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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...

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Grant towards a commemorative programme on the bicentenary of the birth of Charlotte Mary Yonge

£1680 has been awarded towards a commemorative programme on the bicentenary of the birth of Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901). Charlotte Yonge was a significant figure in Victorian life and letters...

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Grant for publication about Fordingbridge workhouse

Fordingbridge Historical Society was awarded £500 to support its publication of ‘A place of last resort; the history of the Fordingbridge Workhouse’. The book will look at the workhouse’s role...

Haslar Gate and bastion number 1. Image credit the Gosport Society

Grant to the Gosport Society

HAT has awarded £500 towards the project ‘Conservation and Heritage in Gosport. A joint illustrated book publication project between The History Press of Cheltenham and The Gosport Society’The forthcoming book...

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Grant to conserve Crosthwaite Eyre collection

Grant awarded to New Forest Heritage Trust (NFHT) for their project ‘For the common good: conserving the Crosthwaite Eyre collection ‘The HAT Board of Trustees awarded the full amount of...

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‘How To Use Archives’ guides for students

Here are some new, free, easy-to-use guides for both students and teachers with helpful advice on how to use archives in your research. These guides will help you if you...

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HAT Blog Guidelines

Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash   If you have a Hampshire local history story or a favourite archive, museum, or library item or collection you would like to share...