Sat 12 Sep 26
Sat 12 Sep:10am-12.30pm with talks at specific times; Free Entry.
Shropshire Archives, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ
Heritage Open Day: An exhibition of original archive documents and three short talks on working lives from the early modern to Victorian times. The Archives will be open from 10am to 12.30pm with talks at the following times:
10.15am Using records from our Quarter Sessions collection, Dr Hannah Robb will explore how women in the early modern economy make a living.
11.00am Local historian Nigel Hinton will explore Shrewsbury`s local heroes working in the wool trade in 1588, who were also members of trained bands preparing for invasion
12.00pm Discover working lives at Shrewsbury Flax Mill with local historian and volunteer, Penny Ward
There will be an exhibition of original documents celebrating the lives of ordinary workers in Shropshire...
