Stories

Welcome to the Hampshire Archive Trust’s blog, where you’ll find posts relating to all things Hampshire local history, family history, archives, and heritage.

We welcome submissions from anyone working on any aspect of Hampshire history and we’re very interested to hear about the different topics you’re researching and the wonderful collections you’re using. Have you got a Hampshire story to share with us? Find our blog guidelines and how to get in touch here.

On this page, you’ll also be able to access our podcast episodes and recordings of talks that have been given as part of our program. Our Podcast series is called Hampshire’s History Revealed. Enjoy!

The Hampshire Archives Trust is committed to supporting the preservation and celebration of valuable local archives through our grants system, events and other related activities. 

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Series 3: Episode 6 – D-Day Story Museum

This episode focuses on the D-Day Story Museum in Portsmouth, during which Daniella was joined by curator Andrew Whitmarsh. In the episode, Andrew discusses D-Day and how the museum commemorates this event from the Second World War. The episode focuses on the collections of the museum and the local history element of the museum, showing the role of Hampshire in D-Day.

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Series 3: Episode 5 – Performance and celebrating diverse histories in Southampton

For this episode Daniella was joined by Khatra Roles and Toki Ogunkolati, both performers who are part of the Sarah Siddons Fan Club performance group. Khatra and Toki discuss with Daniella about how they became involved in performing in Southampton and various stories they performed over time, highlighting diverse histories in Southampton and Hampshire. The importance of representation and sharing the narratives of people of colour is a key part of this episode, and brings their voices to the fore.

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