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My name is Sarah Ganderton. I love museums, charity shops, crafts, movies, chocolate and warm woolly socks. I joined the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service as a Skills for the Future Trainee in July.  This is through a Heritage Lottery Funded project called Growing Worcestershire’s Treasures.  On our training scheme seven of us have the...

Christmas is upon and in the season of good will we bring you evidence of how the same sentiments we value at this time of year still rang true even amongst those fighting in the trenches during the First World War. An extract from the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment War Diary  for Christmas Day 1914...

Our Learning and Outreach Manager, Paul Hudson, has found a festive treat of a story amongst our Quarter Sessions papers: “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat…” …so goes the rhyme, and until recently many families had a goose at the centre of their Christmas meal. So it was a bad time for you...

The owner of Algars Manor at Iron Acton in Gloucestershire recently lifted some floor boards on the first floor of his house during building renovations, and was surprised to find a bed of material that looked like wheat, chaff or straw beneath. He was interested to find out what this material was, and if it...

Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service have been awarded a one year grant by the Wellcome Trust to conserve and catalogue the historic archives of Powick and Barnsley Hall Hospitals.  Powick Hospital was founded in 1852 as the Worcestershire City and County Lunatic Asylum and Barnsley Hall was opened in 1899 to relieve the pressure on...

On 19th December, between 1pm and 4pm, Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service are offering those interested in the history of the County the opportunity to purchase stock that is no longer part of the local studies and archaeology reference collection.  We are keen that our customers and local people have the opportunity to purchase items,...

Last week a school made a return visit to us to find out all about Roman Worcester and the archaeology beneath The Hive. Somers Park had already been studying the Romans, including the Roman army, and this was a great way to link the bigger picture with what was happening locally.  Prior to the building...

This week brings us to the end of our Treasures of Worcestershire’s Past series of posts. Number 52 is the final in the series as it has now run for a full year. The last post has been chosen by Sarah Ganderton, Archive Assistant who is working with us as part of the Skills for...

Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service have now introduced an ‘Adopt a Document’ scheme.  This scheme allows you to contribute directly to securing a future for the 12 miles of Archives we hold here at The Hive. For £30, you can select a document from our list of interesting and varied items to adopt.  In return,...