Exploring Local History
| Days | 2nd Friday of month. 1st meeting Friday 12th January |
| Time | 11.00am-1.00pm |
| Duration | The first term will be 3 weeks: 12 January to 8 March. The second term will be 4 weeks: 12 April to 12 July, making a total of 7 sessions |
| Location | Crawley Museum |
| Leader | Graham Crozier |
| Phone No | 01293 446415 |
| Local History | |
| Cost | £2 per session |
Activities
Group members will be given the opportunity to:
• Access and examine a range of objects and materials (artifacts) from the Museum collections;
• Explore the nature and scope of local history, and how local history can help with the understanding of wider national events;
• Undertake their own research into aspects of local history, and present their findings in a number of ways.
• Group leader input, group discussion and small group work, group presentations, exploring the Museum collections.
Content: The exact content of the sessions will be open to discussion to meet group interests, but will cover areas such as:
• What is ‘local’ history?
• How to research local history, using primary and secondary sources
• The use of artefacts such as photographs, documents, diaries and memoirs, using oral history, examining buildings and wider environment.