A busy year was rounded off by a well attended meeting on Saturday 13 December in the main hall at Birmingham & Midland Institute. The occasion marked 80 years since the Victory in the east over Japan, and was held on the 88th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre.
A Year in Archives is the annual publication about and for the UK archives sector.
Join us on Saturday December 13th at Birmingham and Midland Institute for a day of events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Pacific war. Attendance is open to all and free of charge, and will be followed by a social nearby.For those interested but unable to attend in person, please get in touch... Continue Reading →
This wonderful account which is given as a tribute to the life of Danny Morrell (AKA Tongogara).
The Community Archives and Heritage Group (CAHG) has named the Birmingham People's History Archive as their Group of the Month for September 2024. The CAHG is a national group which aims to support and promote community archives within the UK & Ireland. Since 2006 they have organised an annual conference and since 2011 they hold... Continue Reading →
Come along to the Birmingham & Midland Institute on Saturday 9 September – the Archive have a range of activities planned!
On Saturday 12 August residents of Highgate and Bordesley Residents Forum joined friends from Balsall Heath on a coach trip organised by the volunteers of Birmingham Peoples History Archive. On the journey were many who had participated in the Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class history project funded by Historic England.
BPHA are proud to hold the personal papers and photographs of Albert Knight 1903-1979), trade unionist and alumni of the Central Labour College. Here, one of our newest volunteers, Toby, presents the fruits of his research on this important strand of British labour history.
As a part of our university experience we – three University of Birmingham final-year students – were given the opportunity of a placement module to gain work experience and acquire skills which could help us find jobs upon graduating.
The Birmingham People's History Archive has been backed by the National Archive with a significant grant under the Archives Resilience grant scheme.
Birmingham People's History Archive 