Category: Stories from the Archives

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Hampshire’s LGBT History

The month of June has become the traditional Pride month and many parades and events are taking place across the UK. Its origins date back to the early 1970s when...

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LOCAL HISTORY LIVES IN SW HAMPSHIRE: Milford-on-Sea Historical Record Society

OPPORTUNITY Like many local history societies, we have a wealth of records, be they in the form of transcripts of Parish Registers, Poor Law Rate Books, Censuses or as articles...

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Family photographs, thorny histories and the archives

Our beloved family stories from our grandparents need to be cherished and remembered. Knowing our family’s history is important to shape who we are, but we must be careful not...

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A Southsea Street Through Time

If you, like myself live in an old house, you have probably wondered who lived there before you. Perhaps, if you are a family historian, you have wondered about the...

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Guide To One-Place Study Research

A One-Place-Study (OPS) is unique and combines the local history of your chosen place whilst integrating the family history of the inhabitants through time. The study can focus on a...

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Aldershot, Before the Army Came

I was sat on the top deck of a school bus when I first started wondering what life was like before the Camp at Aldershot was opened in 1855. The...

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Charles I, Charles II, Charles III, and their Six Coronations

On 6 May Charles III will be crowned King of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, as well as the Head of the Commonwealth, alongside his Queen Consort, Camilla. Regardless of your...

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Bringing Monarchy Back: The Role of Mary I’s Legacy in Challenging Oliver Cromwell and Restoring the Monarchy

As Westminster Abbey and the Royal Family prepare for the coronation of King Charles III, popular imagination might be drawn to memories of the most recent King Charles, Charles II....

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Winchester Masque 1603

Welcoming Prince Henry to Winchester in 1603 Prince Henry, the nine-year-old son of King James I and Anna of Denmark, joined his mother at Winchester in October 1603. The royal...