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News
- North East Ancient Egypt Society have published their latest newsletter, to keep members up to date with our lectures which were held via Zoom, news and an exclusive report by Prof. Ayman Wahby & Hakim el Saghir. If you would like to join NEAES or see the newsletter, send them an e-mail.
- A historical review by The Lancet’s psychiatry offshoot has been published, comparing the tactics of protecting the public against threats in World War II (with bombing) and today (with Covid-19).
- Rome and the Invention of the Papacy is the title of an online lecture by Professor Rosamond McKitterick, to coincide with the publication of a new book by her with the same title (Cambridge University Press). A 30% discount on the cover price is available to the end of September using the discount code HISTFEST20 at the checkout.
- The Northumbrian magazine’s June issue contains a lengthy article by our member Diana Whaley, about the Name Books project which she and many other members have been engaged in, transcribing documents from the Ordnance Survey mapping exercise in Northumberland in the 1860s. Available on subscription or in newsagents.
- What Happened to West End Schools during Wartime? is the title of a new factsheet from St James Heritage and Environment Group. It includes a copy of a letter from the King to all schoolchildren; another of these was included among the Blair Papers bought at auction by the Antiquaries last year.
- The Co-operative College, chaired by July 2020 speaker Nigel Todd, has assembled a resource ‘bank’ of materials as part of their response to Black Lives Matter. It includes a link to a series of short films presented for the BBC in 2019 by historian David Olusoga exploring critical moments in Black British history from 1919 that have been forgotten or rarely discussed. There is also an article by Nigel himself, first published in 1987, on Black people on Tyneside in the 1860s
- Our member Ann Craven writes; many people will be saddened by the news of Eric Hollerton's death. He was Local History Librarian at North Tyneside for many years and a respected and loved colleague. Follow this link for his obituary in the Chronicle.
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New books worth looking at
- Migrants in Medieval England c.500-1500 AD, ed by W. Ormrod, J. Story, and E. M. Tyler (plenty about Bede, Vikings, and Anglo-Saxons). Oxford University Press/ British Academy, £80.
- The Good Sharps, The Brothers and Sisters who Remade Their World, Hester Grant, about the Sharp family of Northumberland, Penguin, £25
- Heritage Futures - Comparative Approaches to Natural and Cultural Heritage Practices – a new publication based on research undertaken over four years by an interdisciplinary, international team to explore the role of heritage and heritage-like practices in building future worlds. Available in hardback, paperback, or to download (free) from UCL Press.
Deaths
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Our member Jim Green died on 9 April, aged 91. Jim served in the Merchant Navy for many years then worked as an electrical engineer at Dunston power station. He often sat at the back of the Mining Institute lecture theatre, but ill-health and fading eyesight prevented his attendance at meetings in the last year. He was also a long-standing member of Whickham History Society, where he shared his extensive historical knowledge and anecdotes freely and with great humour. Always friendly, he will be greatly missed. He leaves a son and daughter-in-law.
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Our member Mary Longley died at the age of 84 on 10 October. Mary moved to Haydon Bridge in the Seventies to take up a post as Superintendent of Registrars. She had previously worked with Enid Hart. the first woman President, who immediately signed her up as a member. The Antiquaries became a large part of her life and for many years she organised splendid country meetings which always included magnificent Women’s Institute teas to cheer us on our journey home. Although latterly she was unable to attend lectures, she continued to be interested in our events and valued the insights and friendships she had made.
For biographical details of many our deceased members, going back to the earliest history of the Society, follow this link for the SANT Biographical Directory. This document was first put together, with considerable research, by Barbara Harbottle, and is being kept up to date now by Sue Ward. Any comments, additional material, and references (in print or on the web) will be gratefully received by her.
In the future, don’t forget your past