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Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service

Exploring Worcestershire's past

Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service

Exploring Worcestershire's past

Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service

Exploring Worcestershire's past

Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service

Exploring Worcestershire's past

Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service

Exploring Worcestershire's past

Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service

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Latest news


  • 17th March 2026
New Burdens exhibition is now live!

Our exhibition which summarises some of the records catalogued as part of the New Burdens Project is now live and will be displayed until 31st March 2026. Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service secured £73000 in 2022 from The National Archives’ (TNA) New Burdens fund to catalogue and improve access to certain public records under The Public Records...

  • 15th March 2026
Did Your Ancestors Skip the Banns?

Did you know that Worcestershire Marriage Bonds and Allegations are now available to view on Ancestry.co.uk? Covering the years c.1630–1949, these fascinating records offer a valuable window into the lives of past generations. For family historians and genealogists, marriage licence records can reveal details that may not appear in traditional parish registers What Was a...

  • 11th March 2026
Women of Worcestershire

We are excited to introduce some of the women we will represent in an April 2026 display about women’s history. In this blog we would like to take a closer look at these Women of Worcestershire and share some of the stories we have discovered about them. Some of these local women are lesser known,...