Dr. Maureen James Writer - Historian - Storyteller Telling History Researching, Communicating and Bringing History to Life 22 Darthill Road, March, Cambs. PE15 8HP 01354 650586 07967 240328 [email protected] www.tellinghistory.co.uk Testimonials “We were very pleased to host Maureen James and her excellent illustrated talk....Maureen presented and engaged very well with the audience and this made for a very enjoyable aſternoon...” “Thank you very much for the talk...the ladies thoroughly enjoyed it and there was lots of discussion and reminiscing afterwards.” “It is difficult to study history through the ears, eyes and understanding of those that lived in the past. Maureen was able to describe events of the past through the lives and feelings of the Clarksons and their contemporaries with great success. She spoke with emotion and feeling about the work of real people.” “It’s the most well written guide that I have seen for a long time.” “One of the key characteristics of Maureen’s ability to tell stories is her innate love of the medium, which makes the whole such a pleasant and enjoyable experience...” www.tellinghistory.co.uk Maureen James has been passionate about Social History for over 25 years. Originally involved in heritage interpretation when her children were small, she travelled around the country with a number of re- enactment groups. In 1993 she went to study history and education at Cambridge University. Since that time her notable achievements include: • Her undergraduate dissertation: James M (1997) ‘e Influence of Robert Owen and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and others on the work of Caroline Southwood Smith and James Hill at the Wisbech Infant School 1830-1840’ • A Teachers Pack on omas Clarkson and the Abolition of Slavery, for Wisbech and Fenland Museum and a book of Teaching Notes for the Beyond the Bicentennial Project, Peterborough • Hands on history with the Cambridgeshire Archaeological Field Unit; Hinchingbrooke Country Park and History off the Page • Historical Costumed Storytelling at numerous sites including castles, museums and heritage sites and a Master’s Degree Report on the value of Narrative and Storytelling in Museums • e delivery of Lectures and Conference Papers along with many talks to WIs, Local History and other Community Groups on historical topics • Living History Presentations on Folk Beliefs and other Historical topics • e Award of Doctor of Philosophy for her research into the Legends of the Carrs, a group of stories collected in the late 1880s and published in Folklore in 1891 • e writing of many articles for Smallholder Magazine and other publications including Cambridgeshire County Life, and more recently the completion of the book Lincolnshire Folk Tales