Category Archive: Events

Sharing stories

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A few weeks ago, some of our Know your Bristol team went to a Research for Community Heritage Showcase, organised by the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Connected Communities Programme. Admittedly, it would… Read More →

Their lives beneath our feet

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With the anniversary of the start of the First World War only months away, the war history of Avonmouth and Shirehampton has been a central topic of the All Our Stories throughout 2013.… Read More →

Connected Communities showcase

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In March, the Know your Bristol team was invited to take part in the AHRC’s Connected Communities Showcase. This event featured many of the projects funded by the Connected Communities programme in the… Read More →

Stories from the War – Avonmouth and Shirehampton

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It’s been nearly a hundred years since the start of the First World War but the history and heritage of it is still with us – something that was clearly shown at our… Read More →

Know your Bristol at M Shed

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Our final Know Your Bristol event, held at M Shed, once again brought to our historians and experts some fascinating and remarkable objects and stories. Surrounded by the history of Bristol, including some… Read More →

Know your South Bristol

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Our Know Your South Bristol event provided yet more fascinating stories to add to the Know Your Past website and make a real contribution to Bristol’s historical archives. Know Your South Bristol was… Read More →

Exploring the history of Kings Weston

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Another fantastic turnout for our most recent Know Your Bristol event contributed to a hugely successful day promoting and expanding the history and local archives of Kings Weston and the surrounding area. Watched… Read More →

Memories of Bristol Zoo and Arnos Vale Cemetery

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Following on from our successful Know Your Bristol event at Hillfields, members of the public were invited to share their memories of Bristol Zoo and Arnos Vale Cemetery. A visit from the Lord… Read More →

Know your Hillfields

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“But I really don’t know why you’d be interested in my memories” said an elderly gentleman to me at Hillfields library the other week. I was there for the pilot of Know your… Read More →