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Victorian Hiring Fairs – talk at HARC

March 17 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

£5.00
An important time of the year for any rural community, the Hiring, Mop or Statute Fair reached its peak popularity in the 19th Century as a way to seek and to provide employment. This talk will outline:
How, when and where the fairs worked
The evidence they leave behind
The campaign against the fairs
Registration schemes
Why the fairs declined as employment tools
Booking essential at archives@herefordshire.gov.uk

Details

Date:
March 17
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cost:
£5.00

Organiser

Hereford Archive and Record Centre

Venue

Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre
Fir Tree Lane
Hereford, HR2 6LA United Kingdom
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Phone
01432 260750
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