Saturday 24 May 2014
Woking in 1914
Our next meeting will be on Monday 2nd June at the Holiday Inn, Woking at 8pm. The committee will be giving a presentation on aspects of Woking in 1914 and Society members are asked to bring along any memorabilia they might have from this time. Please provide a caption if you bring anything.
Saturday 17 May 2014
Guildford Museum
Guildford Museum is
carrying out an inventory of all collections as part of a wider collections
review to help better understand the collections. They are seeking volunteers to
help with this work.
This first stage will
be to make an inventory of the Archaeology collections from May to November
2014. Volunteers do not need to have specific knowledge or experience of
archaeology or other collections work, but will need to be comfortable using
computers to type up results. The project will continue until all collections
have been inventoried (to include needlework, local history and art). Volunteers
are not being asked to commit to helping with the entire project.
This is an excellent
opportunity for anyone who wishes to learn more about the archaeology of Surrey
and the Borough of Guildford, or emerging heritage professionals who want to
gain practical, hands-on experience of collections work to build their CVs.
Email Catriona.smellie@guildford.gov.uk for more
information.
Volunteers must be 18
or over and will need to have:
An interest in the
heritage of Surrey or working in the heritage sector
Confidence in using
computers and basic word processing packages
Good, legible
handwriting
Some experience of
data entry
Willingness to work
as part of a team and take direction as required
A careful, methodical
approach to tasks and good attention to detail
Volunteers will also
gain:
Training and
experience in handling, packing and identifying museum objects
Basic archaeological
artefact knowledge as well as an understanding of how archaeological archives
are formed
Training in museum
condition checking procedures and a basic awareness of signs of artefact
deterioration or damage.
Woking Road depot
near Bellfields Road and Mangles Road. No travel expenses are available but the
store can be reached on foot or bicycle from the town centre (about 20-30
minutes’ walk), and there is free parking onsite. Bus route number 34/35.
When?
Weekly places
available Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from Wednesday 14th May 2014,
usually 10:30-3:30. Volunteers can join us on any or all three of these days to
suit.
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