East Sussex Record Office in Lewes

Changing Rooms
28 October 2004, 18.30
Upstairs Reading Room, East Sussex Record Office
The design and contents of our homes has changed radically in the last 300 years. Claudia Schenk, Dr Louise Purbrick Cultural Historian of the University of Brighton and Imogen Stewart, 17th to 19th Century furniture expert, take a sideways glance at design in the home.
Free. Booking advised on 01273 482349.

How do the Collectors Collect?
18 November 2004, 18.30
Upstairs Reading Room, East Sussex Record Office
Neville Gabie's 10 September 2001... an archive within an archive raises questions about what things will be important for the librarians/archivists to collect. Join the artist Neville Gabie, Martin Andrews the Deputy Director of the Centre for Ephemera Studies at Reading University and Elizabeth Hughes, East Sussex County Archivist to an insight into why we might want to keep the seemingly insignificant, like a shop price list, a theatre handbill or your own pocket diary.
Free. Booking advised on 01273 482349.

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Navigating the Commissions with artist Peter Fillingham
30 October 2004, 13.00
Heritage Room, Folkestone Library & Museum
Join us for an enlightening meander through the Navigating History projects and the materials that inspired them. From Rob Kesseler's use of botanical specimens and literature, and Stephen Connolly's research into early film of Folkestone to Bob Smith's satirical rendition of seaside entertainment and politics.
Free. Booking advised on 01303 256710.

Contemporary Camera Obscura
30 October 2004, 12.00 – 16.30
Bottom of the Cliff Lift (if it rains – Folkestone Library).
View Folkestone through Stephen Connolly's camera obscura.
Free.

Grand Day Out with Bob and Roberta Smith
30 October 2004, 14.00 – 18.00
(14.00 beach in front of the Metropole, 17.00 Music Room, Metropole.)
Metropole, The Leas, Folkestone
Bring a picnic and join a humorous and quirky jaunt with in a series of competitions and experiments.
Free.

Cross Fertilisation: the Pollination of Art, Science and Literature
11 November 2004, 18.30
Sassoon Gallery, Folkestone Library & Museum
Join artist Rob Kesseler, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, botanist Madeline Harley and writer Jonathan Hunt in taking inspiration from our natural history and exploring the hidden world of plants.
Free. Booking advised on 01303 256710.

Botanizing the Library Book Launch
11 November 2004, 17.30 – 18.30
Ottakars Bookshop, 16 Sandgate Road, Folkestone
Free.

Teachers Professional Development Workshop
24 November 2004, Folkestone Library & Museum
Discover the possibilities of using local history and heritage collections as an exciting resource for pupils across the curriculum.
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Meanings and Attachments
21 October 2004, 12.00 – 18.00
Main Foyer of Worthing Library
Mah Rana invites you to be part of Meanings and Attachments. All you need to do is wear a piece of jewellery that holds special meaning for you and Mah Rana will record your memories and stories for the exhibition.
Free.

A Walk from London to Worthing
21 October 2004, 17.30 for 45 mins
Local Studies Area of Worthing Library
Take a walk with the artist Simon Pope delving in and out of his project round the library.
Free.

A Navigating History Evening with Andrew Hunter and Cynthia Harrod Eagle
25 November 2004, 19.00
Worthing Library
An evening with the Canadian artist and writer behind the Lalla Rookh Project and the author of the Moorland Dynasty series, the internationally acclaimed Bill Slider Mysteries and Emily. Both Andrew Hunter and Cynthia Harrod-Eagle mix historical fact and fiction to weave great yarns and create fantastic voyages, join us to hear readings and stories about their writing and work.
Booking advised on 01903 704809 or at the enquiry desk.
Free.

Words, Waves and Wrecks
Saturday 27 November 2004, Worthing Library
A family event of seafaring tales celebrating the Lalla Rookh Project.
10.30 - 12.00 Storytelling workshop for 5 - 11 year olds with Rhonda and David Armitage, author and illustrator of the Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch
and many other children's books. Book on 01903 704 8089 or at the Library enquiry desk.
13.00 -14.30 Join storyteller Glen Redman on a walk on Worthing Seafront as he tells the Tale of the Lalla Rookh with songs and sea shanties. For
all the family. Meet at Worthing Library.
Free. Booking advised on 01903 704 8089 or at the enquiry desk.

Jason E. Bowman: Untitled (Reading)
Worthing Library at 2pm on the 27th
An exploration of how the thoughts, actions and opinions of individual and collective stories of local history and heritage come to represent civic culture.
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Other Projects

Sally O'Reilly & Cathy Haynes of Implicasphere
A Three–Fold Yarn
Free. Pick up a copy from any of the three main venues.
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Teachers Professional Development Workshop
24 November 2004, Folkestone Library & Museum
Discover the possibilities of using local history and heritage collections as an exciting resource for pupils across the curriculum.
More details >

Archive boxes
Each of the three main venues will contain four archive boxes of background material that inspired the commissions, as well as further reading and information on each of the practitioners. They will be available on request.

Publication
A limited edition book will explore the various projects that have been part of Navigating History. For information call 020 7209 4042 or contact info[at]navigating-history.net

My History
My History is a web and paper based project is collecting ideas on what paper based items should be kept for the future.

We are asking people the question:
If you could leave only one thing in a local history collection or archive, what would it be?
People can make their contributions either by filling in a card attached to the brochure or by visiting the My History page on this website. Lots of the answers will appear on this website and may be included in the Navigating History publication.