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.
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 September will be BPHA’s 4th event for Birmingham Heritage Week.
On Friday 29th November, a symposium in memory of Malcolm Chase was held by the University of Leeds.
This October marked one year since the death of Avtar Jouhl, a prolific anti-racism campaigner and highly regarded General Secretary and National Organiser of the Indian Workers Association (GB).
The origins of the British trade union movement and the pieces in our collection which chart the birth and development of this transformative development.
Our volunteers reflect on BPHA's activities during Heritage Week.
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.
£300 raised by the Friends of the BPHA at the Wilmslow Running Festival.
Birmingham People's History Archive 