Unfortunately this talk has had to be cancelled. We hope to be able to run it at a later date. Barnwell in the late 19th and early 20th centuries – poor, hungry, overcrowded and long vilified by the Victorian middle classes as the haunt of wastrels, ne’er-do-wells and the plain wicked – became the focus […]
The Engineer, The Crown, The Flying Pig, the Broadway, the Radio... and me... The story begins as a cowboy in Pontypool, South Wales comes east to a Hills Road inn, taking in Great Wilbraham on the way. There results quite a lot of violence, a dead body in the Cam and, topically, the avoidance of […]
Our February talk is from award-winning author, writer and publisher Shahida Rahman. My family has been part of the fabric of Cambridge for over 60 years. My late father was a successful restauranteur who settled on Mill Road. Listen to the story of one of the earliest settlers from East Pakistani (now Bangladesh) in Cambridge. Shahida was born and […]
For our April event we present three short talks on archives and digital history. Mary Burgess (Cambridgeshire Collection) shares details of what materials the collection holds, and how you can access some of these online. Jim Costin (Cambridge University Library) offers tips and tricks on looking after digital records.Mary Naylor (Cambridgeshire Family History Society) looks […]
For our May event we have a short Annual General Meeting, followed by a talk from Helen Weinstein about Victorian Sturton Town. The timeline for the evening is as follows. 7:15pm: The Zoom room is open7:30pm: AGM, a short review of the year from our chair, Lucy Walker, a look ahead, and an opportunity for […]
Mary Naylor recounts Stories from Mill Road Cemetery: as told to the Friends of Mill Road Cemetery For every person buried in Mill Road Cemetery, the website has a message which reads If you have any further information about this person or family, please contact us at Friendsofmillroadcemetery@gmail.com. We are fortunate in that this has led to many people […]
As part of our events for Open Cambridge 2021 we present a film from Shahida Rahman on the History of Indian Restaurants in Cambridge.
A group of several score objects from a working class home in are being donated to the Museum of Cambridge. They were owned by Charles (1867-1912) and Clara Crouch (nee Peacock) (1872-1949) of and some of their 9 children. This survival is rare because it is so well documented and supplemented by family photographs. This illustrated talk will explore […]
Local historian Tamsin Wimhurst uncovers the fascinating and often hidden history of the laundresses of Cambridge. Why a talk about laundry and washing? In 19th century Cambridge there were more women involved in the industry than in any other work. It was a job that they could turn to even during the toughest of times and one that […]
February's talk is from Hill's Road student Michael Large who has been sketching some of Cambridge's famous, and less famous, buildings. Cambridge is too often seen as nothing but a university city. The town outside the gown is packed full of rich historical, global and personal colour, which I have always wanted to share as […]