- 15th May 2017
We are thrilled to announce that we have been voted 2017 Record-Keeping Service of the Year! Part of the Worcestershire Archive Service team This award is part of the Archives and Records Association (ARA) Excellence Awards and aims to recognise the achievements of services across the archive sector. The award is a testament to the...
- 27th April 2017
Our recent Broadway excavations feature in Current Archaeology Magazine Issue 326, on sale now! There’s a double-page spread featuring a fantastic birds-eye view by Aerial-Cam, shown here with some of the archaeologists who’ve been working on the site. Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service staff from the Broadway excavation and analysis team We’ll be back out on site soon...
- 13th April 2017
We have recently completed a project funded by The National Archives to update and computerize the Manorial Documents Register for Worcestershire. Come celebrate the launch of the database with us at The Hive on Saturday, 22 April, and learn more about these fascinating records and what they can tell us about Worcestershire’s past. There will...
- 7th April 2017
We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the 2017 Record Keeping Service of the Year Award! This award is part of the Archives and Records Association (ARA) Excellence Awards and aims to recognise the achievements of services across the sector. Voting is open now until 30th April and we would be...
- 24th March 2017
We are pleased to announce that, following a recent assessment, Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service has retained its Accredited Archive status! Archive Accreditation, which recognises good practice in all areas of archive service delivery, was introduced in 2013. We were pioneers of the scheme, taking part in the pilot and then becoming one of the...
- 23rd March 2017
Floods on Hylton Road with the power Station in the background It is 70 years since the 1947 floods, which were some of the worst experienced in Worcestershire and the UK. Floods are a regular natural phenomenon to this area and most people can recall particularly high ones, most recently 2007 and 2014. The 1947...
- 8th March 2017
Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service (WAAS), in partnership with Museums Worcestershire, has been successful in its bid for £74,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to bring the Lost Landscapes of Worcestershire back to life. Over the next 18 months staff at WAAS and the Museum will be delivering events and exhibitions celebrating over half...
- 2nd March 2017
Regular visitors to the Indexes and Guides section of the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service website may have noticed that the index to our Quarter Sessions papers has grown since Christmas, with the addition of an index to the 1854 papers. This is an increase of over 2,000 entries, now searchable online. This is entirely...
- 28th February 2017
Your Place Matters All rural places and buildings are a re?ection of how people have lived, worked, thought and related to each other throughout history. Rural settlement is at the core of our everyday lives and provides a base from which we view and experience the wider landscape. The villages, hamlets, farmsteads, and houses that...
- 20th February 2017
Once again February Half-term sees the return of Love Worcester festival, as heritage venues throughout the city invite residents and visitors to come and explore. Here is The Hive we have a couple of events: Hands on History Thursday 23 February 10am-3pm We’ll be in the Children’s Library with a sandpit so children can take...