@hertshistory.bsky.social Hello - This year's Hertfordshire Festival of Music has a number of events exploring Hertford during wartime which may be of interest to your members. Find full details here www.hertsmusicfest.org.uk/book-2025-ev...

Weird in the Wade is in the Royston Crow! Read about the latest episode here:

In the aftermath of my sell-out talk at Royston Museum, here's more riotous behaviour? @balhnews.bsky.social @thebhp.bsky.social @bho.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social @hertshistory.bsky.social @hisjournalha.bsky.social @jennipinnock.com @roystoncrow.bsky.social
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Bathtime?
Bathing has been jokingly described as "the Roman occupation", and baths were an important part of Roman life. 

Join local archaeologist Kris Lockyear as he investigates Roman bathing.

🛀 23 April at 7pm at Verulamium Museum:
https://www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/roman-baths-britain

The list of upcoming events on our website is now so long a "see more" button has appeared! 😱

Coming up soon are:
💬 Talks on Royston & Therfield Heath
🧘‍♀️ Yoga & breathing workshops
🍺 Bricks & Beer
🎶 A musical evening
🌍 Workshops to draught-proof your home.

Find out more: buff.ly/ospUGTW

To mark the 400th anniversary of the death of King James I, get up close with the panel of the Royston Tapestry commemorating King James’ love of hunting in Royston. There'll be the chance to your hand at embroidery or get creative with colouring!

📆 Saturday 29 March, 10am - 4pm
🎟️ Free Entry

Our Small Grants Programme is now live! If you have a project that supports the study, enjoyment and dissemination of local history we'd love to hear from you.

Find out more: ow.ly/UssF50TUi0E

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

On this day in 1625, King James I made his last recorded visit to Royston, a town he transformed into a royal retreat. But just weeks after this final visit, James I passed away, marking the end of an era.

Though the royal court has long since left, traces of his time in the town remain.

🌟 We're thrilled to have been awarded the Hertfordshire Association of Museums Environmental Sustainability Award for our Royston Museum Goes Green project! 🌟

We guess this means we can call ourselves an award winning museum now!

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Everywhere in the world has its folk tales — and Hertfordshire is no exception.

Join author, poet and songwriter, Nick Blatchley, for our 1st evening talk of 2025 and discover more about the rich folklore of Hertfordshire.

📅 Wednesday 19 March
🎟 £5 per person
💻buytickets.at/roystonmuseum/1542581

Ware in Hertfordshire

Look at all these amazing fossils discovered in the Royston area this week!

Just a little over 2 weeks until the One Man Conference: Discovering Ancient Houses. 12 continuous hours of online buildings archaeology - come for as little or as much as you want!

More info & bookings can be found here...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-man-co...

Hertfordshire Association for Local History is now on BlueSky! If you're interested in #LocalHistory / #OnePlaceStudies, particularly in #Hertfordshire, follow them at @hertshistory.bsky.social.

Check out the Society's website too, for details of HALH events, initiatives, publications and more.

The next WAS lecture is sponsored by @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social Neil Wilkin will be talking about "Chalk Children: death, love and two 5,000-year-old burials from the Yorkshire Wolds." United Reformed Church Hall, Welwyn GC, February 28th 2025, 7.45pm, all welcome, visitors £3.
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Ever wondered how the Columbian printing press at the heart of the Museum works? Pop in to see the relief printing process from start to finish, chat to Rhian and have a go at working the press yourself.

📅 Sunday 9 March, 10am to 4pm
🎟 Free entry, small charge for some printed items