Mapping Queer Hertfordshire: Places, People and Stories

Mapping Queer Hertfordshire is running a creative workshop at St Albans Museum + Gallery on Sunday 6 December, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm. It's a session built around the stories, experiences and places that hold meaning for LGBTQ+ communities across the county, and it's free to attend.

The afternoon works through creative mapping and conversation, with the aim of uncovering personal memories, celebrating local connections and helping to preserve histories that might otherwise go untold. The organisers describe it as a welcoming space, and the focus is on the stories themselves rather than any particular artistic skill. The session is run in partnership with Mapping Queer Hertfordshire, a project dedicated to documenting the LGBTQ+ presence across the county.

They're particularly welcoming to LGBTQ+ people with connections to Hertfordshire, alongside anyone with stories, memories or local knowledge to contribute. The range they're looking for is wide: it could be something as public as a local queer celebrity, or as personal as the first same-sex wedding you attended. The idea is that these individual contributions come together to build a richer picture of the county's LGBTQ+ heritage, filling in the gaps that official records often leave behind.

It runs in the Assembly Room at St Albans Museum + Gallery from 2:00pm to 3:30pm on Sunday 6 December, and it's free to take part.