Hackney History Course
Hackney History (Friends of Hackney Archives) encourages and supports interest in Hackney’s fascinating past, particularly through the use of Hackney’s 700 years of Archives which can be found here.
For the first time, here is a course to take you through the history of Hackney, from pre-historic days to the present.
Offered FREE by Hackney History (Friends of Hackney Archives), the course consists of nine weekly zoom sessions on Wednesday evenings from 7-8pm.
- October 13th 2021, 7pm: From Stone Axe to Ermine Street
- October 20th, 7pm: Rural Villages - Medieval Hackney
- October 27th, 7pm: A Home for Courtiers – Tudor Hackney
- November 3rd, 7pm: Hackney gets Radical – Hackney in the 1600s
- November 10th, 7pm: Institutions, Plants and Dissenters – Hackney in the 1700s
- November 17th, 7pm: Suburban beginnings – Hackney 1800-1850
- November 24th, 7pm: Industry and Poverty - Hackney 1850-1900
- December 1st, 7pm: Surviving Two World Wars – Hackney 1900-1965
- December 8th, 7pm: Hackney 1965+
The course is for those newly interested in the history of Hackney (including Stoke Newington and Shoreditch); those who want to build on what they already know and those looking to carry out family research or investigate aspects of Hackney’s history. The course will be given by a range of 6 Hackney residents, all with a fascination and expertise in the history of Hackney.
Each session will consist of a 50 minutes presentation, followed by time for questions and answers.
Each session is to be booked separately via Eventbrite, and will be available for booking one week in advance.
The number of registrations is limited. If you register for a session, PLEASE DO ATTEND OR, IF YOU CAN NO LONGER MAKE THE DATE, PLEASE RELEASE YOUR PLACE SO SOMEONE ELSE CAN ATTEND.