How best to support the poor and needy is at the heart all political thought in a civilised society. For local and family historians the process generates sources which give...
Most people at some time ask why the place they live in has acquired its name. Almost a century ago the English Place-Name Society set about publishing a series of...
By the north side of the tower of Holy Trinity Church, Wonston, near Winchester, lies the red marble tombstone of the Rev. Alexander Robert Charles Dallas, who died on 12...
Most classics have a barrier to surmount before the ‘go’ button is reached. Jane Austen, arguably Hampshire’s lead brand, is not to everyone’s taste. But if you can navigate the...
The Buriton Village Association has been able to demonstrate how the village has grown between c.1100 and the present, by digitally overlaying information from maps and other sources. The aim...
1920 was a ‘red letter’ year for the Wesleyan Methodists of Basingstoke since it marked the golden jubilee of a permanent presence for their branch of Methodism in the town....
Archives can often yield the most elusive information about subjects that are generally little documented. So it was that I was looking for some material to bolster an article on...
Finding the truth about my father being torpedoed twice during the war …. explained his annual trips to London, and why he was not in good shape as we met...
There is much to be discovered from huge collections of easily accessible moving images and sound recordings. One of the great challenges of telling modern history is that the nature...