As part of the ongoing Thomas Hardy cataloguing project, we have been joined by Emma, an intern who is working alongside Dorset History Centre and the National Trust to unlock some of the gems hidden in the collection… — Some of you may have seen me at Dorset History Centre (DHC) if you are in… Read more The Empty Rooms Project and Thomas Hardy
Dorset History Centre (DHC) has successfully acquired a poem by author Thomas Hardy which is believed to have been held in America since 2005. ‘The Departure’ was sold that year at Sotheby’s in London. It next appeared at an antiquarian dealership in Massachusetts where it was purchased by an American collector in 2014. More recently,… Read more ‘The Departure’ – the tale of how a Hardy poem returned from America to Dorset
Between 2015 and 2018 Dorset History Centre undertook the ‘Unlocking the Bankes archive‘ project. During the life of this project, staff and volunteers contributed well over 100 blogs to the project website. As we reach 2024, this project website is no longer functional in the way it originally was, and we have made the decision… Read more “What a Scorcher!”
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