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The Lady Lever Art Gallery is currently holding an exhibition (until 3 May 2010) of Edwardian family photographs taken in the early twentieth century by Jack Urton, a keen amateur photographer who lived in Birkenhead and later in Bebington. They show his family at home and in the garden, with relatives and friends, and on days out in Wirral and further afield.
To mark this exhibition Wirral Archives Service, in partnership with the Lady Lever Art Gallery, will be holding a series of free talks and workshops, as below:
- Wednesday 3 February 2010 – a talk at the Lady Lever Art Gallery (1 - 1.45 p.m.) - “The Urtons and the Edwardian period”
An insight into the life and times of the Urton family - Tuesday 16 February 2010 – a workshop at Wirral Archives Service (2 - 4 p.m.) - “Tracing an Edwardian family history”
The Urtons left many hundreds of negatives behind them but few documents to tell us about their lives. Using the archive we’ll be tracing their family history, and how to go about tracing your Edwardian family history - Wednesday 3 March 2010 – a talk at the Lady Lever Art Gallery (1 - 1.45 p.m.) - “The Urton family discovered”
Using documents such as the 1911 census William Meredith will discover more about the Urton family and the Edwardian Wirral they loved to photograph - Wednesday 24 March 2010 – a workshop at Wirral Archives Service (2 - 4 p.m.) - “Edwardian Wirral”
Using original documents from Wirral Archives learn more about the highs and lows of Edwardian life - Wednesday 21 April 2010 – a talk at the Lady Lever Art Gallery (1 - 1.45 p.m.) - “Developing New Brighton”
Using archive photography and documents trace the development of New Brighton from the Edwardian era to the present day - Tuesday 27 April 2010 – a workshop at Wirral Archives Service (2–4 p.m.) - “Edwardian Local Newspapers”
Using local newspapers step back in time to the Edwardian era and rediscover the news the Urton family would have been reading
For more information about the talks to be held at the Lady Lever Art Gallery, see their website at the following address:
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/exhibitions/edwardianfamily
The workshops will be held at Wirral Archives Service in the Lower Ground Floor Conference Room. To book a place contact Wirral Archives Service on 0151 606 2929, or e-mail us at archives@wirral.gov.uk