- 27th March 2013
Wednesday evenings 7:30-9:30 24 April – 29 May At the end of April we will running a series on six talks in which our archaeologists will help you discover the story of the Romans in our county. It will start with the excavation on the site of The Hive, where the series takes place, which...
- 22nd March 2013
On Wed 3rd April author Pauline Conolly will be talking about her newly published book, The Water Doctor’s Daughters, about a true event in Victorian Malvern. This was partly researched through the resources of Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service “A true story of injustice, ignorance and misguided religious zeal. In 1852, Great Malvern water-cure practitioner...
- 7th March 2013
To celebrate World Book Day we thought that we would ask a few of our staff for their recommendations from our local studies collections…. Carol suggests ‘Heads and Tales – A History of Badsey Schools’. This book is a well researched and well written local history book. She feels that it is a good model...
- 25th February 2013
On Wed 6th March we will be providing a free introduction to archaeology resources available in The Hive. Whilst these were previously available in our office at the University, they are now far easier to access but home in The Hive. We have seen a big rise in visitors and many of them are pleasantly...
- 19th February 2013
We are about the start running our popular series of Ancestry website workshops. We have run these at Worcestershire History Centre over the past 7 years. The workshops have enabled many people to start using this website and have allowed those already familiar with the site to really get the most out of it. This website, an important...
- 18th February 2013
Do you struggle to find the time to visit your local library? Do you love reading but prefer to use e-books on your phone or tablet, rather than carrying around volumes? Sign up online and you will be able to access eBooks, eAudio Books and soon even eMagazines – all for free! Joining the library...
- 6th February 2013
Last month a member of our team, Margaret Tohill, celebrating the milestone of working for our service for 30 years! Maggie has witnessed many changes over the years so we caught up with her to ask a few questions about her experiences so far… Maggie (far right) in her early years at Worcestershire Record Office What...
- 28th January 2013
On Wednesday 6th February will be giving a 1 hour demonstration of a couple of our online resources which you can use either here or at home to show what sort of information we hold and how to get the most out of it. In each case you will need to visit to see the...
- 18th December 2012
At Christmas time there are often charity appeals to help those less fortunate, and a newly catalogued collection at Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service gives a fascinating glimpse into what our Victorian and Edwardian ancestors did. The Guild of the Good Shepherd was comprised of members of the Unitarian’s New Meeting House, Kidderminster. Their aim...
- 11th December 2012
Are you interested in researching the history of your town, village, house, school, church or local industry? We will be running the popular Find Your Place in Local History class next year after a break for a couple of years for our move. Led by Dr Pat Hughes, the group will meet in the Explore...