Outreach

NRO 2911/4 Humshaugh Flower Show, 1911

Part of our remit is to engage with communities across Northumberland and beyond. We do this in several ways:

County Shows

Throughout the summer we attend a number of county shows. Staff are available to speak about our services and how we might support your research or project. We publish details of the shows that we attend on our Events page – Events – Northumberland Archives.

Consultancy Work

We support community groups by offering consultancy support/training. These are charged for sessions. We can suggest possible funding streams to your group. For further information contact consultancy@northumberland.gov.uk.

Face To Face Talks to Groups and Societies.

We offer a suite of talks to groups and societies. We will come to your venue and speak to your group on one of the following topics:

Everyday Life In A Northumberland Manor – our project to increase access to some of Northumberland’s manorial records.
Food in the Archive
Ford Estate at the Time of the Waterford Family
History of Berwick-upon-Tweed Through its Archives
Looking For Ethel – some of the research that we have undertaken into the life of Dr. Ethel Williams.
Lost County Houses of Northumberland
Northumberland Archives Maternity Care Project
Stannington Sanatorium – the UK’s First Children’s TB Sanatorium
Tapping the archives for stories of Black Presence
That Magnificent Women in Her Flying Machine – The Story of Con Leathart
The Butler/St. Paul Family of Ewart
The Dickson, Archer & Thorp Project
The Work of Northumberland Archives

We do not make a charge for these talks but request that a donation is made to our charity – The Northumberland Archives Charitable Trust.

Exhibition Programme

We regularly present free exhibitions in the reception area at County Hall, Morpeth, NE61 2EF. Details of our exhibition programme are published on our Events page – Events – Northumberland Archives.

Face To Face Talks At County Hall

We offer a programme of free lunchtime talks at County Hall, Morpeth, NE61 2EF. We promote the programme on our social media and via our Events page – Events – Northumberland Archives.

Online Talks

In the Autumn/Winter months we offer a programme of free monthly online talks. We promote the programme on our social media and via our Events page – Events – Northumberland Archives.

Workshops

We offer a range of free workshops at County Hall, Morpeth. The workshops cover topics related to family and community history. From time to time ,we run workshops in community venues. We promote all of our workshops on our social media and via our Events page – Events – Northumberland Archives.