Events - Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service

Interested in researching the history of your house? Or perhaps you are interested in another building?

We are running a free drop-in session where a member of staff will be on hand to answer your questions, offer advice and tips, as well as introduce you to the variety of resources available for house history in Worcestershire.

A more in depth House History workshop is also available in May.

For more information, please contact us at explorethepast.co.uk.

No booking required.

Do you have a treasured letter, book or album in need of a bit of care and attention?  Why not bring it along for our Book and Paper Conservator to take a look at for advise on how to care for it for many years to come?  From suggestions for packaging and storage to discussing options for repair, your special items deserve the same care as our archives.

No booking is required.

For further information contact explorethepast.co.uk

Would you like to learn how to research the history of your house? Or perhaps you are interested in another building?

Come and meet some archive staff and learn about what sources are available to research house histories in Worcestershire and how to find them. We will look at items in the library, on computer and microfilm, and original archived documents on level 2 of The Hive.

Get to know the different sources with some hand-chosen examples, and perhaps feel inspired to return and begin to research the history of your own house.

This is a course for beginners, we cannot offer specific advice or research on the day but can show individuals how to use our resources and how to research.

Join Archivists behind the scenes for a tour of what is unique, special and treasured about Worcestershire Archives and their wonderful collections. Highlights will include a letter sent from Titanic, Shakespeare’s Marriage bond, documents from the reign of King Charles I and II and the Worcestershire photographic survey.

Other similar tours will be conducted in July and November 2025

Worcestershire Archives collects a broad range of documents and formats from a wide range of groups and individuals across the county.  This is an opportunity for potential depositors to drop in and have a chat with one of our archivists about  the types of archives we collect and how to deposit with us.

Please  do not bring archives with you as we will be unable to accept and process collections on the day.

This event is free and no booking is required.

A similar event will run on 8th December.

Interested in researching your family history but not sure where to start? We are running a free drop-in session where staff will be on hand to offer advice and tips, as well as introduce you to the variety of sources available for researching family history. 

No booking necessary.

For more information please Contact us – explorethepast.co.uk

Join Archivists behind the scenes for a tour of what is unique, special and treasured about Worcestershire Archives and their wonderful collections. Highlights will include a letter sent from Titanic, Shakespeare’s Marriage bond, documents from the reign of King Charles I and II and the Worcestershire photographic survey.

Ever wanted archival documents at your finger tips?

Our Senior Archival Photographer will be on hand to answer questions regarding digitising your search room finds.

He will also be available to offer advice on how to digitise your own photographic archives using your own equipment.

This is a free event – no booking necessary.