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Branching Out: Hospital Records
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Virtual Event
Durham City
The shape of health care in England has changed drastically in the last 200 years, as has medicine in general. This talk looks at what these changes meant for our ancestors, what records survive and how to understand them.
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- 13 Jan 2022
Friends Lecture Series - The Banner of St. Cuthbert by Dr. David Hunt
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Lecture
Durham
Online Talk – 'The Banner of St Cuthbert' by Dr David Hunt. Tickets can be booked online at The Friends of Durham Cathedral's website.
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- 7 Dec 2021Open 14:00 -
Tracing your Ancestors at Durham County Record Office
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Virtual Event
Durham City
This online family history course is aimed at people who've thought about tracing their ancestors but are wondering what would be involved or where to get started.
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- 26 Jan 2022to9 Feb 2022
Durham History Hunt
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Virtual Event
Find 26 stops each offering a unique perspective on times gone by. Discover the reason why Durham City is here and take in all that it offers today.
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- 26 July 2021to31 Dec 2021
Online Exhibition: From Walls to Windows - Durham University
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Virtual Event
‘The house is the structure, but a home may serve as a mirror onto its owners, reinforcing aspects of pride and identity.’
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- 1 June 2020to31 Dec 2021
Branching Out: Mining Ancestors
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Virtual Event
Durham City
Most people with Durham ancestors will have a miner or ten in their tree and there is a wealth of records to help you find out more about them. Union records, Coal owners' records and other sources such as local newspapers can all yield useful…
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- 17 Feb 2022
Online Family Fun Activities: Durham University Library and Collections
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Virtual Event
Durham
Family Activities
Here at Durham University Library and Collections we are working to bring our collections to you whilst our venues are closed.
Here are some simple craft activities to try at home. You don't need any special equipment or…
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- 21 Jan 2021to31 Dec 2021
A Christmas Day Out At The Bowes Museum
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Virtual Event
Barnard Castle
Create fabulous Christmas crafts during this Virtual Family Fun Day!
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- 11 Dec 2021Open 10:00 -
Thomas Shirley: Durham's unsung 18th century architect and landscape designer
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Virtual Event
Durham City
Part of our popular Third Thursday Talks programme, this talk is a fascinating insight into the life and work of Thomas Shirley a Durham architect and landscape designer in the eighteenth century, who was employed at Streatlam and Croxdale.
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- 20 Jan 2022
Online Exhibition: Treasures of Palace Green Library
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Virtual Event
Durham City
This selection of highlights from the collection includes an Ancient Egyptian letter, rare editions of the Nuremburg Chronicle and Thomas More’s Utopia, plus ornate works by Francis Bacon and William Morris.
Dates
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- 7 Oct 2020to31 Dec 2021
Online Exhibition: Norman Cornish: The Sketchbooks - Durham University
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Virtual Event
Durham
For the renowned north-eastern artist Norman Cornish MBE (1919-2014), sketching was second nature and an inherent part of his everyday life.
Originally shown at Palace Green Library in 2019-20, this exhibition of little seen sketchbooks presented a…
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- 12 Nov 2020to31 Dec 2021
Durham Online Escape Room - Quest of the Rose Coins
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Virtual Event
Legend tells of six rose coins that will bring fortune to those who find them, but they are hidden across the county! Will you be the one to track them down? Play on and see if you succeed…
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- 7 July 2021to31 Dec 2021
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