The Great Nottinghamshire Local History Fair

Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield

Date	15 May 2022
Time	11:00am - 3:00pm
Venue	Mansfield Central Library View venue details

Heritage

We are delighted to be able to host the 9th Local History Fair at Mansfield Central Library as a live, in-person event this year to showcase Nottinghamshire’s heritage.

At this fabulous, FREE event you can: explore local history displays, find out about family history, browse the books for sale and get hands-on with heritage!

Join us for:

A trip down a virtual coal mine (Nottinghamshire Mining Museum)
Model railway shunting (Toton Sidings Remembered)
Fun family activities from Leicester Print Workshop and Nottinghamshire Archives
Help with starting your family history
Local history books, maps and photographs for sale
A performance by Mansfield Male Voice Choir at 1pm in the Auditorium
Refreshments available in the new library cafe

Image of Mansfield Market Place taken around1900

Image of Toton Shunting Model Railway layout

Image of Railways of Nottinghamshire book published by Nottinghamshire County Council

Image of John Speed's map of Nottinghamshire 1611 reproduced by Nottinghamshire County Council

Image of an old print press from Leicester Print Workshop

Image of a visitor to the Local History Fair wearing virtual reality googles to take a virtual trip down the coal mine

Image of a family group taken circa 1900

Image of a staff member at Mrs Bs, the new cafe at Mansfield Library

History groups and organisations participating in the 2022 fair:

Bassetlaw Museum and Pilgrims Gallery, Beeston and District Local History Society, Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum, Blidworth and District Heritage and Historical Society, Bob Massey History, Farnsfield Local History Society, James Wright (Triskele Heritage), Keyworth and District Local History Society and Keyworth Conservation Area Advisory Group, Kirkby and District Archaeological Group, Mansfield Townscape Heritage, Miner2Major Heritage Buildings Project, Nottingham Feminist Archives, Nottingham Women’s History Group, Nottinghamshire Archives (and Friends of Nottinghamshire Archives), Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Labour History Society, Nottinghamshire Family History Society, Nottinghamshire Local History Association, Nottinghamshire Mining Museum, Nottinghamshire Nursing History Group, Old Mansfield Society, Sherwood Forest Trust, Sutton Heritage Society and Toton Sidings Remembered.