Did you know that we have a blog? We love hearing about your wonderful #Hampshire #LocalHistory #Heritage research and featuring this on our blog 😃 Please get in touch if you have a story to tell

Come one and all for an evening of solving a Tudor Whodunnit with Alison Whitaker and learning all about jewel forgery in #Winchester Cathedral 💎

📍 Zoom
🗓️ 20th May
⏰ 7pm

Register here 👉 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/fakin...

Maritime History Conference at Southampton 17-18 April - Hampshire Archive Trust New Researchers in Maritime History Conference is taking place this year on 17-18 April 2026 at the University of Southampton. Organised by the British

Interested in #MaritimeHistpry? Join researchers at the University of Southampton for the New Researchers in Maritime History Conference and enjoy a talk from Dr Craig Lambert on 17th and 18th April

More info below ⬇️

hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/marit...

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BALH are recruiting!

Are you passionate about Local History? Join our team as a freelance Projects Manager!

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/projects-man...

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Learn about #Hampshire #MilitaryHistory #LocalHistory and #WW1 in the latest @balhnews.bsky.social podcast episode 🎙️

Time to put your detective hat on 🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️

Join us for our next webinar and delve deeper in #Tudor mysteries and jewel forgery with Alison Whitaker 💎

📍 Zoom
🗓️ 30th May
⏰ 7pm

Register here 👉 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/fakin...

'Watercress Line Through Time’ Project - Hampshire Archive Trust The Watercress Line, Hampshire’s Heritage railway was recently successful in gaining funding from Hampshire Archives Trust, Alresford Historical and Literary

🚨New blog post!🚨

Read about @thewatercressline.bsky.social newest project ‘The Watercress Line Through Time’ in this latest piece from Dan Ball ⬇️

hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/stories/blog...

We are thrilled to support this project to develop deeper into #Hampshire #RailwayHistory 🚂

If you’ve been enjoying our webinar series, join us for our next talk with Alison Whitaker for an evening uncovering the mystery of jewel forgery in @wincathedral.bsky.social 💎

📍 Zoom
🗓️ 20th May
⏰ 7pm

Register here 👉 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/fakin...

#Winchester #Hampshire

Grants - Hampshire Archive Trust The primary purposes for which the Hampshire Archives Trust is established are to promote the conservation and preservation of archives for the benefit of the

Did you know we offer a grant scheme to support #Hampshire #LocalHistory #Archives #Heritage projects?

Learn about this scheme and the fascinating projects we’ve recently supported from producing publications to undertaking digitisation projects 📚 📷

hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/grants

Super excited for the next @harchivestrust.bsky.social webinar! If you’re interested in mysteries, #EarlyModern #Hampshire, and how the world of #Art and #LocalHistory, make sure to come along!

Riots! Riots! and More Riots! The inaugural English Project annual lecture Celebrated local historian, Dr Barry Shurlock, explores the human stories behind the Captain Swing riots

If you enjoyed our webinar about the Swing Riots, you’re in for a treat with this upcoming event by Dr Barry Shurlock, who’ll explore the human stories behind the Swing Riots in his talk ‘Riots, Riots … and More Riots!’ on 22nd April⚔️

Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/riots-riot...

🚨#Webinar alert!🚨

Join us in uncovering the mystery of counterfeit jewels at @wincathedral.bsky.social with Alison Whitaker and explore the wider story of #Hampshire during the #Tudor era 💎

📍 Zoom
🗓️ 20th May
⏰ 7pm

Register here 👉 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/fakin...

It’s that time of year - I’m busy planning series 5 of @harchivestrust.bsky.social’s podcast 🎙️

If you’re working on any aspect of #Hampshire #History #Archives #Heritage, I’d love to hear from you!

Woman in hat, protective gloves and overalls stood inside a railway carriage, holding a broom and cleaning materials, with the carriage door open. The overalls have 'LSWR' stitched in across the chest. Courtesy National Railway Museum.

#ICYMI our current blog post looks at some of #Portsmouth's past railwaywomen, focusing on the #FirstWorldWar.

That includes sisters Ethel & Alice Allaway - and how their railway work shaped their lives!

#WomensHistoryMonth #Portsmouth100

Read more:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/portsmouths-...

Me standing in the ruins of the Norman house

Window in the Norman house with blue sky beyond

Christchurch Priory and daff

A lunchtime break between recording for a BRILLIANT podcast this morning (more soon!) and my online talk for @harchivestrust.bsky.social later. Always good to visit the Norman house and Priory in #Christchurch!

