News and Events
On This Day, 5 December 1916
On 05, Dec 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Western Daily Press
Tuesday 5 December 1916
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION IN BIRMINGHAM
On This Day, 1 December 1916
On 01, Dec 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Yorkshire Evening Post
Friday 1 December 1916
THE BIRMINGHAM TOWN CLERKSHIP.
On This Day, 28 November 1916
On 28, Nov 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Tuesday 28 November 1916
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
NO WAR ECONOMY THERE.
On This Day, 23 November 1916
On 23, Nov 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post (excerpt)
Thursday 23 November
BIRMINGHAM POLICE COURT.
Yesterday. – Before the Stipendiary (Lord Ilkeston)
A CHARGE OF BIGAMY.
On This Day, 22 November 1916
On 22, Nov 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Wednesday 22 November 1916
HABOURING A DESERTER.
BIRMINGHAM WOMAN SENTENCED.
On This Day, 17 November 1916
On 17, Nov 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette (excerpt)
Friday 17 November 1916
WHAT WAR BREAD WILL BE LIKE.
NEW FLAVOUR AND COLOUR. Read more…
On This Day, 16 November 1916
On 16, Nov 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Gazette 175th Anniversary Supplement
Thursday 16 November 1916
BIRMINGHAM – 1916
Event: The Significance of the First World War Centenary in Transnational Perspective
On 14, Nov 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Significance of the First World War Centenary in Transnational Perspective
On This Day, 14 November 1916
On 14, Nov 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Mail
Tuesday 14 November 1916
MILITARY LECTURES IN BIRMINGHAM.
Exhibition: Honouring Indian Soldiers
On 11, Nov 2016 | In Exhibitions | By Nicola Gauld
Honouring VC Indian Soldiers from World War One is a new exhibition on display at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s Community Gallery.
On This Day, 9 November 1916
On 09, Nov 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Dundee Evening Telegraph
Thursday 9 November 1916
BIRMINGHAM’S FALLEN HEROES.
No Note of Complaint From Parents or Wives.
On This Day, 6 November 1916
On 06, Nov 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Coventry Evening Telegraphy
Monday 6 November 1916
Lord French in the Midlands
INSPECTION OF UNITS OF THE VOLUNTEER FORCE
10 Not Out, Birmingham Hippodrome needs your help!
On 04, Nov 2016 | In Project Updates | By Nicola Gauld
We need YOU…
Real baking challenges from the past!
On 04, Nov 2016 | In Resources | By Nicola Gauld
The commemoration of the First World War has seen a plethora of activity from media, museums, and community groups, much of it supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Talk: Birmingham Children of War Project
On 03, Nov 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Volunteers from the Friends of Birmingham Archives and Heritage will talk about their Heritage Lottery Funded Project: Birmingham Children of War.
Event: Being Human Festival
On 02, Nov 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Being Human Festival
Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the British Academy, Being Human is a national forum for public engagement with humanities research. The festival highlights the ways in which the humanities can inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world.
On This Day, 1 November 1916
On 01, Nov 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Wednesday 1 November 1916
NO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN BIRMINGHAM
Event: International Artistic Creation during World War I
On 01, Nov 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
International Artistic Creation during World War I
Interdisciplinary Symposium, Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum Cardiff,
11 and 12 November 2016
Read more…
Project: ‘Whispers’ – Voices of the Great War, July 10th 2016
On 31, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Taking people of all ages on storytelling sessions around the trench system, that I made at my place of work in Pendine, Carmarthenshire, I realized there was a need to initiate an archive of personal stories.
On This Day, 30 October 1916
On 30, Oct 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Monday 30 October 1916
LIGHTING RESTRICTIONS.
Performance: No Petticoats Here
On 28, Oct 2016 | In Performance | By Nicola Gauld
Louise Jordan will perform songs from No Petticoats Here at Birmingham’s Red Lion Folk Club on November 23 (in support of the Roving Crows)
Event: Dusty’s WW1 Project Needs You!
