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Recent Grant Awards January 2020
In January 2020, in its second round of grants awards for 2019-2020, HAT has decided to grant £9290 for six projects covering a range of interesting projects.
The HAT Calendar Project - in testing
A major initiative by Hampshire Archives Trust, the HAT Calendar, aiming to list many of the history and heritage events put on by local groups ,is now undergoing final testing.
Winchester Cathedral Archives - Remote Talk
Future historians might look on 30 April 2020 as a landmark day in social mores, when the Friends of Winchester Cathedral heard a talk delivered by video link using Zoom.
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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
Family History Hidden in Papers of Hampshire Grandees
The Wallop family, earls of Portsmouth, has been associated with Hampshire since at least Domesday. ...
The 1920 Golden Jubilee of Wesleyan Methodism in Basingstoke
1920 was a ‘red letter’ year for the Wesleyan Methodists of Basingstoke since it marked the gold ...
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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Dr Latham’s Notes on Romsey – in Print After 200 Years
Physician Dr John Latham (1740-1837) retired to Romsey in 1795 to be near his son, a brewer with a chain of inns. For 20 years he immersed himself in the history of the town and its abbey, with a view to publication. He lived in a substantial house in Middlebridge
View ‘Tales from the Tower’ Talk by Dr Cheryl Butler
View Hampshire Archives Trust first on-line talk ‘Tales from the Tower’ by Dr Cheryl Butler, held on Tuesday 2 June at 7pm. Despite the talk being the first on line event put on by HAT it was rated very successful, and attended by some 34 HAT members and visitors. There
Archives Go Virtual
Whatever else the coronavirus crisis brings about, it will surely have changed the way in which all those who use archives do their business.
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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
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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.