We are delighted to share details of the 2026 LHF Annual Conference, to be held on 28 February, 10:00 at Horncastle Community Centre. Booking is essential via Eventbrite For further information, please check the LHF Annual Conference page where details of the full programme will be updated soon.
11/12/2025 – Online Christmas Quiz
Dear Colleague We’re looking forward to our Christmas quiz on Thurs 11 December, please note the start of 19.30. It will be on Zoom so you can join from the comfort of home, it will be multiple choice so no blank spaces on your answer sheet, (There will be prizes) and hopefully by the end you will have consumed enough mulled wine to sing our new Lincolnshire version of the Twelve Days of Christmas with gusto. The words are attached so you can practice! Everyone is welcome to attend, so please spread the word to members and non-members alike. The link […]
22/11/25 – Visit to Dobson’s Mill, Burgh le Marsh
Diary details: Saturday 22 November for a 10.00 start with refreshments at the mill; talks and tours until lunch at 13.15. Visitors are welcome to stay to enjoy the site on their own in the afternoon. Cost: £5.00 for members (individual as well as those employed by, or volunteering at, a member organisation); £8.00 for non-members. Cost includes refreshments. Visit details: Our November event takes the form of an in-person tour of the five-storey, five-sailed windmill at Burgh le Marsh. This historic, Grade 1 listed mill is owned by the County Council. It suffered extensive storm damage in 2020, and we’ll be […]
29/10/25 – Online talk: SoundLincs and Future of the Past 2
Join us for an online talk by Ewan East, to discuss the SoundLincs and Heritage Lottery Fund project he is co-ordinating, entitled Future of the Past 2. Everyone is welcome to attend, no booking required. Date: 29/10/25 Time: 19:00 – 20:00 Online link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89106419797
Spring Programme 2025
We are pleased to share details for our Spring programme: 30 April, 19.00-20.00 on ZOOM Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89126413158?pwd=XQhYl1O5EghCP7oafb57vIuWbgZgbl.1 ‘The uses of museum outdoor spaces’ – a talk by Paul Scott, Chair of the Sir Joseph Banks Society CIO 28 May, 16.00-17.00 on ZOOM Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87293631125 ‘Heritage in Lincolnshire, present and future’ – a panel discussion with time for Q&A Panellists: o Liz Bates, Director of Midlands and East, National Lottery Heritage Fund, presents an overview of the sector o Olivia Basterfield, Museum Development Programme Officer, Museum Development Midlands, focuses on museums in the region o Susan Leadbetter, Chair of […]
Brilliant Insight Given Into Lincolnshire’s Second World War Memory Institutions
Talk event summary Once again the Lincolnshire Heritage Student Forum (LHSF) were treated to an insightful talk on Thursday 25 April, this time given by Caterina Scott BA Hons, MA, Museum Curator and Trustee at Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre. The talk was a hybrid event, and was attended by students and academics from Lincoln and Bishop Grosseteste universities. We also had the absolute pleasure of meeting Caterina’s mum Marjorie, who came to support her daughter. Background Caterina is currently studying for her PhD, and this was an opportunity for her to share some of her research, in which she delved […]
LHSF TALK: Setting Up Lincolnshire’s Second World War Memory Institutions: Influence and Affect
LHSF talk presented by Caterina Scott, MA We are incredibly lucky to be able to welcome Caterina Scott to give a talk to the Lincolnshire Heritage Student Forum group on Thursday 25 April – 18:30-19:30. The talk will be titled ‘Setting Up Lincolnshire’s Second World War Memory Institutions: Influence and Affect‘. This will be hosted at Bishop Grosseteste University, and online via MS Teams. Caterina is a PhD research student on the Cultural Heritage Management Programme at the University of Lincoln. She is also Trustee and Museum Curator at Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre. This free talk will introduce and explore […]
VIEW PRESENTATION: Gendered collector networks of 21st Century heritage sites
Thank you to all who attended the Lincolnshire Heritage Student Forum (LHSF) seminar on 29 February 2024. This online session welcomed Natalie Brimecome-Mills, Programme Leader of MA Cultural Heritage Management at University of Lincoln, who presented an introduction to Gendered Collector Networks taken from her ongoing PhD research, exploring the work and influence of Ethel Rudkin and Dr Isabel Grant upon 21st Century heritage sites. The presentation document and references for further reading are available to view and download: Gendered collector networks – 29 Feb 2024 For enquiries and communication regarding this ongoing research and other projects, please contact Natalie […]
SEMINAR: Gendered collector networks of 21st Century heritage sites
Student Forum (LHSF) Events The LHSF are please to announce we will be hosting a free online seminar presented by Natalie Brimcome-Mills: ‘Gendered collector networks of 21st Century heritage sites‘, on 29 February 2024, at 18:30. The seminar will explore some of Natalie’s ongoing PhD research into gendered roles in the development of cultural heritage sites. We will receive an introduction to the key social network practices of Dr Isabel Grant (Highland Folk Museum) and Ethel Rudkin (Lincolnshire Folklorist and antiquarian). Natalie explains that these regional stories touch upon perceived collection practices, recurrent at national level alongside wider gendered challenges […]
Booking for the upcoming Lincolnshire Heritage Forum (LHF) conference is now open
Date: Saturday 16 March 2024 Time: 10:00 – 15:30 Venue: Lincoln Museum, LN2 1LP The day will include a keynote speech from Colin Hyde of the East Midlands Oral History Archive; a Lifetime Achievement award; networking; discussions and more! Simply RSVP using the form via our LHF Annual Conference page to secure your place. We look forward to welcoming you.