Lecture diary
Gravesend Historical Society Exhibition
Sixty years ago on March 6th, 1924, a preliminary meeting was held at the Gravesend Library, the outcome of which was the founding of the "Gravesend and District Scientific and Archaeological Society," later to be called the Gravesend Historical Society.
To mark this 60th anniversary, an exhibition is being held at the Woodville Halls, Gravesend (Civic Centre), on Sat 21st/Sun 22nd July this year, where it is hoped all aspects of the G.H.S. work will be on display, plus a special display of old costumes and children's toys. Admission will be 30p, and the exhibition will be open from 10 am to 4 pm.
Faversham Society Open House Scheme
Anytime is a good time to come to Faversham, but especially good days this year will be Saturdays, 4th and 11th August, when the Society is holding its annual Open House scheme. This enables you to see over historic houses and other buildings in the town not normally open to the public. Usually between ten and twelve participate in the scheme. You buy a programme (about £1) from the Society's own Heritage Centre and Museum, an old inn called the Fleur-de-Lis, and, as well as admitting to all properties, this contains detailed historical notes on each one. The Centre is in Preston St, Tel.no. 0795 534542.
Weekend Courses
4th - 6th May - The Weald and Wealden Buildings - to be held at Kingsgate House, Broadstairs. "Compared to the rest of the county, the Kentish Weald has been an area of late settlement and of large, and in some areas sparsely populated, parishes. More pertinently, it has been an area of broad-leaved woodland, and it is the implications and the applications of this factor that we shall be investigating."
25th - 27th May - Kentish Deer Parks - to be held at Bore Place Farm, near Edenbridge. "In England, the mark of the great house has been its park. Deer parks indicated special privilege and in Tudor and Stuart times were subject to Royal grant. In Kent, the number of parks has dwindled to a mere handful, but there are still some unique and remarkable remnants of these ecological environments, and occasionally evidence for their recognition and appreciation."
Sat 2nd June - Oral History Workshop - to be held at Rutherford College, University of Kent will provide an introduction, and will focus on the design of a project, interviewing techniques and the editing and analysis of tape recorded interviews.
The BSc Archaeological Sciences Course
Although scientific investigations are playing an increasingly important role in archaeology there is a shortage of archaeologists to exploit the full potential. It is the aim of the Course to give archaeologists a scientific education which will enable the carrying out of certain scientific investigations themselves.
No formal qualifications are necessary for Year 1 of the course. The normal entry requirement is an Extramural Diploma in Archaeology from the University of London. Students without formal qualifications, but who benefit from archaeological experience, may also be considered." Further details from John Evans.
