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 the names and sentiments of...
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 the First World War. A...
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 powerful monarchy in Europe. Spain...
After ‘ale’ was overtaken by ‘beer’ in the 1600s, hops – a key companion to Christmas cheer – became an essential ingredient of the national drink and were grown in...
Do you remember when you last held a hand-made object in your hands? Perhaps it was a cosy woollen sweater, or a carved wooden toy? These objects are so much...
Charlotte M Yonge (1823-1901) spent her life in Otterbourne, Hampshire, and is being rediscovered in the 21st century for her significance as a novelist and editor. In this blog post,...
Archivists are comfortable cataloguing parchment and paper-based items such as deeds, letters, maps, photographs, diaries, and analogue audio-visual items such as gramophone records, cassette tapes, cinefilm and digibeta videos (a...
When Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough came to Southampton in 1723 and decided to create his country estate on the outskirts of the walled town, it was undoubtedly the...
The Fordingbridge Workhouse Project began in 2009 when a trustee of the Fordingbridge Museum mentioned several questions that merited further study. A committee was formed led by our chairwoman Janet...
