Forthcoming Branch Meetings
Our next BMSGH Bromsgrove Branch meeting will be held on
Tuesday 11th May 2010 at 7.45 p.m.
“The 1851 Religious Census of
Worcestershire and Birmingham”
by
John Aitkenformer lecturer at the School of Continuing Studies, University of Birmingham
The 1851 Religious census of Worcestershire and Birmingham was the first (and last) attempt by Government to count the worshippers in England and Wales on a single Sunday. John’s talk will explore why and how it was done, what it tells us about religion and society of the time and why it was never repeated. Emphasis will be on the Worcestershire results with some references to Birmingham.
John edited the Worcestershire Returns for this census and they were
published by the Worcestershire Historical Society in 2000.
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This event will take place at
Bromsgrove Methodist Centre, 19, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1AS.
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Our June meeting on Tuesday 8th will be
“Redditch History - A
Sideways Look”
by Anne Bradford, Local Author and Historian.
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Contains the meetings of all B.M.S.G.H branches including Bromsgrove Branch.