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Merry Christmas!

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The staff at Dorset History Centre would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas. Our opening hours over the festive period are below. If you are planning on visiting during this period, we advise you to pre-order documents by emailing archives@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk  Otherwise, we look forward to welcoming you to DHC in 2020!  

Explore Dorset Archives through Shared Texts

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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

130 Years of Dorset County Council

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On 1 April 2019, Dorset County Council (DCC), along with the district and borough councils, was succeeded by the new unitary Dorset Council. DCC was thus in operation for 130 years, over which time it administered a large part of Dorset’s local services from roads, libraries and small holdings to social care, country parks, Trading… Read more 130 Years of Dorset County Council

Dorset History Centre celebrates accreditation

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Dorset History Centre recently celebrated achieving Accredited Archive Service status from The National Archives. Accreditation is the process by which the archive service is assessed across a wide range of indicators ranging from finance and governance to collections management and community and stakeholder engagement.  Assessors from The National Archives also visited Dorset History Centre to… Read more Dorset History Centre celebrates accreditation

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