Local History Fayre
Jersey Library
Event Overview
Meet, listen and talk to members of local history organisations including the 1781 Jersey Militia, Channel Islands Bus Society, Channel Islands Great War Study Group, Channel Islands Occupation Society, Jersey Archive, Jersey Heritage, Jersey Library, Jersey Philatelic Bureau, Jersey Postcard Study Group, L’Office du Jèrriais, Partnerschaft with Bad Wurzach and Société Jersiaise.
Alongside the stands there will be a busy programme of talks and presentations, book signing and a chance to see some of the hidden treasures of the Jersey Library.
Programme of talks
Friday 19th January
10:30 The Battle of Jersey - Terry Underwood
11:00 Hidden Treasures of the Library (booking required)
11:45 Movement to and from Jersey Through Time - Anna Baghiani
1:10 Cheers! Drinks and Drinking in Jersey Through the Ages - Alasdair Crosby
2:30 What’s Your Street’s Story - Pier Road - Stuart Nicolle
5:00 Hidden Treasures of the Library (booking required)
6:00 Historical Maps of the Channel Islands - Martin Morgan
Saturday 20th January
10:30 Jersey 100 Years Ago, the calm and the storm - Ian Ronayne
11:30 Elinor Glyn, Jersey’s Hollywood Queen - Paul Darroch
12:00 Hidden Treasures of the Library (booking required)
12:30 Jersey Bus and Coach Photos of Michael Ginns - Ian Everson
1:30 Traces of War on the Dunes - Heather Morton
2:30 Broad Street on Sea - glimpses of the south side of the street and its historic hinterland - Stuart Fell
