March 31, 2020
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Room N003, School of Humanities, University of Hertfordshire, de Havilliand Campus, Hatfield, AL10 9EU
Hallie Rubenhold talks about her recent book 'The Five ...' , winner of the 2019 'Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction'.
April 7, 2020
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, AL1 3XG
Speaker: Mark Landon. Mark, who has been involved in archaeology since childhood, discusses late Iron Age coin production in the Thames area and further afield.
April 14, 2020
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, AL1 3XG
Speaker: Sandy Walkington. Inspired by the knowledge and enthusiasm of SAHAAS members to embark on an MA at the University of Hertfordshire, Sandy will share some of the understanding gained from that experience.
April 21, 2020
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, AL1 3XG
Speakers: Prof Margot Finn, Prof Sarah Lloyd, and Rebecca Sullivan. And now for something completely different! Prof Finn leads a panel discussion on the history of the past, present and future, followed by an opportunity for debate and audience participation.
April 23, 2020
Queen's House and Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London
Society trip: this excursion to Greenwich will visit the Queen's House and also the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College.
May 5, 2020
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, AL1 3XG
Speaker: Dr Caroline Shenton. The former Director of the Parliamentary Archives, Dr Shenton, will take us through the gripping hour-by-hour story of the blaze at Houses of Parliament in 1834 that changed the face of London.
May 9, 2020
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Bramfield Village Hall, Bramfield, SG14 2QL
Along with the annual Lionel Munby Lecture, this Spring meeting of the Hertfordshire Association for Local History will include talks from several of the county's archaeological societies, all celebrating key anniversaries this year.
May 12, 2020
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, AL1 3XG
Speaker: Lyn Blackmore. Lyn, a Senior Finds Specialist at Museum of London Archaeology, discusses the richly furnished princely burial at Prittlewell, Southend, is the earliest known post-Roman Christian burial in England and the most important Anglo-Saxon burial found since the discovery of the great ship burial at Sutton Hoo in 1939.
May 19, 2020
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, AL1 3XG
Speaker: Alan Vallance. The RIBA was established for 'the general advancement of Architecture, and for promoting and facilitating the acquirement of the knowledge of various arts and sciences connected therewith'. Today, the RIBA hosts one of the largest and most diverse architectural collections in the world.
June 9, 2020
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Marlborough Road Methodist Church, AL1 3XG
Following extensive research, several SAHAAS members will discuss some iconic objects that highlight the Society's contribution to the community over the past 175 years. Following an introduction, there will be six mini-presentations, divided by an interval during which researchers will be available for informal discussion.
June 18, 2020 - September 6, 2020
St Albans Museum + Gallery, Town Hall, St Peter's Street, St Albans, AL1 3DH
Further details to follow.
July 28, 2020
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
St Albans School, Abbey Mill Lane, St Albans, AL3 4HB
Further details to follow.
