All history Events (80)

Evening talk:Meet the Author: Catching Falling Stars Researching and writing a Haringey-based WW2 children’s novel

March 27, 2019 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Bruce Castle Museum Highly-acclaimed children’s author and Haringey resident Karen McCombie (external link) has written over 90 children’s books which have been published worldwide. Her latest novel, 'Little Bird Flies'… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: reminiscence, older, people, women's, history, month, local, heritage, free, talk

Piecing Together the Past: Tracing Lost Films

April 29, 2019 from 12:15pm to 1:30pm – Bruce Castle Museum INTERESTED IN OLD FILMS? Piecing Together the Past: Tracing Lost Films By Ian Christie, Professor of Film and Media History, Birkbeck College Did you know that one of the early film pioneers Robert… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: lunchtime, talk, films, heritage, local, history

SORRY - Postponed - History Walk in Alexandra Park

May 29, 2019 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Alexandra Park Sorry - the walk has been postponed until the Summer due to illness. This will be a whistle-stop tour of the park’s history, from its beginnings as a dairy farm, through horse racing and people-carry… Event added by Stephen Middleton | Type: history, friends of parks

EXHIBITION - We Made It! Haringey’s BAME creators and innovators

June 5, 2019 at 1pm to July 14, 2019 at 5pm – Bruce Castle Museum We Made It! salutes past and present-day BAME creativity and innovation – all from Haringey. Exploring the collections from Bruce Castle Museum and Haringey Archive, this exhibition celebrates the mo… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: exhibition, bame, arts, windrush, haringey, culture, local, history
Evening talk: Black Britons in Art, 1780 to 1840

June 5, 2019 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Bruce Castle Museum Come along to Bruce Castle for this evening talk by Dr Jan Marsh, writer, curator, and 19th century portraiture specialist. In the long decades of the Abolitionist campaigns against British and Ameri… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: evening, talk, local, history, heritage, black, art, free

History Walk

July 24, 2019 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Alexandra Park For those who know nothing of Alexandra Park's history, and for those who know a little but would like to know more... Join Gordon for a whistle-stop tour of the Park and its history - from balloons… Event added by Stephen Middleton | Type: walks, history

Mapping My Story - A Free Creative Map Art Workshop

January 25, 2020 from 10am to 1pm – Bruce Castle Museum INTERESTED in a free art workshop at Bruce Castle Museum? Then here's another chance to book yourself on the 'Mapping My Story - A Free Creative Map Art Workshop', led by Siân Pattenden, book and map… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: art, workshop, local, history, map, making, free, event

The Russian Anarchists and Dissidents in East London from 1890-1910

January 29, 2020 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Bruce Castle Museum Join us for an evening with Clive Bloom (Emeritus Professor of English and American Studies of Middlesex University), best-selling author and publisher, as he leads us through the shadowy sub-culture… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: radical, history, local, evening, talk

Haringey Local History Fair 2020

February 15, 2020 from 10:30am to 4:30pm – Bruce Castle Museum Time to discover more about Haringey’s wonderful history and community heritage at the annual Haringey Local History Fair at Bruce Castle Museum and Haringey Archive. A chance to get involved, networ… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: local, history, fair, talks, stalls, community, heritage

Women’s History Month Launch at the Castle

March 1, 2020 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – Bruce Castle Museum Join us at Bruce Castle for the launch of Women’s History Month in Haringey, with speeches and performances by local young women and a keynote speech by civil rights campaigner and community activist… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: women's, history, month, whm, launch, panel, discussion, keynote, speech