In July we welcomed two students to Dorset History Centre for a month to learn about what goes on behind-the-scenes at an archive. As part of this placement, the students have written blogs about their time with us, and what they have got out of the placement. We will bring you Cat’s thoughts next week,… Read more Work Experience 2026: Lara
Crispin Redshaw managed the Marconi Beam Radio Station that used to be situated along the Bridport/Dorchester Road, and boasted 25 transmitters, with the first service having been to New York. If you came along to From the Stacks (our free, monthly, public talk) last month, you would have heard Archivist Emma talking a little more… Read more The Photo Albums of Crispin Redshaw
This is the second blog in a short series about our research into a copy of a book by William Lilly from 1666 that had been used as a notebook and doctors accounts book. In our first blog we explored the book’s connection with the Chaplyn family and how we established that the doctor who… Read more Nathaniel Bartlett: A Doctor of Wareham
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