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Regional conference 1 September 2016, The House Theatre, University of Plymouth Creativity and the Archive Programme 10:00-10:40 Refreshments 10:40-11:00 Welcome and introduction 11:00-11:30 Dartmoor Life in the First World War -Peter Mason, who curated the exhibition that was the overall winner in the 2016 CAHG awards, will describe how the wealth of material in community archives and local collections brought Dartmoor’s World War One history alive. 11:30-12:00 Plymouth LGBT Archive - Dr Alan Butler will discuss how queer lives have traditionally failed to create a legacy of archival materials and how the oral history interview can be used to capture the ephemeral nature of hidden histories and then enable them to be performed again with particular attention to a heritage trail around Plymouth. 12:00-12:30 In Other Words -Playwright Natalie McGrath, and lead artist for We'll Meet In Moscow www.wmim.co.uk will talk about making a creative partnership with Plymouth's award winning community LGBT Archive. A partnership that commissioned 6 writers to make a creative response to materials and stories from this archive to develop 6 new short plays for the stage. 12:30-1:30 Lunch - including Plymouth History Centre Tour - Join Louisa Blight, Collections Manager at Plymouth City Council, on a walk-around of the future £34m Plymouth History Centre site. Learn about the ambitious plans for the galleries, collections integration and partnership development. The tour will last 20-30 minutes. Meet outside The House. 1:30-2:00 Kresen Kernow and the creative sector - Tamsin Mallett (Cornwall Record Office/Kresen Kernow, Cornish Archives Network, CAHG) will talk about how the Record Office is using its collections as inspiration in a number of projects with the creative sector. 2:00-2:30 The Minack Theatre Trust Archive - The Minack Theatre has an extensive archive of theatrical related items and those belonging to its creator Rowena Cade. In 2014 the Trustees decided to create a specific role to catalogue and manage the Archive to ensure that it is preserved for the future. Melissa Hall will talk about what they’ve got and what they’re doing. 2:30-3:00 Q&A, refreshments, wrap up and second Plymouth History Centre Tour.