Stories
Welcome to the Hampshire Archive Trust’s blog, where you’ll find posts relating to all things Hampshire local history, family history, archives, and heritage.
We welcome submissions from anyone working on any aspect of Hampshire history and we’re very interested to hear about the different topics you’re researching and the wonderful collections you’re using. Have you got a Hampshire story to share with us? Find our blog guidelines and how to get in touch here.
On this page, you’ll also be able to access our podcast episodes and recordings of talks that have been given as part of our program. Our Podcast series is called Hampshire’s History Revealed. Enjoy!
The Hampshire Archives Trust is committed to supporting the preservation and celebration of valuable local archives through our grants system, events and other related activities.
Blogs, talks and podcasts
Recently HAT announced a visit for members to the Gregg School, formerly Townhill Park House, which highlighted that it had been the home of Lord Swaythling in the early 20th...
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The Watercress Line, Hampshire’s Heritage railway was recently successful in gaining funding from Hampshire Archives Trust, Alresford Historical and Literary Society and New Alresford Town Trust to enhance its family...
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Someone in the past can change your life. They might influence what you think about today or may set you on an adventure. Their words, immortalised in print, tug at...
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As a researcher of medieval history, one of my favourite parts of archival work is the actual handling of documents, some of them centuries old. In museums the handling of...
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