- 6th May 2020
What was it like to live in Victorian Worcester? What was similar and what was different? Using information from the archives we’ve helped school find out about Victorian times over the years, and whilst most families are Home Schooling we thought we’d share the information to it can be used in the home. Q What...
- 5th May 2020
The end of World War II in Europe had been on the cards from the beginning of 1945 following a series of surrenders by the German Army. So for many it came as no real surprise when at 19.40 on 7 May 1945 the Ministry of Information made a short announcement: “In accordance with arrangements...
- 2nd May 2020
Alongside the census the other key source for family historians is Civil Registration – birth, marriage and death certificates. These are important because they provide details about people – names, dates, places, occupations and family members. These provide information about people as well as clues as to who and where to look next. Civil Registration...
- 28th April 2020
It’s one thing to read how things were, or record historic objects and buildings, but it’s quite another to hear people talk about the past and telling their stories. Oral history, recording these personal accounts, is an important part of capturing the past that lies within living memory. A key aim of the Market Gardening...
- 27th April 2020
Why not build a scrap map? Whilst at home, why not make a map of your local area, you can draw it, paint it, or make it out of scrap material You are here! When you talk about a map you may think of the layout of a large shop, a map for walking or...
- 25th April 2020
One of the main sources in family history is the census. This has been taken every 10 years since 1801, and you may remember filling it in yourself in 2011, 2001 etc. In the next part of our family history guide we look at this valuable source. There is no one place to look to...
- 24th April 2020
A short History of a corner of a Worcester Street The Butts is a long straight road which runs almost from the River Severn to Foregate Street, Worcester’s main thoroughfare. The Butts stops abruptly and becomes Shaw Street which continues up to Foregate Street. The Butts used to bear to the left at this point...
- 23rd April 2020
Maps are always popular, partly because of how they look, but also the information they contain. Modern technology makes it easier to use that information, including being able to show it in pictorial form. This week’s online resource is the Worcestershire Maps website, which features Tithe maps from across the county digitised and put into...
- 22nd April 2020
In our series of blogs by former County Archaeologists the excavations at Deansway under what is now the Crowngate Centre came up quite a few times. This is still the largest excavation ever undertaken in the City and the findings are still significant even after 30 years. It also played a big part in the...
- 21st April 2020
Over the past year we have been helping Creative CoLab with their Heritage at Home project, funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund. Young people have got involved in learning about their own heritage, and finding out about filming and recording oral history. One of the final aspects was to run workshops about creating and caring...