Past Events
April 2025
Lichfield’s Largest Preloved Jigsaw Sale
Free entry to the sale. All proceeds go towards the running of this independent museum and charity. Any donations of jigsaws will be greatly received.
Find out more »Lichfield’s Largest Preloved Jigsaw Sale.
Free entry to the sale. All proceeds go towards the running of this independent museum and charity. Any donations of jigsaws will be greatly received. The museum will be open for the jigsaw sale only over the 3 days.
Find out more »Lichfield’s Largest Preloved Jigsaw Sale.
Free entry to the sale. All proceeds go towards the running of this independent museum and charity. Any donations of jigsaws will be greatly received. The museum will be open for the jigsaw sale only over the 3 days.
Find out more »Lunar lecture on zoom-The Rediscovery of Lucy Hardcastle by Prof Jonathan Powers
The late Desmond King-Hele's final biography of Erasmus Darwin bequeathed an intriguing puzzle. In 1864 Charles Darwin wrote to his friend Joseph Hooker that he suspected the widow of their former colleague Dr Francis Boott (Vice-President of the Linnean Society) was an illegitimate granddaughter of Erasmus'. Hooker confirmed he had heard there had been a close association and helped to fuel the suspicion by describing the old lady's features in quasi-Darwinian terms. Desmond was intrigued but judiciously unconvinced, bequeathing the…
Find out more »The Americans are Coming!
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the American War of Independence, local historian and author Jono Oates tells the story of how the war started, with the 'shot heard round the world'. Jono also explains Lichfield's links to the war, including a noted surgeon in the British Army, and how a famous Lichfield poet shamed the first President of the United States into writing a letter of apology. This illustrated talk lasts an hour with the opportunity…
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