We had intended to have the HHS 50th Anniversary celebration on Saturday 17th July in conjunction with the Crouch End Festival. As you may have seen, the Crouch End …
A 40th Anniversary edition including articles about the Quakers in Muswell Hill and recollections of trade unionism in Hornsey.
Bulletin 62 marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the HHS in 1971, and while we could not celebrate the occasion as we had hoped, due to the pandemic, maybe this issue, with its special cover, afforded some consolation.
Bulletin 63 appears after another difficult year for the Society during the continued pandemic, but one where we did at least manage to celebrate our 50th anniversary with cake and fizz at the Old Schoolhouse, undeterred by wild winds and rain.
Sadly, we lost our Sales Manager and long-time Bulletin Editor, Albert Pinching, who died in the summer and who will be much missed.
Bulletin 64 emerges after another somewhat difficult year for the HHS. In part, this has been due to the effects of the pandemic; but, more problematically, the fact that the majority of the Society’s officers have been in post too long and will be stepping down at the AGM in July without, at this moment, any certainty about their being replaced, is a very serious cause for concern. The Society’s future is genuinely in doubt.
The year 2023 has seen signs of hope for the Society after some difficult years and Bulletin 65 contains an even wider variety of contributions than usual.
We are beginning to make back copies of the Hornsey Historical Society’s award winning Bulletin available for sale online.
With the wellbeing of our Members our highest priority, and in line with the latest advice from the Government and Public Health, we regret to announce that all HHS lectures …
We have been in discussion with the Union Church on the corner of Weston Park and Ferme Park Road N8, regarding hire of the church hall where we hold our …
With visits to all public venues, including Alexandra Palace, postponed for the foreseeable future as a result of the current coronavirus pandemic, we can read about an HHS outing to ‘The People’s Palace’ which provides an intriguing and evocative glimpse into the past.