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HAT VISIT TO THE FAST MUSEUM AND ST MICHAELS ABBEY AT FARNBOROUGH
🤍 2022Jun30 This full day visit promises to be one of our more unusual visits, contrasting a Museum dedicated to aviation history with a visit to an Abbey founded by a heartbroken Empress in memory of her husband and only child. The Fast (Farnborough Air Sciences Trust) Museum has a wonderful collection of artifacts collected and collated […]
HAT VISIT TO WICKHAM
🤍 2022Jul12 Wickham History Society have very kindly agreed to host a day in July to give us the opportunity to learn more about this attractive large village, a designated conservation area, its history and its parish Church of St Nicholas. Many of you will know Wickham with its square, independent shops, cafes, pubs and pretty walks […]
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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
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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
Hampshire’s “Horrible History”
OMICRON may be remembered as something that was truly ‘horrible’, but it will probably be nothing compared to events in the past. These have probably
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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
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
Hampshire Record Keepers – 1. Winchester College
The records of Hampshire and beyond have been kept, organised, catalogued and made available by a legion of archivists. This is the first a series
Himsworth’s Indexes
The indexes at the back of the volumes of Himsworth are very extensive: 89 pages in Vol.I and 394 pages in Volume III (covering vols
Winchester College Estates Himsworth, Vols II and III
Winchester College Muniments: A Descriptive List, Vols II and III, compiled by Sheila Himsworth, Chichester, 1986, cover the estates of the college, which numbered about