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...
The AGM will be held on Saturday 28 October 2023, between 2pm and 4.30pm, in the Kincaid Room at the Royal Green Jackets Museum, Peninsula Barracks, Romsey Road, Winchester SO23...
In this episode, Daniella discusses with Dr Andrew Oswell, a consultant physician based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, the history of medicine in Hampshire. Andrew details developments and innovations in...
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...
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To kick off series 2, Daniella speaks to Mel Backe-Hansen, an independent historian, writer, and speaker, specialising in the social history of houses across the United Kingdom. During this episode,...