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Upcoming Events
Hyde900 2022 Community Dig – Hyde Abbey
2022Aug18 2022 Hyde900 Community Dig August 16 to 21 Hyde900 are organising a sixth community dig event to take place August 18th to 21st following previous years’ highly successful events. This year’s event returns to what was the Inner Precinct of Hyde Abbey, on the outskirts of Winchester, and once again we are exploring the remains […]
Writing Your Local History Book: The Story of Houghton and Bossington
🤍 2022Aug27 This webinar explores how David Livermore, HAT’s Chair, came to write the History of Houghton and Bossington. He had started researching and writing the village history but, when it became a key project for the Millennium celebration, the timing became critical and he and others formed a small team to complete the work on time. […]
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‘How To Use Archives’ guides for students
Here are some new, free, easy-to-use guides for both students and teachers with helpful advice on how to use archives in your research. These guides
Hampshire History Competition for Schools and Sixth Forms
In September 2022, we are launching a Hampshire History Competition for all schools and sixth form colleges in Hampshire. Students will be able to enter
HAT Blog Guidelines
Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash If you have a Hampshire local history story or a favourite archive, museum, or library item or collection you would like
School history competition launching in September
The Hampshire Archives Trust is to launch a new History competition for secondary and sixth form students in Hampshire at the start of the new
A Master Class in Census Searching
FAMILY historians everywhere are working their way through the 1921 census, which FindMyPast has just put online. It will help chart the huge changes that
Bishopstoke Village History Website – a Model for Others
Two friends discovered a common interest in Bishopstoke and went on to create one of the best local history websites, with more to follow, writes
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Make a Financial Gift
By making a financial gift to the HAT you are directly funding the preservation of valuable local history archives for future generations. The HAT awards grants to local history projects which are judged to be of particular historical value in Hampshire. Whether you’d like to make a one-off donation, leave a legacy in your will or make a regular donation, it is very straight-forward.
Stories from the Archives
Series 1, Episode 2 – Titchfield’s Tudor History and the 3rd Earl of Southampton’s Fayre
In this episode, Daniella is joined by Marylin Wilton-Smith, the chair of Titchfield History Society, who gives an insight into Titchfield’s Tudor history and the
The Sweating Sickness and Learning Palaeography at Hampshire Record Office
I was incredibly excited as it was my first trip to see the archival documents held at The National Archives (TNA). I had journeyed up
Hampshire Archives Trust: An Introduction
We begin our Hampshire Heritage Revealed with a podcast about the Hampshire Archives Trust (HAT), presented by the Hampshire Archive Trusts’ own Social Media Fellow
Footsteps Into History: A Guide On Writing About Hampshire Local History for Children
Author: Marilyn Wilton-Smith Bio: Born and educated in Portsmouth, Marilyn worked for the Navy initially and later continued her career in a managerial role within
The hidden corners of Winchester College
John Thorn, by June Mendoza. Image: Winchester College Author: Dr Barry Shurlock Bio: Barry is an active local history researcher who writes for the
Manorial Records at Winchester College
Author: Suzanne Foster, College Archivist, Winchester College Bio: Suzanne qualified as an archivist in 1992 and came to work at Hampshire Record Office in the