These are the talks and special events scheduled for 2024.
Light refreshments will be served following each talk.
| Thursday | Details |
|---|---|
| 25 January | FREDERICK LANDSEER GRIGGS: Hitchin Artist and Engraver an illustrated talk by James Willis |
| 22 February | HERTFORDSHIRE AND THE SLAVE TRADE an illustrated talk by Sarah Kerrison |
| 28 March | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and Members’ Evening, including short presentations by Hertfordshire author Wendy Turner on her forthcoming book An A to Z of Hitchin, due for publication next year, and Curator Bee Smyth on The British Schools Museum Hitchin: an update |
| 25 April | HITCHIN’S QUAKERS AND THEIR BURIAL GROUNDS an illustrated talk by Phil Rowe |
| 23 May | THE SHAWS IN HERTFORDSHIRE: the lives and friends of George Bernard and Charlotte Shaw 1904-50 an illustrated talk by Philippa Parker |
| 27 June | RICHARD III’S COMMISSIONERS OF ARRAY IN HERTFORDSHIRE and some Hitchin connections an illustrated talk by Dr Heather Falvey |
| 26 September | HERTFORDSHIRE’S LANDSCAPE HISTORY an illustrated talk by Dr Anne Rowe |
| 24 October | STAINED GLASS WITH A HERTFORDSHIRE AND HITCHIN SLANT an illustrated talk by Rachel Arnold |
| 28 November | HOW TIMBER FRAMED BUILDINGS WORK an illustrated talk by Dr Lee Prosser |
Special Events 2024
The lectures in July, under the auspices of the Hitchin Festival (dates not yet finalised) will be held at the Richard Whitmore Studio, Queen Mother Theatre.
The Christmas event will be at Church House.
A charge applies to all these events.
| Date | Time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 17th July |
8:00pm | Miss Lewis Lecture: Miss Willmott’s Ghosts |
| Wednesday 24th July |
8:00pm | Scilla Douglas Lecture: The Lost Homestead – My Mother, Partition and the Punjab |
| Thursday 5 December |
7:45pm | Christmas Event at Church House Details provided nearer the time |
