Exhibitions at the Record Office

Remember Tufty and Willy the Weasel? Come and find them and reminders of other road safety initiatives at the new exhibition “Taking to the Roads” which opened at the Record Office last week. The display is a joint project between staff in the County Council Museums and in the Department of Highways, Transportation and Waste Management.

The exhibition looks at the long history of the County’s roads, and in particular at the work of the County Council since 1888 in building and maintaining roads and bridges, providing public transport services, and promoting Road Safety. Contemporary issues of sustainability and healthy exercise are also touched on.

With historic photographs and objects from the museum collections, this will be an exhibition to appeal to all ages.

The exhibition is free and can be seen at the Record Office during normal opening hours.

Forthcoming Exhibitions at the Record Office

11 October - 18 November : Leicester & Leicestershire Photographic Society
22 November - c.31 January 2011 : Local Authors

This project is going to put genealogical material for every settlement in Leicestershire onto www.leicestershirevillages.com.

This could take the form of a parish register transcript or a single family history.

If you are interested in contributing to this project, please contact PAT GRUNDY or LOIS EDWARDS at the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Long Street, Wigston Magna, LEICESTER, LE18 2AH. Tel : 0116 257 1080, Fax : 0116 257 1120 or Email : recordoffice@leics.gov.uk