We are excited to invite you to a special training event focusing on the local history and heritage of North West Leicestershire, tailored specifically for both primary and secondary educators. Sign up here:
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The next stop on EMOHA's tour of the region will be at Robert Hall Church, Narborough Rd, Leicester, Tuesday 19th March at 7pm. This FREE talk will focus on how to record & preserve oral histories, with lots of local examples. #LeicesterHistory Leicester Museums & Galleries Leics Record Office

Over the next couple of months we're travelling the length & breadth of the East Midlands giving talks & running drop-in events. To see if we're going to be near you for a cup of tea & natter, have a look at our itinerary on our latest blog, 'On the Road': eastmidsoha.home.blog/2024/02/23/on-…

This coming Tuesday afternoon we will be at Harborough Museum playing voices from our collections, showing how to use recording equipment, chatting about oral history. Join us for tea/biscuits & memories! marketharborough.com Harborough Mail Market Harborough WI Market Harborough CC   #Harborough

EMOHA will in Rutland Museum this Thursday! Drop in for tea, cake and listen to memories from our collections, 2-4pm. Then giving a talk at Museum for Rutland Local History & Record Society at 7.30pm. All welcome! Oakham Nub News Rutland & Stamford Sound Rutland Council L&R Heritage Forum

Free oral history archive talk with Colin Hyde Colin Hyde at #MeltonMowbray #Library 11th March at 7pm. Free tickets available here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/oral-history…

I’m giving an online talk about servants and the #18thcentury Grand Tour to YaleBritishArt on 30 Jan, 5.30pm UK, using servants’ journals to explore work, relationships and experiences abroad, as well as memories of travel. You can sign up for free here! britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-pr…

It's Christmas! Enhance your celebrations with memories of Christmas celebrations in the early part of the 20th century, including preparations, decorations, the shops, customs, Christmas dinner and how people celebrated the festival: specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collec…

Isn't the cold horrible? But it's probably not as bad as the winter of 1947. This page, created by one of our volunteers, features memories of one of the worst winter in living memory, when everything froze - leicester.omeka.net/exhibits/show/…

When Saturday comes, football will be watched & played. In 1949 Leicester City FC made it to the final of the FA Cup, but started a trend of losing finals that lasted until 2021. Relive the 1949 campaign via this video made by volunteer Rob Baser: youtu.be/8OsfZzexR9c?si…

We recently received a lovely collection of wildlife recordings from Phil Rudkin, who has been recording since the 1970s. School of Museum Studies work placement, Wenxuan, has written this appreciation of the collection, complete with wonderful animal sounds: leicester.omeka.net/exhibits/show/…

Have you ever wondered how to edit ¼' magnetic tape? Of course you have, but wonder no more as we show you how. Shot by our School of Museum Studies work placements for a web exhibition about the life of a sound archive, prepare your razor blade & sticky tape: youtu.be/Ue5t8RYMafU?si…

What, you say, a map showing where all our collections have come from across the East Midlands? What a great idea! Yes, thanks to our Museum Studies student, Lingyun, we have just that. Explore our collections, on a map, here: tinyurl.com/4pw92x27

What was Leicester like after WW2? This EMOHA web exhibition uses oral history, photos, documents, & original text to illustrate Leicester 1945-1962. An added bonus are the wonderful photos by Harold White, taken for the British Council in 1945. Enjoy: leicester.omeka.net/exhibits/show/…

The weekend is for leisure pursuits. What options were available to people after WW2? Our guide to post-war leisure in Leicester includes 'What's on in Leicester, March 1956' as well as memories of the Capital T Club (T is for Temperance): leicester.omeka.net/exhibits/show/…

Want to be an oral historian? Not sure where to start?Then this online taster sess is for you! Limited places. 14thDec10.30 -12 noon facilitated ⁦Dr Angela Maye-Banbury⁩ ⁦Oral History Association⁩ ⁦British Library Oral History⁩ ⁦Oral History Network Ireland⁩ ⁦East Midlands Oral History Archive⁩ eventbrite.ie/e/introduction…

This is a 10 minute clip but is worth listening to the end. Leicestershire & Rutland people reflect on the end of WW1 and the consequences for them and their families. Part of 2 hours of WW1 memories of the home front you can find on EMOHA’s website. on.soundcloud.com/ubPArW5nhLhJKL…

Some interesting talks coming up Church Monuments All Hallows 2023 autumn series of lectures. Late Medieval Charnel & Monuments tomorrow (31st)! Details: churchmonumentssociety.org/events

SOUNDS FOR THE FUTURE | Join us for our end of project celebration on Wed 25 October drop-in 1-4 pm | short talks | vintage sound kit | sound collections from across the region. Full details on our blog eastmidsoha.home.blog/2023/10/16/cel… #oralhistory #Leicester #archives

Lost Houses of Stoneygate kicks ⁦Leicester Vic Soc⁩ autumn talks. Lovely setting for a fascinating talk!