5 bostin’ Black Country Coronations and Jubilees
Ready for a right royal knees up? BCLM Researcher Nadia Awal explores the history of Jubilees and Coronations in the Black Country.
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BCLM Celebrates Migration Stories During Jubilee
As part of our May half term Jubilee activities, we’re celebrating migration to the region, exploring stories of people in the South Asian community who migrated to the Black Country during the 1950s. Our Bostin’ Jubilee Bash celebration promises visitors a week of ‘Right Royal Fun’ with the opportunity to dress up in red, white…
Five things you may not know about local butchers…
This week we’re marking National Butcher’s Week with a delve into the history of the famous local Black Country butcher’s brand, Marsh and Baxter. Read on to find out some little known facts about one of the region’s most famous historic butcher. Clare Weston tells us more…
Six times sci-fi got a Black Country twist
Mummies, monsters and mayhem abound in this week’s blog! It may surprise you to learn that there are numerous links between classic science fiction and Black Country history! BCLM Researcher Nadia Awal explores six of these fascinating connections, featuring Black Country talent from James Whale to Jane Webb.
Five Black Lives in the Black Country
In this week’s blog, BCLM Researcher Simon Briercliffe uncovers the hidden stories of 5 Black lives in the history of the Black Country, going as far back as the 1700s, and discusses the challenges historians face in finding out more about Black lives in the past. From eighteenth-century entrepreneur George Africanus to George Cosens, Britain’s first Black pastor who became minister in Cradley Heath in 1837, Simon uncovers the contributions these incredible individuals made to Black Country history.
Five ways Black Country folk spent their leisure time
In this week’s blog we’re taking a relaxing break and looking at leisure time in the past for Black Country Folk. Researcher Clare Weston explores the types of holidays experienced in the past.
“Don’t Pay!” The 1913 Wolverhampton Rent Strike
In 1913 Wolverhampton residents had had enough of poor housing conditions and high rents set by profiteering landlords. With help from reformers they formed the “Tenants Defence League” and went on strike. Resarcher Simon Briercliffe explores this fraught story.
Desi Pubs in the Black Country
As part of South Asian heritage month, in this week’s blog we explore the history of Desi Pubs and their important place in the Black Country’s social story.
Five facts about the NHS in 1961
Dr Jenny Gilbert explores five fascinating facts about Britain’s National Health Service in 1961, a key year in the organisation’s history.
Epidemic – Diseases that struck the Black Country
From cholera to diphtheria, epidemics are a tragic feature throughout Black Country history. In our latest blog researcher Nadia Awal explores how these deadly diseases affected local towns, and how health innovations & vaccines helped us to overcome them.