The Story hosts event on Durham’s historic registers

The event will be held at The Story on April 2 from 6pm to 7pm and will focus on records of births, deaths, and marriages and their role in local and national history.

Anne Robson, superintendent registrar with more than 40 years of experience, will deliver the talk alongside ceremony coordination team leader Wendy Addison-Smyth.

Carolyn Ball, county archivist and manager at The Story, said: “With more than 40 years’ experience working as one of our registrars, Anne has seen people through some of the biggest changes of their lives, whether that be marrying the love of their life and celebrating the arrival of their children, or registering the loss of a loved one.

“Together, Anne and Wendy will be able to share some fascinating stories from the history of our registration documents.

“They’ll also have both original historic and modern registers on display for visitors to explore, making for an educational and enlightening evening.”

The talk will cover the origins of registration in 1837.

It will also highlight the role of registrars in capturing important life events and notable stories.

It will also include references to events such as the birth of former England football manager Sir Bobby Robson and the deaths of Mary Ann Cotton’s victims.

A selection of original registers will be on display during the evening.

Tickets cost £5 and include refreshments.

They are available to book through www.thestorydurham.org/whats-on.