Sheffield Branch Programme 2024-25

 

Venue: Lecture Theatre, Grayson Building, Birkdale School, Oakholme Road, S10 3DH. Entrance via the Endcliffe Crescent gate. Parking available.

Meetings are usually held on the first or second Thursday of the month, doors will open at 7pm and the lecture will start at 7.30pm promptly

Associate Members £20 per annum. National members free. Visitors £5
All branch enquiries to janine.baigent@hotmail.com 07719 742 305

2024

Thursday 10 October
After Watergate, Political Scandals from Nixon to Trump
A lecture by Professor Peter Ling (Nottingham University)

Saturday 26 October
A Day trip to Birmingham

Thursday 7 November
Learned, Chatty and Useful: The Varied Career of William Bragge
A lecture by Mr. David Boursnell (Sheffield)

Sunday 10 November
Remembrance Sunday at the General Cemetery

Thursday 14 November, 5pm for 5.30pm, Sheffield University, Lecture Room 6, Diamond Building
The HA Great Debate – Sheffield Branch Heat
Debate Question: How can your local history tell a global story?

Saturday 23 November
A Day trip to Breedon Hill and Calke Abbey

Thursday 28 November
The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible
A lecture by Professor George Brook (Manchester University)

Thursday 12th December
HA Sheffield Branch Annual Dinner at the Royal Victoria Hotel

2025

Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January
Sheffield Heritage Fair at the Millenium Galleries

Thursday 9 January
The Want of Sufficient Men: Apprenticeship, Exploitation and the Rise of the British Fishing Industry 1840 – 1914
A lecture by Dr. Martin Wilcox (Hull University)

Thursday 6 February
Sheffield Castle: Archaeology, History and Regeneration
A lecture by Professor John Moreland (Sheffield University)

Saturday 8 February
A day trip to South Yorkshire – Three Churches

Thursday 6 March
Early Methodism in Sheffield: The Need for Appraisal
A lecture by Dr. Simon Valentine (Bradford University)

Saturday 15 March
A day trip to Wentworth Woodhouse

Thursday 3 April
How Two Cities and a Little Village Dealt with the Plague
A lecture by Dr. Jenny Stephenson (Sheffield GP and Author)

Saturday 12 April
A day trip to Cresswell Craggs and Welbeck Abbey

Thursday 8 May
Empire of Propaganda: The Press and Politics in Twentieth Century Britain
A lecture by Professor Adrian Bingham (Sheffield University)

Saturday 10 May
Chesterfield Canal (Boat and Lunch)

Monday 26 May (to 1 June)
A trip to France TBC

Thursday 12 June
Gender and Genre: Women’s Reading Habits in Seventeenth Century Britain
A lecture by Dr. Hannah Jeans (York University)

Saturday 14 June
A morning walk at Redmires Ridge

Saturday 6 July
The President’s Lunch