Nellie Kirkham: archives of busy local historian

It was in November this year that we heard from Dave Williams of the Peak District Mines Historical Society, to say that the Society had recently taken on responsibility for the papers of the historian, artist and writer Nellie Kirkham (1896-1979).  Dave, and other active members of PDMHS, were anxious to find a permanent home …

The Female of the Derbyshire Species: A History of Women in Derbyshire

New online exhibition available on our website featuring original archives relating to Derbyshire's women, and heroines, including Florence Nightingale and Joan Waste. Let us know what you think http://bit.ly/oz15DW