Wednesday 19 May
10am – Teesside Archives BlogTeesside Archives take their weekly delve into their collections and consider what documents and artefacts from our past can reveal about people, events, and places.
Get involved: visit the Teesside Archives blog
10am to 11am – Picture Stockton archive
Join Stockton Libraries in their weekly session in which they share photographs from the Picture Stockton collection and prompt memories of times past.
Get involved: visit the Local and Family History Group Facebook group
2pm to 3pm – The Spence Arms and Armour Collection
Chris Young of Preston Hall Museum provides an insight into the Spence Arms and Armour Collection at the museum: how it came about, what it contains, and its significance.
Book: find out more and book tickets for the Spence Arms and Armour Collection talk on Eventbrite
7pm – Want to write historical fiction? Find out what it takes…
Gillie Hatton of Sixth Element Publishing talks to Ken Braithwaite, the author of action-packed historical novels following the adventures of 19th century drovers.
Get involved: watch the Ken Braithwaite interview