An online talk entitled “For Better, For Worse: Irregular Border Marriages on the East Coast” is being given by Linda Bankier, Berwick Archivist, on Thursday 29 April 2021, 7.00 – 8.00pm, as part of Northumberland Archives’ series of talks. Linda looks at where these marriages were held, what they involved, and how they came about. She investigates the priests who performed the ceremonies and discusses the records that survive. The talk will take place on Zoom. Tickets are free and should be booked in advance on the
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When Berwick Museum and Art Gallery.re-opens to the public after lockdown, it will be displaying a painting by L.S. Lowry which has been acquired for Museums Northumberland. “Beach Scene” (c1960) depicts the beach and sand dunes in the former fishing village of Spittal, and it celebrates Lowry’s long history with the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It was purchased with the support of Art Fund, the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, and the Guild of Freemen of Berwick, and The Friends of Berwick and District Museum and Archives also made a contribution to the purchase. Lowry was a regular visitor to...
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With the April relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, the Record Office will open again for personal visitors. The timetable will be the same as that in force last autumn. Opening times are Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10.00 – 12.30 and 2.00 – 4.30. A limited number of pre-booked appointments will be available, and social distancing guidelines will need to be observed and facemasks worn. Bookings will be handled by Eventbrite (no fees). Appointments can now be booked for visits starting from Wednesday 21st April 2021. Follow this link to the site:
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The FBDMA Spring Lecture this year will be given online via Zoom on Friday 26th March 2021, at 7.00pm. Linda Bankier, Berwick Archivist, will speak on “Archives Revealed – Unlocking Berwick’s Borough Archives”. During the last two years, an extensive cataloguing operation, as part of the Twixt Thistle & Rose project, has been providing the means of discovering the contents of the town’s archives. Linda will explore some of the topics and personal stories which have been brought to light in the course of this work. Anyone who wishes to join this online talk should send an email...
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The online catalogue of Berwick Borough Archives is now live for searching. Much of the work to create the entries has been carried out in the Twixt Thistle & Rose project over the last two years. The records can now be searched in the online Northumberland Archives catalogue at this address: https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/catalogue/ To browse through all of the Borough Archives material, go to the Advanced Search screen and enter in the RefNo box: BA* You can also combine...
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