On 3 June 2008 there is a public lecture and book launch at the Mining Institute and Lit and Phil in Newcastle. Keith Wrightson (Yale University and NEEHI Visiting Fellow) will be talking about 'Ralph Tailor's summer: a Newcastle scrivener and the great plague of 1636' at 6.00 and Regional identities in North-East England, edited by Adrian Green and A.J. Pollard, will be launched at 8.00. For further details contact Jill Grimwood on 01642 384019 or email neehi@tees.ac.uk.

Aims of NEEHI

To conduct research of the very highest quality into north-east England history so that as much as possible of the region's history can be reliably established

To maximise existing potential through collaboration and partnership, by bringing together researchers in the universities, libraries, archives, societies and elsewhere

To build close relationships with public bodies and the general public so that the region's history can be widely understood and everyone with an interest in the past can have access to scholarship of the highest order

To focus international attention on the history of the north-east so that the fascination and interest of the region can be widely appreciated.

To maximise the potential of the region's historic treasures, so that their nature and significance can be fully understood and appreciated regionally, nationally and internationally.

To build upon current and past research in order to develop new approaches and methodologies for regional history which will be of national and international significance.