Local History Talks
Dudley Libraries hold a series of Local History Talks throughout the year. Please see below details of talks being held in 2009/2010.
 
 
Dudley Archives and Local History Service Local History Talks
 
Dudley Archives and Local History Service, Local History Talks are held at the Dudley Archives and Local History Service in Mount Pleasant Street, Coseley. Talks start at 7.30pm, admission free to members of 'Friends of Dudley Archives' or £2.00 to non members. Contact 01384 812770 for more information.
 
  • Thursday 3rd September 2009: Caravan to India, by Ed Shore (comedian)
 
  • Thursday 1st October 2009: Bantock House, by Pat Boyd
 
  • Thursday 5th November 2009: Myths and Legends, by David Vodden
 
 
Dudley Library Local History Talks
 
Dudley Library Local History Talks will take place at 14:30 in the Meeting Room on the Second Floor, Dudley Library. Admission £1.00, refreshments served. Contact 01384 815560 for more information.
 
  • Wednesday 23rd September 2009: A History of Dudley Library, by Jim Dean
 
  • Wednesday 21st October 2009: The Glory of the Black Country 1800 - 1830
 
  • Wednesday 18th November 2009: A History of Stourbridge canal, by David Hickman
 
  • Wednesday 27th January 2010: Growing up in a Black Country village in the 1950s/60s, by Terry Church
 
  • Wednesday 24th February 2010: Himley Hall: past and present, by Alan Pearce
 
  • Wednesday 24th March 2010: Life and times of Dolly Allen, Black Country comedienne, by Ken Allen
 
 
Halesowen Library Local History Talks
 
Halesowen Library Local History Talks will take place at 14:30 in the Shenstone Theatre, Floor 7, Halesowen Library. Doors open at 14:00, admission £1.00. Refreshments served. Contact 01384 812982 for more information.
 
  • Wednesday 16th September 200: New uses for old buildings, by Alan Smith
 
  • Wednesday 21st October 2009: Stourbridge in the 1850s, by David Hickman
 
  • Wednesday 18th November 2009: Rowley Regis and Old Hill in times gone by, by Edward Chitham
 
  • Wednesday 16th December 2009: Radio sounds of the 1950s, by Mike Dickins
 
  • Wednesday 20th January 2010: Backs to backs, by Derek Clark
 
  • Wednesday 17th February 2010: Brunel: a Victorian genius, by Ray Sturdy
 
  • Wednesday 17th March 2010: The Foleys of the 17th Century, by Roy Peacock
 
 
 
Stourbridge Library Local History Talks
 
Stourbridge Library Local History Talks will take place at 14:30 in the Wollaston Room of Stourbridge Town Hall. Admission £1.00, refreshments served. Contact 01384 812949 for more information.
 
  • Friday 25th September 2009: The Hill family of Dennis, by Don Cochrane
 
  • Friday 30th October 2009: To be arranged
 
  • Friday 27th November 2009: Joys and sorrow of memoir writing, by Jo Stafford
 
  • Friday 29th January 2010: What's in a name, by Trevor Genge
 
  • Friday 26th February 2010: Ancestral piles history, by Gay Hill
 
  • Friday 26th March 2010: Himley Hall: past and present, by Alan Pearce
 
  • Friday 30th April 2010: Around the World with Cedric Hardwicke, by Ian Payne

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