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    I'm on the emailing list for City of London events, and some really interesting stuff comes up from time to time. For example...
    Behind the Scenes in Conservation

    Come and see what goes on in our Conservation Studio. Meet our expert conservators, watch them in action and find out about the painstaking work which ensures our archives are preserved for future generations.

    This event held at London Metropolitan Archives on Tuesday 20 November from 10 am to 4 pm is FREE – drop in. Visitor information is available here. Please Note: this is a change to the advertised date.
    Collecting and Using Voice and Film Recordings in Family History

    Sometimes recording a family member is a good way of discovering more of your family history. This session takes you through some basic approaches to getting the most out of recording or filming.

    This event at London Metropolitan Archives on Monday 26 November from 2 to 4.30 pm is £8. Visitor information is available here. Booking essential - call 020 7332 3851.
    The most imminent event is actually an exhibition:
    Workhouse

    Charles Dickens created the popular contemporary view of the nineteenth century workhouse system in his novel Oliver Twist. It’s a bleak picture of punishment, cruelty and neglect. But what do the archives from this period tell us about life in the workhouses after 1834 and the passing of the Poor Law (Amendment) Act?

    The act sought to abolish out-relief and ensure that any relief provided by the new Poor Law Guardians was given within the confines of a workhouse. The records provide insights into the ways in which the Poor Law Guardians sought to run their workhouses and deal with the variety of people who had fallen on hard times.

    The records at London Metropolitan Archives are a rich source for the social and architectural history of the period as well as for tracing the history of people admitted to the workhouses. Inspired by Dickens and his desire to reveal the horrors of nineteenth century poverty, we’ve searched the records for the stories of real Londoners in the workhouse, from Master to the inmate, to uncover what the archives tell us about their lives.

    This exhibition held at London Metropolitan Archives from 24 September 2012 - 10 January 2013 is FREE. Visitor information is available here. Please Note: London Metropolitan Archives will be closed from 7.30pm on 1 November 2012, re-opening at 9.30am on 19 November 2012 for our annual stocktake.
    Christine
    Researching: BENNETT (Leics/Birmingham-ish) - incl. Leonard BENNETT in Detroit & Florida ; WARR/WOR, STRATFORD & GARDNER/GARNAR (Oxon); CHRISTMAS, RUSSELL, PAFOOT/PAFFORD (Hants); BIGWOOD, HAYLER/HAILOR (Sussex); LANCASTER (Beds, Berks, Wilts) - plus - COCKS (Spitalfields, Liverpool, Plymouth); RUSE/ROWSE, TREMEER, WADLIN(G)/WADLETON (Devonport, E Cornwall); GOULD (S Devon); CHAPMAN, HALL/HOLE, HORN (N Devon); BARRON, SCANTLEBURY (Mevagissey)...
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