It’s great to hear of young people studying researching and being inspired to write about Liverpool. From the Docks to the Stage is a work of historical fiction set in post-war Liverpool. The story follows Patrick Flynn, a fifteen-year-old boy growing up beside the River Mersey in the late 1950s.
New book from our LHS Events Secretary Chris Jones. This is the unabashedly sentimental memoir of a man drawn into the nursing profession between 1979 and 1981. When Broadgreen Hospital in Liverpool still had a nursing school it recounts the story of his recruitment and adaptation to the life changing experiences
Members may be interested in this new publication from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society. Following the First World War the Leeds & Liverpool Canal Company decided to close the Bradford Canal and stop providing a commercial transportation service. Benjamin Walls, who like his father was an employee of the
Knowsley Hall have four History Study Days coming up. 3rd July – Derby Women – Celebrating the women in the House of Stanley 4th July- Independence day Celebration – on the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 15th October – The Life and Legacy of the 13th
Liverpool History Society member Liz Heery, writing under the name Eliza Morton, will be signing copies of her new book ‘Betsy’s War’ at the Western Approaches. During the event Liz will talk about her journey to getting published and writing historical fiction. She recently flew a vintage Tiger Moth as
The project Growing Knowsley’s Future has received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to explore the agricultural history of Knowsley to create an exhibition which celebrates this history, while also looking to a better food future for Knowsley. As part of the project a group is working with theKnowsley
We have been asked to let members know about this free event. ‘The Sinking of the Lusitania: Misfortune of Murder?’ by Peter Elson The catastrophic sinking of the Liverpool-bound Cunard superliner Lusitania, exactly 110 years ago to the day of this illustrated talk, has been overshadowed in the public mind
As notified in an email sent out on 14 April, our 2024-25 AGM will be held at 10.15 on 20th May 2025 at the Adelphi Hotel. As in previous years it will precede one of our regular talks which will begin as usual at 11.00 am. The link below to our website will take you to all the papers […]
Quaker Meeting House, School Lane, LiverpoolThird conference on war at sea. A full conference programme with abstracts can be found on the events page under conference (https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/centres-and-institutes/centre-for-port-and-maritime-history/events) The registration fee is £7.50 and includes lunch and refreshments throughout the day. You can register herehttps://buyonline.ljmu.ac.uk/product-catalogue/faculty-of-arts-professional-social-studies/faculty-shop/general/cpmh-conference-war-at-sea
Members may be interested in some of the following events. Sunday 29 December 2024 (Chanukah) 14.15 Teaching, Scholarship and Research ‘Jewish Education in Liverpool’ by Clive Lawton OBE ‘Tradition and innovation in Jewish Scholarship’ by Rabbi Herschel Gluck OBE ‘Professor Herbert Fröhlich and Mark Gurari’ – Nick Cowan; Robin Makin;