At this Saturday's (20 Apr) Leicester #StGeorgesDay Festival experience living history with #Vikings of Middle England & Lord Thomas Grey's Regiment. Learn about replica weaponry and come face to face with a Viking! visitleicester.info/whats-on/st-ge…

Tomorrow!👇🏼

An exhibition of photographs celebrating Leicester’s famous Golden Mile is on display at the LRI. Kavi Pujara has now brought his work to Level 0, Balmoral building, following its display at Leicester Museums & Galleries.

Advanced notice of the next meeting for the Leicester branch. All welcome, no need to book. Please note new venue !
Leicester Museums & Galleries Leics Record Office Leicester Libraries and Community Centres

Jewry Wall Roman Museum re-opening next year Jewry Wall Roman Museum #Leicester #Roman timeout.com/uk/news/a-15-m…

Free #BelgraveHall Guided Tours

Free guided tours of the wonderful Belgrave Hall and Gardens are available this Spring and Summer.

Book your free place online: leicestermuseums.org/BelgraveHallTo…

Our next lecture is on 18 April 19.30 on Brewing History and Pubs in Leicester, by Laura Hadland.

Venue: New Walk Museum.
Free entry.

Look forward to seeing you there.

🏺 Our Geopark is offering a free Time Team-style archaeological dig for Year 9 & 10 students - with Prof. Carenza Lewis! Schools in and around the Geopark can apply.

📅 May 22-24

🌐 Find out more and how to apply for places on our website: charnwoodforest.org/time-team-styl…

Ride Leicester Gates & Gatas Ride ! letsride.co.uk/rides/ride-lei… Visit Leicester ChooseHowYouMove Breeze Network Leics BBC Radio Leicester Janet Hudson Jim Butler Leicester Museums & Galleries

Another excellent turnout for last night's 60th anniversary event at St Margaret's Church in Leicester!

Thank you to everybody who came along, and keep an eye out for details on our next event.

This will certainly be an engaging event, so please come along!

New Blog!
'Snakes with glass eyes and other distractions' .... on the wonderful by-ways the local newspapers offer to historians.... by Cynthia Brown.

Read here:
lahs.org.uk/blog/snakes-wi…

New Blog!

Leicestershire and Rutland’s Holy Wells.

Bob Trubshaw takes a fresh look at some of the area's Holy Wells, exploring both their roots and the folklore surrounding them.

lahs.org.uk/blog/leicester…

Treated myself to more beautifully painted peg dolls from Etsy. These were all female Tudor monarchs in their own right. Can you name them? One is easy.

New Blog!

Leicestershire and Rutland’s Holy Wells.

Bob Trubshaw takes a fresh look at some of the area's Holy Wells, exploring both their roots and the folklore surrounding them.

lahs.org.uk/blog/leicester…

LAHS will be here as well ... see you there!

Come see us at University of Leicester Heritage Hub
23 Mar 2024, 11am-4pm

With arts & crafts, campus heritage trails, historical re-enactments & activities for all ages there's something for everyone!

@librarydmu Visit Leicester dmuleicester DMUforLife DMU History DMUMuseum

Published by Taylor & Francis Research Insights which has transformative agreements with many universities.... so your submission may be #openaccess at no charge to you

Hoskins Day 2024

Saturday 01 June, University of Leicester, from 12:00 noon until 4:00pm including tours of the Special Collections.

The keynote speaker is Prof Corinne Fowler

Landscape history after Hoskins: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain

englishlocalhistory.org/wp/2024/02/16/…