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Cataloguing the Womens’ Institute records held at Hampshire Record Office

The project catalogued the unlisted records of closed or superseded Hampshire Women’s Institutes (HRO collection reference 96M96). The records are contained in some 63 HRO standard boxes and 18 volume...

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Homes on wheels caravan project awarded a grant

The National Motor Museum Trust (NMMT) at Beaulieu hosts the UK’s foremost collection relating to the history of the leisure travel movement, the Caravan and Motorhome Club (CAMC) Collection, under...

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New project awarded grant to catalogue Basingstoke archives held at Hampshire Record Office

HAT awarded £7500 to Hampshire Record Office for their project to catalogue Basingstoke archives so they can be made available for research. This project complements the VCH work to publish...

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New book published about Fordingbridge workhouse with a grant from HAT

In July 2022 awarded Fordingbridge Historical Society £500 to support its publication of ‘A place of last resort; the history of the Fordingbridge Workhouse’. The book looks at the workhouse’s...

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Local History Lives! Milford on Sea Historical Record Society project- progress update

Milford-on-Sea Historical Record Society has opened the doors to its Research Library by placing 150 articles on-line. Milford-on-Sea Historical Record Society [MOSHRS] has a groundbreaking project called “Local History Lives!”...

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New pop up exhibition ‘Time of Change’ by Bishops Waltham Area Oral History Group

New pop up exhibition ‘Time of Change’ by Bishops Waltham Area Oral History Group One of the first exhibition visitors was Bill Dowling, better known in the 1960s as part...

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Hampshire Archives Trust Annual General Meeting to be held 22 October 2022

The Annual General Meeting of the Hampshire Archives Trust will be held at Hampshire Record Office on 22nd October 2022 at 2.00pm A full set of papers can be seen...

a sneak preview of information board at Micheldever Station, part of the commemorative celebrations. Image credit HAT

Micheldever Station community celebration grant aided project completed

One of HAT’s grant funded projects has finally been completed despite the obstacles the last couple of years has thrown up due to the pandemic. The Micheldever Station community celebration...

Winchester Studies volumes containing a record of excavations. Image credit WEC

Grant to digitise Winchester Studies volumes

HAT has supported many projects which make materials readily available to a wider audience and continues this commitment by awarding a grant of £4200 towards a larger project to digitise...