Swedenborgianism and Samuel Wilderspin

Discover how Samuel Wilderspin’s faith shaped infant school methods in the early 1800s.

Find out about Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), and his impact on Wilderspin’s approach to early childhood and teaching methods.

Learn why these links had to be hidden in the early nineteenth century.

Dr. Sarah Odhner explores these links and why they had to be hidden in the early nineteenth century.

1.30pm – 3.30pm, Admission £4.

Pre lecture refreshments & viewing of the Wilderspin Infant School from 12.30pm

Alternatively, join Sarah’s talk to Wilderspin volunteers on Monday 13 April at 2pm – all welcome.

Lifelong Learning at Barton

An Afternoon of Humber Tales – from a sunken pirate island to a stranded whale

with Dave Smith

Saturday 17 January, 2pm – 4.30pm

email lifelonglearningatbarton@gmail.com to book and for details

Barton Civic Society Lecture

The Evolution of the Enclosures in Barton

with Andrew Robinson

Joseph Wright Hall (ground floor Raikes Room), 2pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Revolution and Resilience in Lincolnshire – Rex Russell’s Life in Teaching

with Keith Miller

Joseph Wright Hall (ground floor Raikes Room), 2pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Toil & Trouble – Magic in Roman Britain

with Adam Parker

Joseph Wright Hall (ground floor Raikes Room), 7.30pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Behind the Scaffolding – The Story So Far at Baysgarth House

with Liz Bennet

Joseph Wright Hall, (ground floor Raikes Room), 8pm, following the Society’s short AGM, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

The Life and Artwork of Reuben Chappell

with Alex Ombler

Joseph Wright Hall, (ground floor Raikes Room), 7.30pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Archaeological Aerial Photography in North Lincolnshire

with Simon Tomson

Joseph Wright Hall, (ground floor Raikes Room), 7.30pm, non-members £4

Barton Civic Society Lecture

Internetty – a Barton Success Story

How a local company brought high speed connectivity to a rural North Lincolnshire community.

Joseph Wright Hall, (ground floor Raikes Room), 7.30pm, non-members £4

Afraid of heights?

Don’t worry – most of our volunteering is at ground level!

The Museum depends on voluntary help to run the museum.

It involves a range of tasks – working alone or in groups – but always part of a wider team.

Fixing and improving the buildings, looking after our archive and collection, sewing, gardening and planning events.

The list is endless.

The winter is a great time to come and join us – we’ll be busy and we will be planning get togethers to help plan ahead and get to know one another.

Volunteering helps us “do our bit” for the town caring for two historic buildings and sharing its unique heritage link with Samuel Wilderspin.

It’s good for us too – being part of our Wilderspin Team, a recipient of the Queens’ Award for Volunteering!

Ring (01652) 635172 or email wilderspinschoolmuseum@gmail.com to “get the ball rolling”.