Hello there and welcome to our first blog post! Olly, Dan, Jade and myself, Melissa are a team of four students currently undertaking our final year of Public History studies at Bournemouth University. As part of one of our units we have been asked to create a series of historical outputs for the Dorset History… Read more Meet Our New Bloggers!
Our Community Engagement Officer spent a lovely morning with the Swanage Probus Club in early March. Maria received a very warm welcome and was able to tell the members about our work collecting and preserving records and making them available to the public. There were also plenty of pointers on documents and collections that may help… Read more A visit to Swanage Probus Club
Having been in post as Dorset History Centre’s Archive Learning Officer for over a year now, I have heard my fair share of gasps and exclamations from pupils entering the archive repositories for the first time. But, for pure creativity, this one has to be my favourite: “Wow, it’s just like Mr Ollivander’s Wand shop!”… Read more Have you been spellbound by the archives?
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