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;
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
