I hope you like the items this month.
Next month I’m going to include the Facebook article where two volunteers of the FOHGC attempted to retrace the steps of John Symons as he walked around the cemetery in the 1880s. A brave challenge and an extremely twisty route too as they found. I hope you enjoy it.
There’ll be another article by Bill Longbone from his posts on the FB site. Helen Bovill will be showing us the delights of nature in August. You know, all the things that we, mere mortals, totally miss. Yet she seems to just pick these tiny objects out from the wilderness that surrounds her.
Heritage Open Days
Owing to shortage of time I may not be able to contribute much next month as Heritage Open Days will be upon soon. The second week of September will be filled with opportunities for you all to quench your heritage thirst.
Hull General Cemetery features heavily. Two guided walks will take place. These will be led by myself, hopefully accompanied, by Helen Bovill.
There will be three talks on the subject. These will take place, Pandemic willing, at the Ferens Art Gallery. They are all entitled, ‘A Virtual Walk Through Hull General Cemetery (Without Getting Your Shoes Muddy)’.
In essence, these talks will take you through the Cemetery by PowerPoint. Not as good as the real thing I know but, on the plus side, no muddy shoes either. Here are the dates I have been given. They are Part 1, Sunday, 12th September at 3.00 p.m., part 2, is on Thursday, the 16th at 1.30 p.m. the final section, Part 3, is Friday, the 17th at 3.00 p.m. All at the Ferens. I hope to see some of you there.
Incidentally, I’m giving another talk during that week, and Hull General Cemetery features in a small way. The Spanish Flu in Hull 1918 is the title of the talk. Its also at the Ferens. Not sure of the date / time for that one. Sorry. The HODS brochure will be published soon.
See you next month.
Pete Lowden is a member of the Friends of Hull General Cemetery committee which is committed to reclaiming the cemetery and returning it back to a community resource.
Love what is going on here so many more folk will find out about the cemetery, its history, and its importance to the city, I would love to go to them all, but afternoons are not good for me and sleep takes priority!