In the collections at Dorset History Centre, we hold an album of Christmas greetings cards, which are copies of drawings by Leonard Patten and E. L. Grassby. The album shows a selection of Christmas cards from the Society of Dorset Men. Records exist which indicate that as far back as the 17th century there were… Read more Collections of Christmas Cards
The idea of a restful Christmas and New Year period is one that is relatively recent. For a long period of time, Christmas was a working date, and life carried on. To reflect this, over the next week we will be bringing you a series of some short (and one long) stories, all related to… Read more Life Goes On Over Christmas…
D-DPA/1/SHA/77: Shaftesbury, 1964 Everyone at Dorset History Centre would like to wish you a Merry Christmas, and a peaceful new year. We would like to thank-you for your ongoing support throughout 2021, and we look forward to welcoming you to DHC in 2022!
As we all make our final preparations for the big day, at Dorset History Centre we thought we’d take a moment of quiet and reflection and take a look at Christmases past. There are some fantastic photographs in the Herbert Collection showing Weymouth in the 1960s that capture the mood and anticipation of this festive… Read more A Very Weymouth Christmas
Chichester “Indeed Repentance oft I swore”! groaned the Elephant, as he struggled to raise a very pink bald head from the pillow. Geoffrey had no one to talk to. – so on the whole was lucky! We bade each other a somewhat bleak au revoir and wished each other a Happy and Sober New Year!… Read more “In Search of Christmas in England”: 28th December
And the day after! It was not so hard after all to lift the head from the pillow, – for in the words of the wise Elephant “If the wine is good – there is no evil aftermath”! and the wine was certainly good. I had been promised a day seeing as much as possible… Read more “In Search of Christmas in England”: 27th December
Boxing Day was misty and inclined to a fine drizzle. We pottered round Corfe Castle for a short time and then decided we would seek pastures new at all costs. “I can’t stand another damp meal” said Jumbo, “and “Bridget” nearly wept all over me again early this morning when she brought tea”! So we… Read more “In Search of Christmas in England”: 26th December
The Main Street We walked around the old town and peered into the small country shop windows and bought – at least Mouse bought some more Christmas Cards, – feeling they were a sheer necessity at this eleventh hour, if only to put inside her own woolly boots! I shall never know why we didn’t… Read more “In Search of Christmas in England”: 25th December
On the following morning we bought snow boots. – for said the mouse, – ‘If I’m to freeze for three hours on the road again, – at least I’ll have warm feet.’ — Mr Lillywhite of Piccadilly produced the finest pair of woolly lined boots you ever saw and we started once more on our… Read more “In Search of Christmas in England”: 24th December
December 23rd 1935. All the Christmas parcels were in the post, so what was there to stop us from making merry in the really old fashioned way in England – at the expense of some one else’s labour! Nice to think we could get up Christmas morning in leisurely mood, pry into “stockings” and eat… Read more “In Search of Christmas in England”: 23rd December
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