Page 7 - Barnsley Museums Autumn Winter 2019

The Second World War, Wildcat masks
Barnsley’s Story – Paul Reed Mon 28 Oct & Thur 31 Oct
Trilogy Lectures Be inspired by our World War 2
Sat 9, 16 & 23 Nov exhibition at Experience Barnsley
Paul Reed, one of the nation’s and learn how to make your own Talk – All Manner of
foremost wartime historians, authors wartime Christmas decorations Wickedness Project
and broadcasters (BBC Who Do you to take home with you. Mon 25 Nov
Think You Are? Timewatch) will join Be inspired by out Barnsley Wildcat Barnsley Archives has been
us to present a trilogy of fascinating on display in the museum and make awarded funding to make
lectures uncovering the story of your own, spooky cat mask to take available the records of the many
Barnsley during WW2. home for Halloween. Nonconformist churches in the
Brimming with local stories of courage 10am–12pm & 1pm–3pm Barnsley area. We invite you to
and sacrifice, discover what life was Free drop-in activity come and listen to members of the
like in a borough affected by war. project team who will describe the
• Britain and the Second World War Make do and Mend rich history contained in the records
(9 Nov): An overview of WW2 from Christmas Decorations and how they can be used for local,
a British and Commonwealth Sat 16 & 23 Nov family and social history research.
perspective including what the war The title of the project refers to a
means to us 75 years later. Be inspired by our World War 2 visit to Barnsley made by Methodist
exhibition and learn how to make
• The People’s War (16 Nov): From your own wartime Christmas Church founder John Wesley in the
Barnsley to the battlefield, this talk decorations to take home with you. 18th century. He claimed to have
explores a war on all fronts. 10am–12pm & 1–3pm found ‘all manner of wickedness’
• Oh What A Diverse War (23 Nov): Free drop-in activity in Barnsley on his arrival, but then
joyfully reported that Methodism
Women at War in WW2 and The had been embraced by the town.
experiences of women at war and Feels Like Home (ESOL Group)
Black soldiers in WW2. Term time–Wednesdays, 11am–12pm | Free drop-in activity
4.30–6.30pm Hands on History –
Interactive storytelling in the
Museum – Wildcat Stories A community group for people who Barnsley Canister Company
Mon 28 Oct & Thur 31 Oct don’t speak English as a first language. Tues 26 Nov
Join the group to learn English,
Come along and help our the Barnsley culture, cool arts and Concluding our look at this
storyteller solve the mystery of the heritage stuff and to go on trips… but fascinating local company will
Barnsley Wildcat, who is hiding in the most importantly to make new friends. be an opportunity to look at
museum. Collect a set of cat finger selection documents that have
puppets in the museum to take Families are welcome – children’s been catalogued during the last
home and decorate. activities provided! year which recall life in a Barnsley
Various timeslots | Free, places Spread the word and join our friendly tin factory.
group. Local interest groups please also
bookable through Eventbrite get in touch to share your passions and 11am–6pm | Free drop-in
knowledge of Barnsley with us!
Sounding Off
Thur 28 Nov
DID YOU KNOW? Did you know that we have a
Barnsley Museums work out in our growing oral history archive? We
communities bringing our heritage have interviews with people born as
to people who might not get the far back as the late 1800s. Hear the
chance to take part in our museum story of Barnsley through the voices
programme? Barnsley Cares is a project of Barnsley people. Call in to the
which works with 1000s of participants learning lab to hear some of these
out in the care sector enjoying interviews. If you’re feeling brave
reminiscing sessions, museum object record your own oral history which
handling, themed heritage events and could then be used in a future
going on ‘club trips’. Barnsley Museums podcast!
10am–4pm | Free drop-in activity