Hosted by the Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology (SLHA)

Saturday 6th September 2025 | 10.00am – 4.30pm

Join the SLHA for a full day of engaging talks, music, and storytelling that celebrates the lives and legacies of remarkable Lincolnshire figures who made an impact far beyond the county. From pioneering explorers and astronomers to abolitionists and early feminists, this special event will uncover the stories of local individuals whose ideas, discoveries, and courage shaped the wider world.

The programme includes:

• Welcome – Mark Acton, Chair of the Local History Team
• George Bass: Eighteenth-century Explorer – Penny Herdman
• Sir Joseph Banks: Agrarian to Industrialist – Paul Scott
• Arthur Storer – America’s First Colonial Astronomer – Ruth Crook
• Richard Hill (1795–1892): Abolitionist and Naturalist – Prof. Heather Hughes
• Anne Hutchinson and Her Lincolnshire Friends – Adrian Gray
• Lincolnshire Explorers and Innovators in Stories, Music – Tom Lane, Nigel Creasey and Terri Clarke

Admission is £32.00 and includes lunch. Pre-booking is essential.

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