With it being the RSPB’S Big Garden Birdwatch in January, it got us thinking about how we could join in by keeping our eyes peeled for different birds in our archive. While on the lookout we came across a variety of different feathery friends hiding amongst the shelves. These are just some of our favourites.… Read more Dorset History Centre’s Big Archive Birdwatch 2020
The twelfth and final volume of Hutchins Extra Illustrated contains fewer parishes than the preceding volumes as many of its pages are made up of the appendices and index, but there are still many interesting items to be found in it. — There is a large amount of material relating to Milton Abbas, including a… Read more An Abbey, the Arts, and the Athelhampton Ape
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!
As 2019 slowly draws to a close we thought we would take a look at some of the many things which have happened at DHC through the course of the year… — On the blog… 2019 has seen our blog grow in popularity, and we are delighted so many people are reading about our records,… Read more 2019: A review of our year
Christmas is a time where there are so many connotations, through so many associated words that it becomes impossible to read some words in any other context. These keywords, such as “snow”, “Santa”, or “Slade” are all things one can use to search the catalogue of Dorset History Centre. As we looked through our holdings… Read more Dorset History Centre’s Alternative Christmas Highlights!
Part of life at Herrison Hospital involved actively encouraging patients to interact with each other and staff, so that the hospital felt more like a community for the patients. In fact, patients who were deemed fit and able by a doctor would be given jobs within the Hospital such as working in the kitchen, laundry… Read more Christmas at Herrison Hospital
Sherborne is the focus of most of the 11th volume of Hutchin’s Extra illustrated. Numerous pictures of Sherborne Abbey and Castle are included, along with portraits of some of the town’s most illustrious inhabitants such as Sir Walter Raleigh and the Digby family. — Not all of those mentioned in this volume have such a… Read more Courtiers, Criminals and Cuttings
Every year, councils across the country use a social media campaign to promote how they operate, and all the hundreds of fantastic things that go on on a daily basis. This campaign is called ‘Our Day‘ and this year it has fallen on Tuesday 19 November 2019. As part of this campaign, this blog aims… Read more Our Day 2019
‘They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, not the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.’ — Remembrance Day this year will mark 101 years since the end of World War I, and with this… Read more The Act of Remembrance
Volume 10 of Hutchin’s Extra Illustrated mainly focuses on North Dorset and includes Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Cerne Abbas. — The volume contains a large amount of material connected with the Earls of Shaftesbury, including letters, portraits, printed leaflets and a poster advertising some music composed in honour of the Countess of Shaftesbury and her daughter… Read more Music, medical miracles, and mills
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