Monday Night Talks

Our Monday Night series offers a range of inspiring and interesting talks by passionate local speakers.

9 NOV: Exploring the War Graves Commission Archives by Annette Parker

In this talk, Annette Parker will explore the Casualty Archive and Commission Archive and explain how you can research casualties and what the CWGC records. She will also demonstrate how to access the Commission Archive both in person and digitally, whilst highlighting some of the historically significant documents contained there.

14 DEC: Christmas in the Sheffield Blitz by Janet Ridler

The Sheffield Blitz changed the face of Sheffield city centre for ever. Over two nights in December 1940 the bombs rained down, thousands of people were left homeless and hundreds killed. The landscape of Sheffield city centre was changed for ever, it would never be the same again. This illustrated talk looks at how people lived, worked and played in wartime Sheffield, telling the story of the Sheffield Blitz through the people, places and events which form such an important part of Sheffield's story, and looking at how today's city centre has been shaped by those fateful nights over 80 years ago, if you know where to look.