 D6508-1-1 Haughton Parish Magazine 'Finding a Waif'
"For the Benefit of the Poor": Welfare provision in Staffordshire towns, 1650 - 1950
Saturday 30 October, 10.30am - 3.30pm (via Zoom)
Join us for the annual Victoria County History Study Day in partnership with Keele University which this year will take place online.
Programme
Morning session
10.30 Welcome
10.35 Managing charity in Uttoxeter 1650-1950: A progress report - Dr. Andrew Sargent followed by Q+A
11.30 Thomas Guy: Tamworth's "incomparable benefactor" - Dr. Nigel Tringham followed by Q+A
12.30 Lunch
Afternoon session
1.30 The business of poor relief in early 19th century Staffordshire' - Dr. Peter Collinge followed by Q+A
2.30 Cheadle workhouse from the inside, 1909-1914: "The name workhouse was the worst part of it" - Prof. Alannah Tomkins followed by Q+A
3.30 Close
To book
Places for this event are free. To book please email helen.johnson@staffordshire.gov.uk Delegates will be sent a booking confirmation together with the joining details for the event.
 Extract from patient record
A Case for the Ordinary: Staffordshire's asylums and the patient experience
Staffordshire was home to three County Asylums which opened during the 19th century: Stafford (1818), Burntwood (1864) and Cheddleton (1899). In addition, Coton Hill asylum was opened in 1854 to house private patients from the County Asylum in Stafford.
The story of asylums reflects the developments and innovations which have taken place in the provision of mental health care. Research into the documents and records from these institutions has revealed a wider picture of the patient experience and that of the staff and families who lived in, worked in and visited them.
As part of the wider research project the Wellcome Trust is funding a major new touring exhibition which will launch in January 2022 at the Museum of Cannock Chase in Hednesford. For smaller venues a taster exhibition has been developed which will visit libraries across the County. The new taster exhibition has started its tour at Burntwood Library. Visit the project website to find out more about the research that has been taking place - https://staffordshireasylumrecords.wordpress.com/
 Scouts badges, sweetheart pin cushion, hand-drawn thank you card and Tressy Doll from the collecitons
Meaningful Mementoes goes live!
This week sees the launch of our new online exhibition https://meaningfulmementoes.org.uk/
The exhibition has been designed to explore the stories behind the precious things we keep. The website uses a selection of objects and documents from across the Archive and Heritage Service collections together with personal items selected by members of the staff team.
We want to encourage people to share their favourite memento and its story with us. This could be a souvenir from an unforgettable holiday, something that has been handed down through generations in the family, a cherished photograph or a favourite childhood toy.
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Meaningful Mementoes illustrates how we can connect to others through treasured belongings. We want to hear the story of what it is that you cherish.
Why not visit the website and explore the collections for yourself? There are 4 themes to chose from; gifts, heirlooms, personal items or souvenirs. We look forward to hearing your story.
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 Paper flowerpot workshop with Jennifer Collier (25 September 2021)
The Archives and Heritage Service have been working with the team from Liverpool University over the last few months to support the CLandage project. Many of you will remember the Flood and Drought research which can be viewed on our blog https://floodanddrought.wordpress.com/
The team wanted to capture memories and examples of extreme weather events experienced by people from across the county. The CLandage project will use learning from the past to better understand how communities might adapt to future changes in places and landscapes.
This has given us an opportunity to work in some very different ways to try to capture this information.
We worked with 3 creative practitioners; Staffordshire Poet Laurette Mel Wardle-Woodend, storyteller and author Maria Whatton and artist Jennifer Collier to run a series of workshops and events.
Our poetry workshops with Mel took place on Zoom back in July and were very well attended. The participants had the chance to hear poems about climate, and to use documents and records from the archive collections to create their own pieces of work.
Maria led a storytelling walk across the Washlands of Burton-upon-Trent in August using traditional tales to evoke memories and create new stories. Finally, over the last week Jennifer has led 3 workshops to create domestic items out of paper and facsimile documents which have a narrative of climate and weather. The participants created amazing birdboxes, watering cans and flowerpots while thinking about how weather effects our everyday lives.
To find out more about the CLandage project and the wider partnership visit the website - https://www.ukclimateresilience.org/projects/clandage-building-climate-resilience-through-community-landscapes-and-cultural-heritage/
 Maria's Washlands Walk, August 2021 (Image courtesy of Alice Harvey-Fishenden)
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