The Staffordshire Record Office is currently closed whilst building works commence on the new Staffordshire History Centre. This includes the William Salt Library and archives. Updates will be posted on social media and on the Staffordshire History Centre website, link is here Link to updates: Staffordshire History Centre website and their Twitter feed. There is… Continue reading
Category: Local History
Local History
Birthday celebrations and the road to Santiago
I had read about the pilgrimage route to Santiago and decided that for this year, my 50th birthday, I’d like to go to Santiago de Compostela. I planned to take one of the pathways that lead from France to the north western Spain, driving mostly and then walking some of the route. However, when I’d… Continue reading
The Temperance Movement
I recently purchased a small, pocket sized Temperance Daily Text book from a charity shop. It is a dual-purpose book, incorporating pages to add birthdays. The inscription in the front pages includes details of the recipient of the book from her sister and within further writings, birthdays are recorded for the parents. I decided to… Continue reading