We bet you think the next line would be ‘walks into a bar’, but this is actually the current landscape of statues displayed across Dorchester. Looking at the Southwest, including Cornwall, Devon and Dorset, there are only three full-size statues celebrating named women in a whopping 13,000 square kilometres of the UK. In addition, over… Read more Six men, one dog, a Queen, and a horse!
Welcome to the tenth part of our series exploring the history of Icen Cottage, Fordington. In previous blogs, we have introduced you to the cottage, shown you some of the earliest documents relating to the cottage, discussed some of the problems when trying to identify the people who lived in the cottage, introduced George Cull as one of… Read more Icen Cottage – The Porter Family
Happy Apprenticeship Week! We’re excited to have three fantastic apprentices working across Dorset History Centre and the Records Management department. Anna, Kate, and Lillian are undertaking the Archives and Records Management course, Level 7. Level 7 apprenticeships are equivalent to a master’s degree or Postgraduate Certificate. It will run for three years alongside their current… Read more Apprentices at the Archives
In January 2024, for the first time ever, Dorset History Centre has held a two-week closure period. Closure periods are not uncommon in the archive world, and provide an opportunity for staff and volunteers to spend some dedicated time working on collections, trying to solve known problems, or simply cataloguing newly acquired archives. For ourselves… Read more Collections Fortnight 2024
In January 2024 Dorset History Centre will be undertaking two collections weeks and we will be closed to the public for this period. Whilst staff and volunteers will be getting on with the important work we have to do during this period, we have this two-part guest blog for our readers, from Martin Gething. On… Read more Queen v Frampton [Part 2]
In January 2024 Dorset History Centre will be undertaking two collections weeks and we will be closed to the public for this period. Whilst staff and volunteers will be getting on with the important work we have to do during this period, we have this two-part guest blog for our readers, from Martin Gething… —… Read more Queen v Frampton [Part 1]
In January 2024 Dorset History Centre will be undertaking two collections weeks and we will be closed to the public for this period. Whilst staff and volunteers will be getting on with the important work we have to do during this period, we have a couple of guest blogs for our readers, starting with this… Read more All There Waiting
Recently staff and volunteers at DHC took part in an Introduction to Salvage training event, and after a very wet couple of months weather wise, the timing seemed particularly pertinent. So, what is salvage? In collections care salvage refers to the moving and stabilisation of collection items after, although possibly also during, a disaster or… Read more An Introduction to Salvage – what to do if it floods!
Welcome to our annual retrospective of the previous year’s activities across the Archives and Records Service. 2023 was another busy year and our ‘page to a view’ summary hopefully captures some of the key outcomes delivered and the range of activities covered. These range from our work with collections – notably those of Thomas Hardy… Read more Year in Review – 2023
— Between Monday 15th January and Monday 29th January, Dorset History Centre will be closed to all public whilst we undertake essential work on our collections. This work will help us provide better access to our archives. All customer enquiries will be processed in the order they have been received as soon as possible after… Read more IMPORTANT NEWS: Collections Weeks 2024
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