We have had our first donation to the Where Do You Think We Worked? project - the donor has even been rash enough to volunteer to help out with the project as well!
The Trust's second community project started officially on June 1st. Entitled 'Where Do You Think We Worked?' it encourages as many people as possible to help us discover the industrial history of Welwyn Garden City during the years 1920-1960.
'Placemaking: From Garden Cities to New Towns' was a free workshop and networking event that took place on Saturday 1st June at the University of Hertfordshire's Fielder Centre.
Many people have been wondering about the fate of a proposed project looking into the industries that helped shape the history of WGC...
Booking for the Second Garden City Lecture has opened. The date for your diary is Wednesday 12th June 2013.
Britain from Above, the Welwyn Garden Heritage Trust and Welwyn Garden City Library present:
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY NOW AND THEN.
The Trust was recently invited to give a talk about its activities to the Welwyn Garden City Womens Club, one of the oldest organisations in the town.
An intriguing donation to the Trust's archive is a collection of photographs of 'Winmarleigh'
The Trust has been given an unusual donation of cards picturing the inner workings of the Shredded Wheat factory. The cards, shown grouped below, are stereoscopic images and they would have been viewed through a stereoscope, a device for viewing cards containing two separate images printed side-by-side to create the illusion of a three-dimensional image.
Duncan is one of the many generous contributors to the Trust's archive. As well as recording his earliest memories of the town he allowed us to scan a number of his personal photographs giving glimpses of life growing up in Gainswood. These included a wonderful set of pictures of a coronation street party, the boys brigade and Peartree School. He also had a collection of early postcards of the town which you can view below.
Another recent addition to the Trust's growing collection of material on the history and development of Welwyn Garden City is a set of twelve colour negatives that contain aerial shots of the Shredded Wheat Factory in Broadwater Road.
The Trust's archive is continuing to grow through the generous contribution of material from numerous donors. The items held include oral memories, personal photographs, posters, maps and more.
A fascinating exhibition of historic photographs of Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield is now on at the New Maynard Gallery in Campus West, Welwyn Garden City.
Eight employees from Barcley Corsets got together on Friday 28th September 2012 to share their memories.
Pat, Vera, Doreen, Merle, Brenda, Iris, Emily and Winifred were kind enough to allow the Trust
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