90 people attended the 18th Stoke Newington History Talks event in St Matthias Halls and it was a great evening with talks about local ghost stories, the area’s pre-historic past and rare archeological finds and my talk about local history items I got on eBay.

Bidding on the Past: Unearthing Stoke Newington’s history through eBay finds by Amir Dotan

Bidding on the Past: Unearthing Stoke Newington’s history through eBay finds by Amir Dotan from History of Stoke Newington

Stokey 300,000 BC – Stoke Newington’s Old Stone Age by Rebecca Odell

Stokey 300,000 BC – Stoke Newington's Old Stone Age by Rebecca Odell from History of Stoke Newington

Strange Stokey: Ghosts, Hauntings and Uncanny Happenings by Caron Lipman

Strange Stokey: ghosts, hauntings and uncanny happenings by Caron Lipman from History of Stoke Newington