Emma Jolly is a professional genealogist, writer, researcher and author of five books. The census is an essential survey of our population and it provides a fascinating insight into the past. Emma’s new handbook is full of advice for anyone wanting to trace their family history. Register for Zoom event Register to attend in person… Continue reading Tracing your family history using the Census – Emma Jolly
Simon Norfolk is a landscape photographer whose work over 20 years has been about stretching the meaning of the word 'battlefield' in all its forms. He has worked in some of the world's worst warzones and refugee crises. He has won numerous awards and been described as 'the leading documentary photographer of our time’. He… Continue reading Simon Norfolk – Making Climate Change visible (and beautiful)
Fabian Watkinson has a passion for architecture and is the author of The Golden Age of Camden Housing. He has been a National Trust volunteer guide at 2 Willow Road in Hampstead for the past five years and he will tell us about the controversy surrounding its building in the 1930s and the equal controversy… Continue reading Erno Goldfinger and 2 Willow Road: The House That Nobody Wanted – Fabian Watkinson
The Pink Plaques project was started by three local women, including Catharine Wells, inspired by the low number of women remembered with blue plaques. It celebrates the lives of many Highgate women who have made a difference past and present, including Angela Burdett-Coutts, Stella Gibbons, Christina Rossetti, Mary Kingsley, Victoria Wood and Claudia Jones. Catharine… Continue reading Highgate Pink Plaques Project: Honouring Women from Angela Burdett-Coutts to Stella Gibbons – Catharine Wells
Tania Kaczynski is an art psychotherapist working at The New Art Studio, set up as a lifeline for refugees and asylum seekers. Her book tells how creating art can provide hope for those who have lost everything. In it alongside the work of the studio's members are their true stories of bravery, loss and redemption.… Continue reading The story of a London art studio for asylum seekers and refugees – Tania Kaczynski – and FoHL AGM
Dan Carrier calls it a love letter to London. Within the first 20 pages, we’ve learned about the crocodiles that once called St James’ Park home. Some of the walks will take you to places you already know but might need reminding of, others will head into new parts of Westminster worthy of exploration. You… Continue reading Untold London: Stories from time-trodden streets – Dan Carrier
