We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the Community Archives and Heritage Group’s (CAHG) 13th annual conference. This free day of presentations, workshops and poster displays will be held in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow on Wednesday 10 July 2019. Places will be limited and we recommend early booking to avoid disappointment!
The conference will be co-hosted by the Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland), Glasgow City Archives and the Scottish Council on Archives and aims to provide a platform for volunteers, community groups and professionals to learn from one another, share experiences and create future working partnerships. This will be the first time the conference has been to Scotland and we hope you can join us to celebrate the richness and diversity of community archives across the UK and Ireland.
This year’s theme is on migration in community archives and will feature Omar Shaikh, founder of Colourful Heritage, as the conference’s keynote speaker. The provisional programme also currently features:
The day will also reveal the winners of the annual CAHG Awards and will be rounded up with a ‘One Minute Mayhem’ segment where delegates have a 60-second ‘soap-box’ opportunity to share their news and views on any aspect of community archives. Delegates can opt in to this during the registration process. Lunch is also provided as part of the day and any dietary requirements can be noted during registration.
Finally, as part of this year’s conference, we are giving groups the opportunity to design and display their own A2 poster showcasing their activities and projects. We can provide guidelines, templates and examples of posters and will professionally print your poster for display during the conference. Your poster will be available after the conference for your group to use in future outreach events. You can register interest during sign-up.
9.45 | Registration | |
10.00 | Welcome
Dr Irene O’Brien, Glasgow City Archivist |
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10.10 | Keynote – Capture, Celebrate, Inspire: Preserving our Heritage by Community Engagement and Participation
Omar Shaikh, Project Founder, Colourful Heritage |
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10.40 | Morning Break (tea and coffee) | |
11.10 | Documenting Jewish Immigrants and Refugees in Scotland: the Work of the Scottish Jewish Archive Centre
Harvey L. Kaplan, Director, Scottish Jewish Archives Centre |
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11.35 | Moving Memories, Moving Data: manage your collections and Discovery
Caroline Catchpole, Digital Development Officer, The National Archives |
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11.50 | CAHG Awards: Introduction & Awards
Nick Barratt – Sticks Research Agency 11.50 Introduction 11.55 Winner: Gathering Heritage 12.00 Winner: Young People 12.05 Winner: Community Engagement 12.10 Overall winner – to be announced |
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12.20 | CAHG AGM
Jane Golding, CAHG Chair |
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12.30-13.20 | Lunch | |
13.20 | Protest, Pysanky and Pechevo: scoping the archive of the Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain
Larysa Bolton & Dr Alexandra Mitchell, Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain |
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13.55 | Community-led collecting: Decentring the Power of the Archive of the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust
Jo Robson, Archivist, The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Education Trust and Zara Hakobyan, Project Manager, Aratta |
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14.20 | Collecting around Kurdish Cultural Heritage: Questions, Challenges and Experiences
Mia Gubbay, Glasgow Museums and members of Kurdish Unity |
Coming In: Moving Stories of Migration and Identity in the LGBT+ Community
Don Gray and Dom Miller-Graham, OurStory Scotland |
14.55 | Comfort break | |
15.05 | Bringing Home the Irish Diaspora: the Community Archive as Conduit, Connector and Catalyst
Lorna Elms, Irish Community Archive Network & Hazel Morrison-Pagett, Moycullen Heritage Group |
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15.30 | We are all in it together!
Catherine Gillies, Scottish Community Heritage Alliance Nicola McHendry, Heritage and Community Development Manager, Maryhill Burgh Halls |
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15.55 | One Minute Mayhem | |
16.05 | Closing Remarks
John Pelan, Director, Scottish Council on Archives |
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16.15 | Close |