Small Bills, Big Implications? The Poor Law, receipts, and the poor of Staffordshire 1750-1834
Schedule
Wed Oct 16 2024 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm
Location
Cannock Library | Cannock, EN
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Staffordshire's parish archives contain a surprising quantity of historic receipts, the small scraps of paper that were issued to prove that the parish had paid for something. Between 2017 and 2021, staff at Keele University worked with the archives and with volunteer researchers to unfold some of these scraps to find out what historical information they might contain.
In this talk, Professor Alannah Tomkins will talk about the use of receipts for historical study, the hard work of the project volunteers, and how we can understand more about the way that poor people in Staffordshire were treated by neighbours, institutions, or businesses.
Cannock Library
Wednesday 16th October
2:00pm – 3:00pm with time for Q&A afterwards
FREE
Explore the accompanying exhibition at Cannock Library until the end of October.
Please contact Cannock Library to book a place on 01543 334525 or email [email protected]
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Where is it happening?
Cannock Library, Manor Ave,Cannock, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
