Category Archives: Events
Conserving Essex’s past: Saffron Walden on the Map
In the days when you can carry a device in your pocket which can access not only a map of the whole globe but satellite images of the earth’s surface, it is hard to imagine life without easy access to … Continue reading
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Frederick Park and Ernest Boulton, aka Fanny and Stella
We have been busy preparing copies of one of our more unusual sets of photographs to go on display in Chelmsford Library, before going on tour to other libraries around the county. We are very fortunate to have c.7,000 images … Continue reading
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The 1953 Floods in Essex
On the night of Saturday 31 January 1953 a severe storm coincided with a high spring tide in the North Sea, and the resulting tidal surge caused great devastation all along the east coast. In eastern England 307 people were … Continue reading
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Christmas concert at Ingatestone Hall
Since 1953, the Essex Record Office has been kindly supported by the Friends of Historic Essex. The Friends are hosting their Christmas concert at Ingatestone Hall at 7pm on Saturday 1st December… Before the frantic run up to Christmas, spend … Continue reading
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Workers of the world unite!
Recently, we held our Workers of the world unite! day as part of Black History Month. We heard stories from around the county about people from other countries and cultures who have come to live and work in Essex, from … Continue reading
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Sharing Our History: Marconi in Chelmsford
On Wednesday 7 November, the ERO is hosting a University of Essex event focusing on the centenary of the opening of Marconi’s famous Chelmsford factory… Do you have memories of working at or with Marconi? As part of the Festival … Continue reading
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Discovery Day
Thankyou to everyone who came to our Discovery Day on Saturday! Talking to you on the day and reading your comments on our feedback forms it seems like people certainly enjoyed themselves, whether it was attending Nick Barratt’s fantastic talk, … Continue reading
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Cyclist Alex Dowsett delves into the past of his sport at the Essex Record Office
As the Tour de France draws to a close and Britain gears up to host the 2012 Olympics, Essex’s own home-grown medal-winning cycling Alex Dowsett paid a visit to the Essex Record Office to find out about the story of cycling in … Continue reading
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