A crowdfunding appeal by Dorset History Centre and partners Dorchester is home to the finest archive of material by and about Thomas Hardy in the world – that is, the primary sources which support and inform any new research into Hardy and his contemporaries. The archive is recognised by UNESCO as a collection of international… Read more Unlocking the Archives of Thomas Hardy – Dorset’s literary giant
Whilst answering an enquiry email about Stourfield School, Bournemouth, a few weeks ago, we came across a fascinating booklet about a school trip to Holland in June 1938 (S-226/14/4). One was given to each of the girls who went on the trip, providing them with an itinerary, maps, useful information about Holland and reminders about… Read more A School Journey
In July, Dorset History Centre welcomed four students on work experience placements. Throughout the four weeks that the students were with us, they sampled all sorts of elements of life at DHC. In this blog, one of the students, Rosie, explains more about her time with us… — During July 2022 I was fortunate enough… Read more Work Experience at Dorset History Centre
Should the children of the poor be educated away from their families and traditional ways? In 2022 many of us would say not – that the bonds with relatives and with a natal culture are precious and should not be broken lightly. However, history holds many examples of just this and one of these is… Read more The Gypsy School at Farnham, 1847–1855
Dorset History Centre has a collection relating to the author John Fowles, resident in Lyme Regis, chiefly from his activities in the 1970s to 1990s. One of our volunteers has been looking through the 12 boxes of material that we hold, and will be sharing some of the things he has discovered in a series… Read more John Fowles (Part 1)
The Dorset History Centre holds an extensive range of documents charting the life and times of the famous Eldridge Pope Brewery established under that trade name in the 1870s. However the brewery actually owes its existence to two 19th century entrepreneurs that, through their vision and hard work, created the foundation upon which Eldridge Pope… Read more The Eldridge Brewing Legacy
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