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New Catholic Material Culture Publication

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The Catholic Material Culture UK group are pleased to announce the publication of Grace, Piety & Memory: The Material Culture of British Catholics 1534-1850. Artefacts are held in many Catholic archive collections and are important features of community identity and memory. This booklet is offered as a short guide to understanding the challenges of caring for, documenting … Continue reading New Catholic Material Culture Publication

Artefacts in Archives Series: Unlocking a door to the past – The Key to St Peter’s Church, Birmingham

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By Naomi Johnson : Naomi is the curator archivist for the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham, maintaining the historic collections and buildings of the diocesan seminary, St Mary’s College Oscott and the archives of the Archdiocese, housed at St Chad’s Cathedral. I often joke to visitor’s at St Mary’s College, Oscott, that the Pugin designed ceremonial … Continue reading Artefacts in Archives Series: Unlocking a door to the past – The Key to St Peter’s Church, Birmingham