Hear the lives of Birmingham’s working class through the stories behind Key Hill’s graves.

Join us for Stories to Remember: working class tales from Key Hill’s graves.

The dead tell no tales, so the living must…

Key Hill Cemetery is not only the resting place of the rich or famous. Most of its occupants are, in fact, working-class people buried in public graves where they lie with over a hundred others for company. This is about them.

Over the last couple of months, a group of local writers have been creating short stories & poems inspired by the lives – and deaths - of these so-called ordinary people. The anthology is now ready for publication, and you could be one of the first to read it. Come and hear more about the project and hear the stories created. A fascinating, thought-provoking, and at times poignant window into these uncelebrated lives.

Content Advisory: This session is unsuitable for children. Themes include mental illness, child death & violent death.

Stories to Remember is funded by The University of Hertfordshire and Our Digital Ancestors. Our Digital Ancestors is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England.

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