15Feb

The treatment of the wounded in local hospitals in World Wars I & II

Speaker: Roy Stallard, Hospital Historian

Wednesday 15th February 2012 at 7.45pm at ​St. Mary's Church Centre, The Village, Kingswinford, DY6 8AY

Ian is the Archaeologist for South Staffordshire, and presents his illustrated talk on this famous treasure. For details contact .

20Feb

Turning up the heat on Snowball Earth

Speaker: Professor Ian Fairchild, University of Birmingham

Monday 20th February 2012 at 8.00pm at ​Dudley Museum & Art Gallery, St. James's Road, Dudley, DY1 1HU

There is evidence to suggest that some past ice ages were so severe that they led to ice and snow cover reaching almost to the equator and covering the globe. This talk will look at these events and their possible causes, and will highlight current researches at the University of Birmingham (focussing on the island of Svalbard in Norway) which help us to reconstruct continental environments during extreme glaciations in the context of theories of extreme ice ages. See the BCGS website for details.

22Feb

Chain and nail making in the Black Country and the Bromsgrove connection

Speaker: Dr Malcolm Dixon

Wednesday 22 February 2012 at 7.30pm at ​The Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4SQ

An opportunity to consider these important industries and the everyday lives of the workers who toiled to make a living from them.

For details contact .