives

19 July, 20153 December, 2019 admin Archive club, Birmingham, Birmingham Archives, Library of Birmingham, National Archives, Paganel Archives, Paganel School

Every time I wander through an archive store I get the same thrill from what is around me – a

Rally for the Library of Birmingham

8 February, 2015 Marcus Belben 0 Comments Birmingham, History, Library of Birmingham, Protest, Rally

The rally was against the cuts being proposed to the libraries of Birmingham on National Libraries Day 7th Feb 2015,