Previous Years' Talks and Events
2024
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Jan 29th (later than usual) 'Pirates' by Max Keen
Feb 5th - 'Witch hunting in Tudor & Stuart England' by Peter West
2023
Jan 23rd - 'Mary Quant pt2' by Ruth Lowe
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Feb 6th - 'Dudley Castle' by Max Keen
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March 6th - 'Walking the Past: Ramblings Through History' by Phil Clayton
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April 3rd - 'Titanic: The Midland Connection' by Andrew Lound
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May 1st - 'Medicine in the Victorian Era', Dr. Robert Hodge
Summer break
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September 4th - 'The Staffordshire Hoard: Treasures of Mercia' by Joe Parry
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October 2nd - 'Getting rid of the stink: The Public Health Revolution' by Mike Haynes. See his Albrighton Sanitation document here
November 6th - 'Women of Excellent Understanding: The wives & Daughters of the Lunar Society' by Dr. Kate Croft
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December 4th - Society AGM and talk by 'Perce' Percival on Surface Finds of Local Archaeology around Albrighton
2022
June 6th - Folk Songs and Early Music as a Record of Social History. A lecture and recital by the Albric Folk Group
Sept 5th - Karen Evans - 'The Ultimate Black Sheep: a family history mystery'
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3rd of October - Ruth Lowe - 'Mary Quant - Pt. 1'
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​7th of November - David Rushforth 'HMY Britannia: From the perspective of a crew member'
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5th of December - AGM with refreshments and Medieval Folk Carols
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2021
June 7th - Wolverhampton Archaeology Group (WAG) talk about recent local digs
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August 7th & 8th WAG Dig - there are limited places to join the WAG's archaeological investigation attempting to find the old market near Albrighton church. Contact John on 0780 0906619.
September 6th - The history of Wolverhampton's West & East Parks by Advolly Richard, from the BBC's Gardener's World
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October 4th - The history of the Meeson House, Albrighton by Liz Bowsher
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November 1st - 'Was Lord Nelson Britain's Greatest Hero?' by Max Keen.
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2020
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Jan 6 - Mike Haynes - 'False teeth and Bones... what happened when the battle ended'.
Feb 3 - Bob Booth - ‘Bourneville - Cadbury, “A sweet Story.”
March 2 - John Butterworth - ‘Editing the 4th oldest weekly paper; The History of the Shrewsbury Chronicle’.
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Covid Interruption
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September 7th David Everleigh - Bogs etc.
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Covid Interruption
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2019
Jan 7th – Alistair Cook - The History of Weston Park House.
Feb 4th – Sarah Moody - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
March 4th – John Grayson - The History of Bilston Enamels
April 1st - David de Haan - The Iron Bridge - New Discoveries
May 6th - Penny Smith - A Victorian Missionary Family
May 25th WWI memorial walking tour
July 13th – Albrighton Fayre Day: - Stall, picture displays, book sales, and other activities.
July 19 - 21 - Archaeological dig opposite the Crown, investigating medieval remains of a Market Hall or Toll House in association with Wolverhampton Archaeology Society.
September 2nd – Dr. Kate Croft: - The Adventurous History of Sabrina Sidney, (how a young Shropshire orphan was chosen a single 'Gentleman' and 'educated' to be his own perfect wife.
October 7th – Michael Marriot: - The History of the Rose
November 4th - Max Keen: - Alfred the Great
December 2nd - The Albrighton and District Society's AGM, raffle, and launch of Ernie’s Howells’ updated book '120 Years in Albrighton - A 'chat' history.'
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2018
Jan 22nd – Cathryn Walton - The Story of Leek's Extraordinary Embroiderers
Feb 5th – Simon Briercliffe – 'The Story of the Carribee Island' - Wolverhampton's most infamous neighbourhood.
March 5th – Andy Wigley –Shropshire's Archaeological Aerial Photography
April 4th - Book launch for John Bulmer's new book 'The Changing Countryside around Albrighton - The people and places.' Published by the A&DHS.
April 9th – Mike Glasson – Made in Walsall, Town of a 100 Trades
April 14th - A&DHS attended Albrighton Civic Society's event to promote local Clubs and Societies at the Red House.
May 7th – Derek Coates - Discovering Egyptology
June 4th – Family History Workshop – a hands-on workshop by Penny Smith.
July – Albrighton Fayre Day - Stall and activities.
September 3rd – John Wood, Conservation officer of Wightwick Manor – 'The story of the House'.
October 1st – Darren Priday of RAF Cosford –The Dornier bomber Restoration'.
November 5th – Peter Brown – The Lost Canals of Shropshire.
December 3rd: AGM including chairman John Stretton on 'The Story of 1918' and a special presentation to some of the present day families related to the Fallen men named on the Albrighton and District war memorials.
​2017
Jan 23rd - David Carrington: 'A Medieval Murder'
​Feb 6th - Janet Doody: 'Thomas Parker - Electrical Manufacturer'
March 6th - Saraid Jones : 'The Treasures of Attingham Park'
Apr 3rd - Derek Coates - The buildings of Ancient Rome
May 22nd - John Stretton: '1917: The War and the home front, the story of a year'
Jun 17th & 18th - Boningale Heritage Weekend at St Chad's church.
​Jul 8th - Albrighton Fayre - exhibition, book sale and recruitment in Methodists Hall
Aug 28th - (not an ADHS event but one we support). Street party at Ashgrove to honour 97 year old Bill Bray, a D-Day veteran.
Sept 4th - Dorothy Nicolle: 'The History of the Pub Sign'
Oct 2nd - Shane Kelleher, of Ironbridge Museums, : ' Industrial Archaeology at Ironbridge Gorge, past, present and future. '
Nov 6th - Pat Bickford - 'Tudor & Stuart Medicine and Surgery'
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​2016
Jan 4th - Dorothy Nicolle - The Battle of Shrewsbury
Feb 1st - Richard Bifield - The Best of Shropshire's Heritage & Landscapes
March 7th - Saraid Jones (National Trust) - History of Attingham Park
April 4th - Nick Trustram Eve - Tudor Banqueting (with tasting)
May 2nd - Neil Clarke - Fords and Ferries on the River Severn
July 9th - Albrighton Fayre - exhibition and book sale in Methodists Hall
September 5th - Max Keen - The Anglo-Zulu War 1879
October 3rd - Kenneth Ballantyne - Our Finest Hour - a history of the RAF
November 7th - Robert Hodges - The Albrighton Prize Fight of 1829
December 5th - Christmas Choir and Quiz
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