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Memories are Made of This

Mon 27 Sep 2021

Memories are Made of This

Old documents and treasures are wonderful, but so often kept out of sight in boxes and drawers. Join us for this craft workshop where we will be making memory boxes. Do bring photos, letters, diaries, souvenirs and po.....Read more

Living Amongst Strangers

Tue 28 Sep 2021

Living Amongst Strangers

Emigration and immigration records for family historians (online) In this session, we will be looking at records that tell the story of your family making the momentous decision to emigrate, travel or become a citizen.....Read more

Getting started at HALS October 2021

Mon 11 Oct 2021

Getting started at HALS October 2021

A guide to researching our archive and local studies resources Are you new to research in Archives and Local Studies? Join us for this free tour/workshop where you will be shown how to access our collections using in.....Read more

Getting started with your Caribbean family history (online event

Thu 14 Oct 2021

Getting started with your Caribbean family history (online event

This Black History Month, are you interested in researching your Caribbean ancestry but don't know where to start? Take the plunge at this online introductory session. This workshop includes a case study tracing one fa.....Read more

I Witness: Hertfordshire & the slave trade

Thu 21 Oct 2021

I Witness: Hertfordshire & the slave trade

This Black History Month, see original documents revealing Hertfordshire's connections to the slave trade and its abolition. Booking required: half hourly sessions from 5pm - 7pm. FREE, donations welcome...Read more

A Drop of Ink

Fri 22 Oct 2021

A Drop of Ink

Join us for this fascinating workshop. Iron gall ink has been used since the 5th century. It is one of the most important inks in Western culture and we owe much of our recorded history to this ink. Our conservator wi.....Read more

A Drop of Ink: November workshop

Mon 15 Nov 2021

A Drop of Ink: November workshop

Join us for this fascinating workshop. Iron gall ink has been used since the 5th century. It is one of the most important inks in Western culture and we owe much of our recorded history to this ink. Our conservator wi.....Read more

Best Days of Your Life...

Thu 02 Dec 2021

Best Days of Your Life...

Join us for a screening of school days gone by from our region. We’ll see a silent film showing a typical day in infant school from the mid 1930s, a secondary from the late 1940s and grammar schools from the late 1950s......Read more

Getting started at HALS December 2021

Mon 06 Dec 2021

Getting started at HALS December 2021

A guide to researching our archive and local studies resources. Are you new to research in Archives and Local Studies? Join us for this free tour/workshop where you will be shown how to access our collections using inde.....Read more

Getting started with family history (online event)

Mon 24 Jan 2022

Getting started with family history (online event)

Have you always wanted to try researching your family tree but didn’t know how to begin? Join us at this session where we will introduce you to the basic sources and give you helpful tips for successful research. Led by.....Read more

Fever! The History of Disease in Herts (online event)

Thu 27 Jan 2022

Fever! The History of Disease in Herts (online event)

This talk traces the many diseases and epidemics that have affected Hertfordshire since the 1300s. We'll be exploring original records to find out how local people were affected by the 'swetyng sycknesse', smallpox, cho.....Read more

Getting started at HALS Feb 2022 (online event)

Mon 07 Feb 2022

Getting started at HALS Feb 2022 (online event)

A free guide to researching our archive and local studies resources. As this talk will be hosted using MS Teams, participants will need access to a computer, tablet or phone with audio. Instructions for joining the ta.....Read more

Protest and Change: Hertfordshire people taking a stand online

Thu 24 Feb 2022

Protest and Change: Hertfordshire people taking a stand online

In the half century since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England, views and laws have shifted. Join us online for this talk as we chart a course through the Wolfenden Report, Section 28, civil partner.....Read more

Hertfordshire's Masonic Connection (online event)

Wed 09 Mar 2022

Hertfordshire's Masonic Connection (online event)

This talk delves into the history of Freemasonry and its connection to Hertfordshire that has existed since the mid-18th century, whilst exploring some of their practices and secrets. Discover original records that were .....Read more

Getting started at HALS March 2022 (online event)

Tue 01 Mar 2022

Getting started at HALS March 2022 (online event)

A free guide to researching our archive and local studies resources. As this talk will be hosted using MS Teams, participants will need access to a computer, tablet or phone with audio. Instructions for joining the ta.....Read more

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