At over 33,000 records and counting, the Bankes collection is rich with stories about all sorts of things relating to Dorset, Britain, and the wider world. Following its cataloguing between 2015 and 2018, the collection has gone on to regularly be one of our most popular collections; with hundreds, if not thousands of documents from… Read more The Bankes Associates
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
Kushti Bok is the voice for Gypsy, Roma and Travelling people in Dorset, and for the last three years our Community Engagement Officer has worked closely with the organisation. We’re hoping that a strong relationship with Kushti Bok will lead to better representation of these communities in the records we store. We’ve learnt a great… Read more Reverend Roger Redding MBE, Chaplain to the Gypsies and Travellers
When women are storytellers, what narratives are told? This is the question Michele O’Brien and Alice Flynn of Valise Noire Storytelling Theatre explored with those who have experienced male violence against women in their latest project as part of BEAF Festival 2021. Over eight weeks the group met regularly, writing in response to archive materials… Read more Women of Words
‘We love the look of your activities – can we try them?’ This was the message we received from the Stability4U group back in January. The group, made up of young adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities, had spotted us in an online directory. They were desperate to get beyond the lockdown and reconnect… Read more Creative engagement in 2021
For three weeks in July 2021 Dorset History Centre has hosted three students undertaking work experience. For obvious reasons, this year has been very different to previous years, with the students having to work remotely for large parts of their time, with the occasional day in the building learning about collections. The students have written… Read more Work Experience 2021: Edna Bolton and the importance of oral histories
For three weeks in July 2021 Dorset History Centre has hosted three students undertaking work experience. For obvious reasons, this year has been very different to previous years, with the students having to work remotely for large parts of their time, with the occasional day in the building learning about collections. The students have written… Read more Work Experience 2021: The Letters of Richard Gossling
For three weeks in July 2021 Dorset History Centre has hosted three students undertaking work experience. For obvious reasons, this year has been very different to previous years, with the students having to work remotely for large parts of their time, with the occasional day in the building learning about collections. The students have written… Read more Work Experience 2021: Women’s Institute War Record
As a major project to safeguard our most significant collection of film comes to a close, Digital Archivist Cassandra reflects on one of her favourite collections. — I first encountered Windrose Rural Media Trust back in 2013 when I was invited to look at the extensive collection and assess whether we would preserve it at… Read more A Century of Sights and Sounds
At DHC we are always excited to have the opportunity to work collaboratively with young people. During the first lockdown last year we were joined by a volunteer who is currently between her first degree and an MA. She has worked with us entirely online, transcribing some of our LGBT+Speakout! interviews, and beginning to analyse… Read more Analysing the LGBT+ Speakout Project
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