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Published: 29/10/2015
天涯社区 Record Office is to host a talk on a local Edwardian 鈥榮candal鈥�.
The talk entitled 鈥楨llen Penketh 鈥� Thief or Innocent Cook?鈥� will be presented
by staff from The National Trust as part of a national Explore Your Archive
campaign.
Ellen Penketh was a cook at Erddig, Wrexham, who was later suspected of being a
thief. The talk will reveal how events unfolded and how she went from settling
into life below stairs to a life behind bars and how it became one of the
biggest scandals in the local area.
The talk will be based on original records from the Erddig archive collection
which is held at the Record Office, The Old Rectory, Hawarden. Conservator Mark
Allen will also talk about the grant funded conservation of the Erddig Family
Book.
Booking for the event which is on Saturday 14 November between 3-5pm is
essential. Anyone interested in attending and learning all about this
fascinating story is asked to email archives@flintshire.gov.uk or ring 01244
532364.
Note to editors
Explore Your Archive is a campaign designed for archives of all kinds
throughout the UK and Ireland. The campaign coordinated by The National
Archives and the Archives and Records Association (UK and Ireland) is now in
its third year. This year the main launch week for the Explore Your Archive
campaign will run from Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 November 2015