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“Our Journal at Winterbourn St. Martins”: Introducing ‘Chota’ the Dog

Returning to our exploration of a nineteenth-century diary, readers can find themselves back again navigating Berry and Helen’s experience of Victorian Winterbourne St. Martins. If you missed the introduction to our new series on this illustrated and handwritten Victorian journal, you can find it here. After an eventful entry into Winterbourn St. Martins as their… Read more “Our Journal at Winterbourn St. Martins”: Introducing ‘Chota’ the Dog

The Journal of Captain Oakley

The Dorset History Centre is fortunate to hold the Pleydell-Railston of Whatcombe Archive. This family archive contains the journals, note-books and letters of Captain Robert Carter Oakley, who was born in Wimborne in 1795, and who served with the 20th Regiment of Foot. His journals paint a vibrant picture of a 19th century soldier’s life.… Read more The Journal of Captain Oakley