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Gift Membership
Now you can buy a gift membership (1 year) for the person or group that you care about and who you know will enjoy being


East Boldre Community heritage project
HAT has awarded £500 towards a tracking system to mount travelling exhibitions in the new heritage centre, a small contribution to this huge project East


NICK SHRIMPTON
Nick Shrimpton is an experienced marketing professional. Following a corporate career spanning over 20 years helping law firms improve their client facing proposition, Nick now


BARBARA GIBSON
Barbara Gibson has agreed to take up the role of events organiser. Barbara has spent her working life in business, initially in developing aircraft flight


2023-34 History Competition launched for Hampshire schools and universities
The Hampshire Archives Trust has now launched this year’s History competition for secondary and sixth form students and undergraduates studying in Hampshire. We had some


Keeping a WW1 Red Cross hospital album in Hampshire
One emergency grant of £199 was agreed for the successful purchase at auction by Hampshire Record Office of an album of photographs relating to the
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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


Violet Russell’s Autograph Book: Part 2
The previous article detailed the research into Violet Russell, a VAD nurse at the Red Cross Hospital, The Close, Winchester and her autograph book recording


Violet Russell’s Autograph Book: Part 1
The Judge’s Lodgings in the Cathedral Close in Winchester was, like many large houses, requisitioned for use as a hospital by the Red Cross during


Series 2: Episode 5 – Women Amateur Filmmakers in Hampshire
In this latest episode, Daniella had the opportunity to speak with Zoë Viney-Burgess, a doctoral candidate at the University of Southampton and Curator of Film at Wessex Film & Sound Archive (WFSA) in Winchester, about her research into women amateur filmmakers in Hampshire.


Series 2: Episode 4 – Early Medieval Hampshire
This latest episode focuses on early medieval Hampshire, during which Daniella speaks to Dr Rob Gallagher, an historian of early medieval Britain.


The Spanish ‘Invisible Armada’ of 1599 and Hampshire’s Demanding Militia Organisation
In the final years of Elizabeth I’s reign, England had been plunged into a time of crisis following an undeclared war with Spain, the most


Hop-growing in Hampshire
After ‘ale’ was overtaken by ‘beer’ in the 1600s, hops – a key companion to Christmas cheer – became an essential ingredient of the national