Catholic Record Society/Postgate Society/English Catholic History Association CATHOLIC HISTORY DAY The Bar Convent, York Saturday 3 June 2017 PROGRAMME 10.00 Arrivals and coffee 10.30 Welcome and introduction to the day 10.35 Dr. James Kelly: Rendering unto Caesar? The secular, the sacred and the formation of an English Catholic identity c.1558 - 1829 11.40 Break 11.50 … Continue reading Catholic History Day, Bar Convent, York
Report of an archives training event at Hereford Archives and Record Centre (HARC), 13th March 2017
Richard Wade is one of the four archivists at HARC who has worked with many different types of archives. He gave a very useful general introduction on archives in an afternoon session organised by the Catholic Archives Society at HARC. We had submitted questions in advance which he used to plan the talk. He covered … Continue reading Report of an archives training event at Hereford Archives and Record Centre (HARC), 13th March 2017
Religious Archives Group, Conference 2017
A reminder that there are still places for this year’s Religious Archives Group Conference, 2017. The conference will be held at Our Lady of Mercy in Bermondsey, London on Friday May 5th, 2017 and this year’s theme is Women in Religious Archives. Further details and the booking form can be found here: https://religiousarchivesgroup.org.uk/conferences/conferences/ If you would like to attend, please return your form … Continue reading Religious Archives Group, Conference 2017
2017 subscription reminder
This is a reminder that subs for 2017 are now due. The annual subscription is £20. Many have set up direct debit or standing order payments for their annual subscription which greatly helps with our administration. Otherwise, cheques should be made payable to Catholic Archives Society and forwarded to the Treasurer: Sister Benignus O’Brien, Langdale House, … Continue reading 2017 subscription reminder
Catholic Record Society conference
The call for papers is now open for the Catholic Record Society's 60th annual conference, which will take place at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, 24–26 July 2017. The call for papers will close on Friday 21st April 2017. The Society invites proposals on any topic relating to Reformation and post-Reformation Catholic History in the British Isles and welcomes … Continue reading Catholic Record Society conference
Catholics in England 1680-1840 database launch
The Catholic Family History Society (CFHS) is planning the launch of a major new electronic database with a paper delivered by Br. Rory G Higgins FSC of Australia at a seminar on Saturday 7 October 2017 in the Conference Rooms, 24 Tufton Street London SW1P 3RB 10am-4pm. An Index to the Names and Details of … Continue reading Catholics in England 1680-1840 database launch
New book and invitation to book launch
A new book about François Longuet, the French émigré priest who founded the Catholic parishes in Reading has been published. It is François Longuet and the Reading Mission by Lindsay Mullaney. A book launch is being held at St James' Church, The Forbury, Reading, on Sunday 12 February 2017 at 3pm to which you are warmly … Continue reading New book and invitation to book launch
Training event 13 March 2017
The Catholic Archives Society is pleased to announce that another training event has been organised for Monday 13 March 2017 at Herefordshire Archives and Records Centre (HARC) 1pm-5pm. Richard Wade, HARC Archivist, will speak about how to approach sorting, cataloguing and conservation. This will include preliminary sorting and listing, preparing a more detailed catalogue and basic … Continue reading Training event 13 March 2017
Book review required
If you are interested in providing a book review for the 2018 Journal of 'Tales out of school: recollections of ex-convent school girls' (edited by Anthony Spencer, Pat Pinsent and Emma Shackle and published by the Pastoral Research Centre Trust) please contact the Journal editor, Jonathan Bush: jonathan.bush@durham.ac.uk This review would be required by January 2018.
Report on training on water damage
A report of the recently held training day on dealing with water damage is now available to read here: Training 2016: Water damage
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