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No. 1 Summer 2020 e-Newsletter
HAT launched its first e-Newsletter for members I August. If you missed it as a member please click read more.
The HAT Calendar Launched!
The HAT Calendar is now live and, despite the limitations imposed by the pandemic, lists some events that are expected to go ahead.
Raised in Hampshire, Celebrated in Dorset
Poole Pottery was founded by a builder’s son from the Itchen valley.
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Use the search facility to locate articles of interest on the Hampshire Archives Trust website. The search will return results from articles, posts and case studies based on key word that you enter.
Case studies
Case Studies demonstrating the work of Hampshire Archive Trust
The Myth of the Selborne ‘Trumpeter’ – The Hazards of Secondary Sources
Most cultures acquire myths of various kinds. They often demonstrate a commonly held belief or some ...
Keeping Portsmouth’s Records – 70 Years of Progress
In the 1950s, Portsmouth was one of those few corporations whose archives were still virtually unkno ...
Local Government Elections in Hampshire
Democracy – in Hampshire or elsewhere – is one of those ‘hoorah’ words that may warm the hea ...
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The National Motor Museum Trust – Golden Arrow Project
The National Motor Museum is unique in that our collection includes four cars that have held the outright Land Speed Record. While all are remarkable, for many people it is the beautiful 1929 Irving Napier Special or ‘Golden Arrow’ that stands out.
Madding Crowd
“As tuneful a thing as I ever heard” Thomas Hardy’s words could be about a Hampshire group that has honoured village musicians for 45 years. When Christina Pritchard won a medal for her poem “They who would valiant be ‘gainst Covid-19”
The HAT Calendar For Local Societies
The HAT Calendar is now live and is available for local societies to promote their events programme to an audience of over 2500 potential attendees each month.
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Introduction to the Trust
The Trust supports the preservation and conservation of Hampshire related archives, and promotes them for the benefit of the public and to advance wider knowledge and understanding of archives
Become a Member of Trust
Members get invites to exclusive events and reduced rates to other events, an invitation to the AGM and at least one other exclusive event during the year, members will receive two newsletters per year.
Local History Groups
There is an insatiable interest amongst most people to know about the place they live in. This has spawned many groups that research local history, often with extensive archives.
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Hampshire Archives Trust is an independent volunteer-run charity that preserves and celebrates Hampshire’s rich and diverse documented past. We need your donations to continue this work.
