Dorset History Centre has been working with the recent Voices from 1918 project which has been utilising sources within our collections to tell the tales of the people in the last year of the Great War and its aftermath. — Sometimes we can use an account of an event recorded in a diary and do more… Read more “Did they get a U-Boat?”
Dan, Jade, Melissa and Olly, students from Bournemouth University are bringing us a series of blogs about their work with some of our Oral History interviews. Part one: Meet our new bloggers Part two: From Dairy Farmer to the Dorset Game Larder — Welcome to the third blog post from the students at Bournemouth University. With the… Read more Of Kings and countryside
We have uncovered some incredible documents whilst working on the Unlocking the Bankes Archive project. It felt a bit greedy to keep them to ourselves, so we thought we’d share these fascinating stories with all of you!
Dorset History Centre is taking part in Archiving the Arts, a national strategy to collect and preserve the records of artists.
We already hold the archives of world-renowned sculptors Mary Spencer Watson and Dame Elisabeth Frink.
By collecting the key records of the activities of artists and arts organisations we will ensure that they become part of the county’s permanent historical record.
A huge collection of delicate photographs is now being preserved at Dorset History Centre.
Graham V Herbert spent his whole working life running the family photographic business in Weymouth, building up a considerable reputation as a commercial photographer. (more…)
Dorset History Centre is working in partnership with the National Trust at Kingston Lacy and the Priest’s House Museum in Wimborne on an exciting project focused on one of Dorset’s largest and most significant archive collections, that of the Bankes family. (more…)
Were you aware that in 1965, winner of the Miss World international beauty pageant and one-time Bond girl, came from none other than our own fair county? Watch, as blonde bombshell Lesley Langley wanders about Weymouth in these latest of photos from the Herbert Photographic Collection. A mayoral reception along the Esplanade, press teams pointing… Read more Miss World’s whistle-stop Weymouth tour!
Recent cataloguing of the Poole Borough Archive has revealed an early mention of Robin Hood! The earliest existing record book for Poole Borough, dating 1490-1553, provides us with a yearly record of appointed officers – mayors, churchwardens, bailiffs, keymen and constables – along with accounts of town and parish funds, traditionally held in the ‘town… Read more Robin Hood comes to Poole
Transportation records in the Borough of Poole Archive provide a fascinating insight into the fate of 18th century convicts, including one of the very first Europeans sent to Australia. Most people know the story of Dorset’s most famous transportees, the Tolpuddle Martyrs sent to Australia in 1834 for setting up a Friendly Society. Now,… Read more Journeys to new worlds: transportation in 18th century
Licensing records in the Poole Borough Archive give an insight into the history of entertainment and leisure in Poole. Newly catalogued licensing documents in the Poole Borough are an excellent source for pub history and provide an insight into what kept Poole’s population entertained over the last few hundred years. Historic Poole pubs Lists of… Read more Pubs and Players
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