Come down to Bristol Records Office on Tuesday Mornings to help research the Vaughan Postcard Collection and upload your findings to the Know Your Place map.
Find out more »Together, we have been researching the history of women’s work in the local area. As part of the Know Your Bristol project, a group of women from Single Parent Action Network have been working alongside researchers from the University to find out about the hidden history of women and work. On Saturday we present a family-friendly celebration of art and history to showcase our work. There will be art activities for all ages including: Exhibition on all-day of showcasing the…
Find out more »In this first workshop we'll be hearing from Peter Lewis about the history of Knowle West TV and then explore the paper archive in order to select footage for digitisation, using these criteria: location-based footage - landscapes, estates, roads, shopping, demolition, construction, etc - ie, where place is specifically identified in the image interviews with a focus on the neighbourhood, changes to, planning, etc any footage showing buildings/landscapes no longer existing or that have undergone major change. footage showing the…
Find out more »Come and join us for a history day in Dame Emily Park. Share your memories of the park with our team of historians, enjoy jazz music, take part in children's activities and relax with tea and cake.
Find out more »Jeremy, Julian, Nate, Tash, Dave and Peter are converging on the British Film Institute (BFI) on 22 July to film aspects of the digitisation process of the 1" IVC tapes of Knowle West TV. At the BFI Curator, Gosta Johansson, and Press Officer, Brian Robinson, will be welcoming Calling the Shots, Julian Warren from Bristol Records Office and Peter Lewis, from London Metropolitan University and originator of Knowle West TV and Bristol Channel. The BFI possesses one of the very…
Find out more »We're taking the Know your Bristol lorry to the Bristol Records Office to practise our digitisation workflow for the October Home Movie Day. Jeremy, Julian, Angela and others will gather to dust off the kit and plug it all in.
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