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;
Members Keith Corns has written ‘Liverpool Speedway 1928 – 1960’ Price: £19.95 plus p. & p. Email: speedwaypmb@outlook.com to order. The book, which has over 400 pages and includes more than 70 photographs, is also available from:London League Publications (www.llpshop.co.uk/), AbeBooks (www.abebooks.co.uk), Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk) Dirt-track/speedway racing was introduced to Britain early in 1928 and
Ron Williams, son of James William Williams who was killed in action on the 16 March1945 has created a lovely tribute to his father in the form of a memorial book. It is a fascinating store of records, photos and and papers, such as his navigator’s log book, with a
We have been approached by Dr Laura Balderstone who teaches a course on Oral History at Liverpool University. She has some students who will be looking for interviewees for their dissertation projects next term (between February and May 2025), and wondered if any of our members would be willing to
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Members of the Liverpool History Society will be pleased to know that the Heritage Season (to mark the 150th anniversary of Princes Road Synagogue) will start on Sunday 08 September 2024 with a grand Civic Event in the Great Hall of St George’s Hall (in the Presence of Civic Dignitaries
Professor Iain Jackson, editor of LHS Annual Journal will lead a walk on Sunday 18th August 14.00. Please note this is not an LHS event. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/herbert-rowse-and-the-architecture-of-liverpool-tickets-937961948437?aff=ebdsshother&utm_share_source=listing_android
This week we have added the video of our April talk, ‘Cotton and the Confederacy’ to our Video page. We paused the release of it for some time as not long after his talk we heard the sad news that Dr Nigel Hall had passed away on 3rd May. He
Cunard Queen Anne, CPMH Talks, Open Eye Gallery, Mann Island, 1 & 2 pm, 3 June, 2024 To mark the official naming ceremony of the Cunard liner Queen Anne, the Centre for Port and Maritime History is pleased to present talks by three experts on the history, art and culture
Officers’ reports are now available through this link. https://liverpoolhistorysociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-AGM-OFFICER-REPORTS-changes.pdf