Could you imagine the song of French birds in Cattistock? The estate-name Chantmarle is formed of a surname deriving from a French place-name ‘sing blackbird’. Brog Street in Sleight, Corfe Mullen, was found to be on the line of a Roman road or strǣt – a demonstration that place-names can be significant for archaeology. Cancer… Read more The Survey of English Place-Names: Dorset – congratulations are in order!
The village of Broadwindsor in Dorset well and truly put itself on the map with the culmination of a community project led by Windrose Rural Media Trust. Artist Megan Edwards created an interpretive map as part of The Place I Love, which celebrates the local landscape and rural heritage. The project included field names research,… Read more Broadwindsor: The Place I Love
Black History Month originated in the USA and was introduced to the UK in 1987. The event recognises that not all histories have been collected and related equally, and that a focus on the stories and experiences of people of colour can widen our perspectives and sometimes provide role models and inspiration for the BAME… Read more Black History Month 2021: The problems with our collections
‘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
There are a great many sources for information about your family and genealogical advice. If you’re searching a little further afield than Dorset, then the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society might be able to help… — When asked to write a blog for the DHC on the collection of pedigrees held at the Somerset… Read more Somerset and Dorset Family History Society
At Dorset History Centre we are fortunate to be able to work with a large cross-section of different groups. One of these groups is Cranborne Chase and Chalke Valley Landscape Partnership. In this blog, as part of Local and Community History Month, they explain a little more about what this partnership does… — In 2003… Read more Chase and Chalke Landscape Partnership: Connecting our Communities
There are lots of museums, local history groups and other organisations around the county of Dorset. The following is a list of all of these organisations, and how to get in touch with them if you have a query. If we have missed your organisation out, please let us know!
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