Bristol Record Office exhibitions and events

Current exhibition

Know Your Place
1 May to 29 June 2012

An exhibition introducing Know Your Place, an interactive website which provides free global access to Bristol’s historic maps and encourages users to share their own images and knowledge of the city.

Using maps dating from 1750 onwards, visitors to 'Know Your Place' can compare old and modern views to trace the development of Bristol.

This display, which features case studies of the Barton Hill and Sea Mills areas, illustrates how the site can be used to explore the city and to promote learning and discussion about local neighbourhoods.

Also on show will be original documents, including plans, tithe records, census records, trade directories and photographs, to demonstrate the range of further resources available at Bristol Record Office.

Admission free

Know Your Place talk

Thursday 14 June at 5.30pm

Join us at Bristol Record Office as Archaeological Officer Peter Insole demonstrates how family and local historians can use the Know Your Place website for research.

Peter will talk about how the site provides new ways to explore the history and development of the city's neighbourhoods - and how anyone with local knowledge can contribute their own images and information.

• Peter Insole is a Senior Archaeological Officer at Bristol City Council with responsibility for managing the Bristol Historic Environment Record.

Admission free, but please book a place by phoning 0117 922 2686 or emailing bro@bristol.gov.uk

House history workshops

Adult Learners' Week at Bristol Record Office
Saturday 12 May 2012
10am to 12noon and 1pm to 3pm

Learn the skills to explore the history of your home at Bristol Record Office.

Join an introductory session to discover how you could use documents such as deeds, insurance records, photographs, maps and plans to investigate the story of your house and the people who have lived there.

Cost: £3: to book your place at either session, please phone 0117 922 2686 or email bro@bristol.gov.uk

BRO tours: Celebrating Age Festival

Wednesday 13 June, 2pm
Wednesday 20 June, 2pm

Join a behind-the-scenes tour of Bristol Record Office to see how the archives of 800 years of history are preserved, stored and used.

Tours last about an hour. Please note that they involve 30 minutes of walking/standing, although a lift is available.

These events are part of the Celebrating Age Festival, intended for people aged 50+.

Free but booking is essential: please phone 0117 922 2686 or email bro@bristol.gov.uk