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 The Railway & Canal Historical Society are running its 9th Waterways History Conference in Birmingham, to which anyone interested is invited. The cost is £22, including coffee and lunch.There is a booking form at http://www.rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/9WHC-booking-form.pdf.

 Waterways History Conference – Birmingham University, 24th June 2017 

The programme for the Conference, which runs from 10.00 to 16.30 and will be chaired by Tony Hirst OBE, is: 

‘Developing a Research Agenda for Inland Waterways History’ – Dr Paul Sillitoe

‘Why Canal History Matters’ - Dr Jodie Matthews

‘Discovering waterway history through records, photographs and publications’ – Ray Shill

‘George Jebb, railway and canal engineer’- Prof Timothy Peters.

‘Waterways Family Research’ – Lorna York  

‘Understanding early English canal technology - an Austrian view’ – Mike Clarke

‘Artefacts in Research’ – Zofia Kufeldt, NWM 

‘The Cong Canal’ – Brian Goggin

… as well as a set of summaries of on-going research. There will also be a plenary discussion of the possible ways ahead for waterways history research, to which everyone will have the opportunity to contribute. 

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It is a pity that those interested cannot attend, because of the clash with Braunston- 

These events have mostly been held in Birmingham, although the first was elsewhere. I organised 2 (one on European Waterways !). Their aim has been the promotion of waterway history research. 

Not all canal history is encapsulated within the David & Charles histories or the Jim Shead website, items still come to light and new interpretations are made as to what has been previously written.

For those who can attend, please do.

 

Ray Shill

 

 

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Has anyone drawn to their attention that a number of potentially interested people will be otherwise engaged that day, and that they might like to take that into account when organising future conferences?

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