For the fourth and final part of our feature for Women’s History Month we look at a remarkable local resident who was described as a ‘Champion of Education’ and even had a building named after her! Miss Louisa Jane Churchman was held in such high esteem that on her passing in 1943 the local paper,ContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s Women of History – one of the town’s ‘best-loved citizens’”
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Horsham’s Women of History
It’s Women’s History Month! Every year there’s a different theme and this year it’s Moving Forward Together! Women Educating and Inspiring Generations. Over the next four weeks we have a quartet of Horsham women for whom that theme was incredibly relevant! Dorothea Hurst This week we focus on a woman who belonged to an influentialContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s Women of History”
Tony Wales – Horsham’s popular historian
One hundred years ago today (New Year’s Eve) Tony Wales was born in Horsham. In the following 82 years he became one of the town’s most popular historians, as well as helping to make Sussex folk songs relevant once again to a modern audience. His musical tastes evolved while working in a record shop inContinueContinue reading “Tony Wales – Horsham’s popular historian”
Festive final Friday Late for Horsham Museum
https://youtu.be/cYR6QxKE3-I Despite the early evening rain, there was a good crowd to enjoy Horsham Museum & Art Gallery’s final Friday Late. HAODS (Horsham Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society) provided the entertainment, singing carols and festive songs while dressed in period costume. HAODS carol singers They proved a big success, filling everyone with cheer. Museum visitorsContinueContinue reading “Festive final Friday Late for Horsham Museum”
Horsham’s link to Frankenstein
Today is officially Frankenstein Friday! Yes, there really is a day devoted to, arguably, the most famous monster ever created. Surprisingly, perhaps, Horsham has a strong link to this character that has become famous down the years, thanks to numerous block-buster films and TV shows. That link is renowned poet Percy Bysshe Shelley who wasContinueContinue reading “Horsham’s link to Frankenstein”
Friends of Horsham Museum & Art Gallery 