Monthly Archives: September 2017

Sporting Heritage Day 2017

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Me Dad Leslie Bracey once appeared in the Sports Argus cartoons as the ‘Harborne Tarzan’ for his resemblance to Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weismuller when playing for his football club based at Harborne’s King’s Arms pub

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Saturday 30th September is Sporting Heritage Day. It aims to celebrate the UK’s sporting heritage and the Sporting Heritage website brings together a list of all the sporting collections held across the country.

In honour of Sporting Heritage Day, we though we would highlight a very popular source which not everyone may be aware of – the Sports Argus.

Sports Argus, First Edition 6 February 1897

The first edition was published in February 1897 and was a Saturday paper that was available not long after the afternoon football games had been played. Sadly the newspaper ceased publication in 2006. The Sports Argus is available to view on microfilm without an appointment in our Heritage Research Area, and is definitely worth a look if you are researching not only local, but national sporting events. It’s certainly a very popular source in our department!

We also searched to see what archive collections…

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The Great War 1914-18

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Many Indian soldiers fought with the British Army in all theatres during The Great War with great bravery and fortitude on foreign fields………We will remember those that gave their lives until the going down of the sun as Indians celebrate 70 years of independence from the British

Historical Excerpts

IMG_0006The Line-up of the Powers
By 1914 the European powers were already divided into two rival camps. After the outbreak of war both groups sought allies. Germany and Austria-Hungary were joined by Turkey and Bulgaria. Russia, France and Great Britain sought and gained the support of Japan, Italy, Romania and, after a long struggle, Greece. By far the most important adherent to the Allied cause was the United States, which declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917. In Europe, the price in terms of life and material destruction changed men’s conception of war; it is estimated that over eight million combatants were killed

The war which began in August 1914 as a European war turned into a world war in 1917, and can be seen as a bridge between the age of European predominance and the age of global politics. The spark that triggered it off was the assassination…

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O’Aargh me hearties!

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Pieces of eight……pieces of eight…….piratical goings on at Birmingham Archives

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Tuesday 19th September is officially Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Sadly as we have no actual pirates working in Archives & Collections that we can ask about pirating, we’ve done the next best thing and found some pirate themed treasures to give us some inspiration…

A History of the Lives and Exploits of the most remarkable Pirates, Highwaymen, Murderers, Street Robbers. 1742. [LS SA/2/39 224844]

The Life of Mary Read

Among our printed reference collection, we came across the perfect book to share with you  – A History of the Lives and Exploits of the most remarkable Pirates, Highwaymen, Murderers, Street Robbers etc. by Captain Charles Johnson, published in 1742. The volume contains biographies of many questionable characters, including Blackbeard himself! Also making the cut were women pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, although as they didn’t command any ships, it seems being a female pirate was enough to warrant…

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Birmingham say Goodbye to the Big Sleuth Bears

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Bye, bye #Birmingham #Bears……we are sad to see you go…..

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via Harriet for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity

Say Goodbye To The Bears!

The hugely successful Big Sleuth trail finishes Sunday 17th September and organisers have announced that the 100 bear sculptures on the main trail will come together one last time at a special Farewell Weekend from Friday 6 October to Sunday 8 October!

A chance to say a fond farewell, the stunning ‘sleuth’ of bears will stand together at Birmingham’s Eastside City Park, next to Millennium Point, before being auctioned off on Thursday 12 October to raise vital funds for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity.

The Big Sleuth Farewell Weekend The Big Sleuth Farewell Weekend

The Big Sleuth, presented by Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity and creative producers Wild in Art, has won the hearts and minds of everyone in Birmingham and beyond this summer, with visitors coming from far and wide to explore the city’s streets, parks and open spaces.

The Big Sleuth

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