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 →
Welcome to our winter talks at the BPHA! In December we will be holding a series of talks delivered by BPHA members on the history of trade unionism, chartism, and the Labour Party. The talks will take place at the Birmingham and Midland Insitute in Birmingham City Centre and will be free for anyone to... Continue Reading →
Children, learning about the history of trade and industry, and the working lives of the labouring classes, thought about the connections between our industrial landscape of canals, factories and warehouses and the jobs that went on there.
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.
An interview conducted by Charlotte Langrish on 27 January 2023, as part of the BPHA's Historic England oral histories project.
An interview conducted by Aqsa Sabir on 10 January 2023, as part of the BPHA's Historic England oral histories project.
Our volunteers reflect on BPHA's activities during Heritage Week.
An interview conducted by Emily Potter on 27 January 2023, as part of the BPHA's Historic England oral histories project.
An interview conducted by Chalotte Langrish on 26 January 2023, as part of the BPHA's Historic England oral histories project.
