Northumberland Archives is holding the following series of online talks in early 2021 as part of its Covid Recovery Work supported by the National Heritage Lottery Fund. All the talks start at 7pm and are free to attend.

Booking is via Eventbrite 

Thursday 7th January 2021
Evidence of Women and their Lives in the Berwick Archives : Linda Bankier

Thursday 21st January
The Butler Family of Ewart Park : Sarah Littlefear, Archivist

Thursday 28th January
Frogs, Hermits and History:...

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Northumberland Archives will be running a series of free online talks via Zoom over the next couple of months.  The first one takes place on Thursday, 26th November at 7.00pm : 

An Introduction to Northumberland Archives – by Michael Geary

Michael is an archivist at Woodhorn and his talk will be a great introduction for people who are thinking of visiting an archive when they reopen or for regular visitors who want to know more.

The talks are arranged thanks to the generosity of the National Lottery Heritage Fund. 
To book a place, follow this link to Eventbrite...

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The 7th Berwick Literary Festival takes place from 15th to 18th October 2020, and this year it goes online.  All events are free to attend.  There is something here for everyone – the team have put in a huge amount of work to go online this year and ensure that the Festival still happens despite the present situation.

The full programme can be seen on the Festival website, and tickets for individual events should be booked in advance Events

Berwick’s Heritage Open Days are taking place this year between Friday 11th and Sunday 20th September 2020 – but with a difference. Most of the events will take place online.  There will be virtual tours, live talks, quizzes, and Question Time sessions, all of which can be enjoyed from home. There will also be self-guided walks to discover different aspects of Berwick’s history, using guides which can be downloaded or followed online.

Go to the Berwick HODS website to find out details of everything that is on offer:

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Friday 3rd July 2020 will be the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Berwick Record Office.  Congratulations to all concerned!  If it is sad that this takes place when the Record Office is in enforced shutdown and the events which would have celebrated it have had to be put off, that does not lessen what has been achieved in the last 40 years to build up the collections and to provide a vital information hub for local history. And that work goes on even in shutdown.

Bob Steward, who was Deputy County Archivist for the county of Northumberland  when BRO was founded, has written an account of how Berwick’s...

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