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This October we have explored archives in our collections related to Black History. We hope you enjoy the varied items relating to the Colonial history of Jamaica, Kidderminster cotton spinning, possibly the first autobiography published by an African in Britain, as well as more recent celebrations of Black Heritage. It is important to preserve and...

The diary of a Victorian lady, discovered behind a cupboard in Bradford before being passed to us, was one of the first items to be catalogued by our new Trainee Archivist, Tom Poole. He wrote this blog to share about the diary, what we know about it, and what is still a mystery. As the...

Today is World Earthworm Day and a member of our Archive team who is also a committee member of the Earthworm Society of Britain has been unearthing soil and earthworm related materials from the archives!   Whilst there is a greater awareness about the threats to insect life and the recognition that pollinating insects are...

We are pleased that our Worcestershire Archaeology Day returns on Saturday 20th November this year after our Covid enforced break. We are back in The Hive again on Level 0 with another exciting range of talks. Come and join us for our annual Archaeology Day, with talks from staff and guests about excavations, discoveries and...

Part 2 of our look at the Mayflower focuses on the voyage and the arrival on the other side of the Atlantic, with the experience of Worcestershire's Edward Winslow.

Last year was the 400th Anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. There were Worcestershire connections, through the Winslow family of Droitwich, and we take a look at what we know about them through the archives.

There is a popular image of 19thcentury blacksmithing as an all-male occupation; few would picture young women, juggling their families and businesses to survive as a smith.   We know women had all the strength and skill needed to be metal workers, locally many were nail makers and chain makers, but apprenticeship records show girls...

New vehicle registration numbers released today. Until 1974 they were issued locally so we regularly enquiries about the original registers. We recently received one relating to a tractor, and is linked to a garage in Evesham called Coulter’s.

1000 intricately painted bees are being displayed outside The Hive until 2nd September 2021 to raise funds for St Richard’s Hospice. Humans have long history with honey bees and we thought we’d take the opportunity to explore the archaeological and historical evidence of that relationship.

We are pleased to announce that resources created in partnership with Museums Worcestershire to support heritage venues and organisations are now live! Videos and toolkits were created as part of the No One Left Behind Project, aimed at helping heritage organisations as they move forward after the pandemic.