As 2019 slowly draws to a close we thought we would take a look at some of the many things which have happened at DHC through the course of the year… — On the blog… 2019 has seen our blog grow in popularity, and we are delighted so many people are reading about our records,… Read more 2019: A review of our year
Christmas is a time where there are so many connotations, through so many associated words that it becomes impossible to read some words in any other context. These keywords, such as “snow”, “Santa”, or “Slade” are all things one can use to search the catalogue of Dorset History Centre. As we looked through our holdings… Read more Dorset History Centre’s Alternative Christmas Highlights!
Part of life at Herrison Hospital involved actively encouraging patients to interact with each other and staff, so that the hospital felt more like a community for the patients. In fact, patients who were deemed fit and able by a doctor would be given jobs within the Hospital such as working in the kitchen, laundry… Read more Christmas at Herrison Hospital
Sherborne is the focus of most of the 11th volume of Hutchin’s Extra illustrated. Numerous pictures of Sherborne Abbey and Castle are included, along with portraits of some of the town’s most illustrious inhabitants such as Sir Walter Raleigh and the Digby family. — Not all of those mentioned in this volume have such a… Read more Courtiers, Criminals and Cuttings
Every year, councils across the country use a social media campaign to promote how they operate, and all the hundreds of fantastic things that go on on a daily basis. This campaign is called ‘Our Day‘ and this year it has fallen on Tuesday 19 November 2019. As part of this campaign, this blog aims… Read more Our Day 2019
‘They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, not the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.’ — Remembrance Day this year will mark 101 years since the end of World War I, and with this… Read more The Act of Remembrance
Dorset History Centre holds many fascinating documents and books that tell the stories of the people, villages and towns of Dorset. We would like to give people the chance to discover these stories, so in January 2020 we will be starting monthly ‘Explore Dorset’s Archives’ sessions. These sessions will be run from 10.15 to 11.45… Read more Explore Dorset Archives through Shared Texts
Volume 10 of Hutchin’s Extra Illustrated mainly focuses on North Dorset and includes Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Cerne Abbas. — The volume contains a large amount of material connected with the Earls of Shaftesbury, including letters, portraits, printed leaflets and a poster advertising some music composed in honour of the Countess of Shaftesbury and her daughter… Read more Music, medical miracles, and mills
It’s that time of year again when it seems there are apples everywhere. People lucky enough to have fruit trees in their back garden leave out boxes of the fruit begging passers-by to “Help yourself”! Whole village communities club together their surplus apples to make cider. The roadsides are littered with them the autumn winds… Read more Apples in the Archives
Earlier in the year Dorset History Centre had two work experience students join us for a month. In this blog, Maddie talks us through some of the more interesting records she found in the Herrison collection… — During my work placement at DHC, I indexed patient files from a Herrison Hospital case book. This was… Read more The Patients of Herrison Hospital
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