On 27, Oct 2016 | In Project Updates | By Nicola Gauld
The Dusty’s WW1 project in Cardiff is holding a roadshow event to uncover the history of Ely after the First World War and the development of the housing estate in the 1920s.
Lecture: ‘Questioning Commemoration: the Home Front in the First World War’
On 27, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Tim Curtis Memorial Lecture 2016: ‘Questioning Commemoration: The Home Front in the First World War by Professor Maggie Andrews (University of Worcester)
Wednesday 9th November 7pm, University of Central Lancashire, Foster, Lecture Theatre 4
All Welcome
On This Day, 26 October 1916
On 26, Oct 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Thursday 26 October 1916
HOSPITAL SUNDAY IN BIRMINGHAM.
Workshop: researching newspapers from WW1
On 25, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Newspaper Research workshop
Liz Palmer, Project Manager for the Birmingham Children of War project, will lead a workshop about the use of newspapers for researching the First World War.
Event: Battle of the Somme film
On 24, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
The Battle of The Somme, Imperial War Museums UNESCO listed film screening.
Blakesley Hall, Blakesley Road, Birmingham, B25 8RN
13 November 12pm
On This Day, 23 October 1916
On 23, Oct 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Monday 23 October 1916
QUEEN’S HOSPITAL.
Event report: Community Development Day
On 19, Oct 2016 | In Project Updates | By Nicola Gauld
On 30 September, Birmingham City University hosted the Minding Black Histories in War Times Community Development Day, in which academics, community researchers, and funding representatives came together for a day of discussions and presentations.
On This Day, 18 October 1916
On 18, Oct 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Wednesday 18 October 1916
BIRMINGHAM ALIEN’S OFFENCE.
On This Day, 14 October 1916
On 14, Oct 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Saturday 14 October 1916
BIRMINGHAM PRISONERS OF WAR
WIVES’ VISIT TO HUSBANDS IN SWITZERLAND
On This Day, 13 October 1916
On 13, Oct 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Friday 13 October 1916
BIRMINGHAM JOURNALIST KILLED.
Performance: Over the Top by Chris Cooper
On 11, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Over the Top by Chris Cooper
Part 3 of End of Reason 1914 to 1918
TOURING OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2016
On This Day, 10 October 1916
On 10, Oct 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Evening Despatch
Tuesday 10 October
INGENIOUS LAMP.
IN USE BY BIRMINGHAM POLICE ON POINT DUTY.
Research Bursary: Impact of First World War on medicine and healthcare
On 08, Oct 2016 | In WW1 Projects | By Nicola Gauld
Research Bursary: Impact of First World War on medicine and healthcare
Researcher to be appointed in October 2016. Project to be complete by September 2017.
This is a paid research opportunity.
Read more…
On This Day, 7 October 1916
On 07, Oct 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Post
Saturday 7 October 1916
BIRMINGHAM AND SAILORS’ DAY
Exhibition: Connected Histories: Muslims in the First World War
On 06, Oct 2016 | In Exhibitions | By Nicola Gauld
Xtra Mile West Midlands CIC invites you to the exhibition launch for Connected Histories: Muslims in the First World War.
On This Day, 3 October 1916
On 03, Oct 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Tuesday 3 October 1916
BIRMINGHAM SOLDIER WEDS
Event: Black Soldiers of WW1
On 01, Oct 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
Recognize Black Heritage & Culture presents Black Soldier of WW1 followed by a screening of the film Mutiny.
Event: Cardiff BookTalk, David Jones, In Parenthesis
On 29, Sep 2016 | In Events | By Nicola Gauld
In the centenary year of the Battle of the Somme, Cardiff BookTalk returns for 2016/17 with an exciting event considering David Jones’s First World War classic, In Parenthesis.
On This Day, 27 September 1916
On 27, Sep 2016 | In On This Day | By Nicola Gauld
Birmingham Daily Gazette
Wednesday 27 September 1916
BIRMINGHAM CENTENARIAN.
