In January 2024, for the first time ever, Dorset History Centre has held a two-week closure period. Closure periods are not uncommon in the archive world, and provide an opportunity for staff and volunteers to spend some dedicated time working on collections, trying to solve known problems, or simply cataloguing newly acquired archives. For ourselves… Read more Collections Fortnight 2024
In January 2024 Dorset History Centre will be undertaking two collections weeks and we will be closed to the public for this period. Whilst staff and volunteers will be getting on with the important work we have to do during this period, we have this two-part guest blog for our readers, from Martin Gething. On… Read more Queen v Frampton [Part 2]
In January 2024 Dorset History Centre will be undertaking two collections weeks and we will be closed to the public for this period. Whilst staff and volunteers will be getting on with the important work we have to do during this period, we have this two-part guest blog for our readers, from Martin Gething… —… Read more Queen v Frampton [Part 1]
In January 2024 Dorset History Centre will be undertaking two collections weeks and we will be closed to the public for this period. Whilst staff and volunteers will be getting on with the important work we have to do during this period, we have a couple of guest blogs for our readers, starting with this… Read more All There Waiting
Recently staff and volunteers at DHC took part in an Introduction to Salvage training event, and after a very wet couple of months weather wise, the timing seemed particularly pertinent. So, what is salvage? In collections care salvage refers to the moving and stabilisation of collection items after, although possibly also during, a disaster or… Read more An Introduction to Salvage – what to do if it floods!
Welcome to our annual retrospective of the previous year’s activities across the Archives and Records Service. 2023 was another busy year and our ‘page to a view’ summary hopefully captures some of the key outcomes delivered and the range of activities covered. These range from our work with collections – notably those of Thomas Hardy… Read more Year in Review – 2023
— Between Monday 15th January and Monday 29th January, Dorset History Centre will be closed to all public whilst we undertake essential work on our collections. This work will help us provide better access to our archives. All customer enquiries will be processed in the order they have been received as soon as possible after… Read more IMPORTANT NEWS: Collections Weeks 2024
If you’ve been reading the account of Frederick Keynton, early twentieth century Landlord of the Black Dog at Broadmayne, you’ll remember that his father, George, was a Foreman with GWR’s locomotive division at Weymouth, but in 1892 George Keynton changed tack. He moved to become the Landlord of the Black Dog in Broadmayne – still… Read more The Black Dog and a Slew of Christmas Weddings [Part 2]
Everyone at Dorset History Centre would like to wish all of our customers and blog-readers a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year! — A reminder that Dorset History Centre is open the following days during the festive season: Wednesday 27th December Thursday 28th December Friday 29th December — Wednesday 3rd January Thursday 4th… Read more Merry Christmas!
Christmas Day weddings were common in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as this was one of the few days off granted to working people, and on Christmas Day, 25 December 1863, George Edward Smith, engine fitter, married Sarah Lester at Swindon, Wiltshire. And so begins a story, threaded through with Christmases, which we uncovered because… Read more The Black Dog and a Slew of Christmas Weddings [Part 1]
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