Midland Ancestors

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Black Country

Stourbridge Group – “Oh, What a Bostin War”

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“Oh, What a Bostin War”

Speaker: Quintin Watt

 

 

“Oh, what a bostin war!”  – Mobilisation & Recruitment in the Black Country in 1914This illustrated presentation examines the military reaction to the outbreak of the Great War in the Black Country.  Were people really excited to have a ‘pop at the Kaiser’?  Did thousands of eager young men immediately ‘rush to the colours’, afraid they might miss out on all the fun?  Why did they really join up?  What are the myths and what was the reality?

Stourbridge Group – J M W Turner and the Black Country

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J M W Turner and the Black Country

Speaker: Brendan Clifford

Voted Britain’s favourite artist in a 2004 BBC Poll, JMW Turner visited the Black Country and Birmingham area a couple of times during his life (1775-1851). The Talk covers the background of Turner’s interest in the area, the watercolours he produced and specifically the tangled tale of what happened to his watercolour of Dudley.