The world of archives and records management can be a little difficult to understand and are often confused by members of the public. In reality, the two services are subtly, but significantly, different in what they do and how they do it (basically the difference between ‘active’ and ‘permanently inactive’ records). In this guest blog,… Read more The Records Management Programme
At Dorset History Centre we have a group of enthusiastic, committed, and wonderful volunteers who help us with a range of activities, from cataloguing, to interviewing for oral histories, to supporting young learners, to giving talks. As this week (1-7 June) is Volunteers Week, we wanted to celebrate our volunteers, and share with our readers… Read more Volunteers week at Dorset History Centre
After seventeen years working for Dorset History Centre, our Reprographics Officer, Jo has retired, leaving us with a large hole in our team. Before she left us, Jo left us some of her memories of her time at DHC and some of her favourite documents from the collections… — I joined Dorset History Centre in… Read more A Fond Farewell to DHC
Dorset History Centre (DHC) was constructed in 1991. Since then, it has provided an excellent, purpose-built home for the county’s archival and local studies resources – with records spanning well over 1000 years. The service manages a wealth of material in a wide variety of formats both physical and digital which provide evidence of our… Read more Tell us what you think of Dorset History Centre!
In July, Dorset History Centre welcomed four students on work experience placements. Throughout the four weeks that the students were with us, they sampled all sorts of elements of life at DHC. In this blog, one of the students, Rosie, explains more about her time with us… — During July 2022 I was fortunate enough… Read more Work Experience at Dorset History Centre
Hello! My name is Kate and I started working at the Dorset History Centre in early June. For anyone wondering what it’s like to work in an archive, here are some of the things I’ve got up to in my first few weeks as a History Centre Assistant. Much of my time has been spent… Read more First Impressions of Working at Dorset History Centre!
Hello! My name’s Eimear and I started working at the Dorset History Centre at the beginning of 2021 as a Digital Archives Trainee. I’ve been here thanks to The National Archives Bridging the Digital Gap Programme which aims to increase digital skills in the archives sector but sadly my fifteen-month traineeship has come to an… Read more Goodbye from our Digital Archives Trainee
The Archives and Records Association ‘Explore Your Archive’ theme for the month of January is ‘Dust Busters’. They are asking for archives to get involved to help break the myth that archives are dusty and uninviting places, so we thought we would provide some information about the Dorset History Centre and the documents we hold… Read more Dust-Busters!
We’re always pleased to hear from people who have records that they think may be of historical interest and would like to donate them to Dorset History Centre and ask that anyone who does contacts us to discuss their records – archives@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. To assist us with processing your records, getting them added to our online… Read more Donating records to Dorset History Centre
We can all agree that the internet has radically changed our lives. Particularly over the last 18 months many people came to rely on it to stay connected, buy essentials and continue working. As an archive service we have been working on harnessing the potential the internet offers for a long time. But there is… Read more Why can’t I see it online?
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