I've really enjoyed delving further into some #Hampshire connections in my book - but I think this evening's talk will also be of interest even if you don't have a Hampshire link. From William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria, In Memoriam to Adlestrop... #online #event

There’s still time to join us tonight for Professor @cathamclarke.bsky.social’s talk about exploring #Hampshire stories in her book A History of England in 25 Poems 📢

Register here 👉 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/a-his...

Come along to and travel back in time through poetry 📖📝

An image of the book cover, which includes a winding white ribbon with the title and author's name, and three birds with their silhouette represented by different historical images.

#ICYMI: Join the Hampshire Archives Trust for a webinar all about Catherine Clarke's new book, 'A History of England in 25 Poems.'

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-a...

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

@harchivestrust.bsky.social

Looking for Treasure in Archive Collections - Hampshire Archive Trust Someone in the past can change your life. They might influence what you think about today or may set you on an adventure. Their words, immortalised in print,

🚨New blog post!🚨

Interested in learning more about #EarlyModern history, jewel forgeries, and mysteries in the #Archive 💎 📜 ? Want to uncover #Hampshire history at Hampshire Record Office?

Check out this latest post by artist Alison Whitaker

hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/stories/blog...

Will you be joining us this Wednesday to hear Professor @cathamclarke.bsky.social’s talk about exploring #Hampshire stories in her book A History of England in 25 Poems?

📍 Zoom
🗓️ 18th March
⏰ 7pm

Register here 👉 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/a-his...

1 week to go for our webinar with Professor @cathamclarke.bsky.social! 📢

Come one and all to learn about how #Poetry and #LocalHistory intersect through exploring #Hampshire stories

📍 Zoom
🗓️ 18th March
⏰ 7pm

Register here 👉 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/a-his...

Watercress Line video now on you tube - Hampshire Archive Trust The Watercress Line project HAT helped fund has now created the lively and entertaining video about the history of the railway. It is hosted on you

All aboard for a fascinating journey through time 🚂

Discover the rich history of @thewatercressline.bsky.social in an engaging and YouTube video, supported by our grants scheme through this

Watch it here 👉 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/news/watercr...

LAUNCH OF 2025-2026 HAMPSHIRE HISTORY COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS AND SIXTH FORMS - Hampshire Archive Trust Do you love History? Do you want to become a good historian? Do you want to find out more about archives? Do you want to win a prize?

Final week to apply to our History Competition 📢

If you’re a school group or student researching #Hampshire #LocalHistory #Archives we’d love to hear from you

Projects can take different forms from posters to websites 🎨💻

Info here: hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/news/launch-...

Deadline Friday

@balhnews.bsky.social @harchivestrust.bsky.social - hopefully of interest!

An image of the cover of Catherine's book. It includes three birds with their silhouette coloured in with images, and a winding banner.

Join the Hampshire Archives Trust for a webinar all about Catherine Clarke's new book, 'A History of England in 25 Poems.'

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-a...

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

@harchivestrust.bsky.social

Footsteps Into History: A Guide On Writing About Hampshire Local History for Children - Hampshire Archive Trust Author: Marilyn Wilton-Smith

Did you know today is #WorldBookDay2026?

If you’re working on #Hampshire #LocalHistory & want to learn more about presenting this information as a book to children & engage younger audiences with our county’s rich history, check out this blog post 📚📖
hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/stories/blog...

It’s #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 this Sunday and we want to share the amazing stories about #Hampshire women starting with this blog post by Dr @zoevb.bsky.social

hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/stories/blog...

Learn more about women amateur filmmakers in Wessex Film and Sound Archive

It'll be a sideways look at #Hampshire #history in my talk for this #webinar, focusing on some poems in my book with Hampshire and Solent connections... All very welcome!

2 weeks for our next #Webinar 📢

Join us to hear from Professor @cathamclarke.bsky.social about her book A History of England in 25 Poems and what we can learn about #Hampshire #LocalHistory

📍 Zoom
🗓️18th March
⏰ 7pm

Register here 👉 hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/a-his...

LAUNCH OF 2025-2026 HAMPSHIRE HISTORY COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS AND SIXTH FORMS - Hampshire Archive Trust Do you love History? Do you want to become a good historian? Do you want to find out more about archives? Do you want to win a prize?

Did you know we run a History Competition for schools, sixth forms and university students in #Hampshire?

We’re looking to hear from individual students and groups who have a #Hampshire #LocalHistory project they’d like to share! Deadline is 13th March

hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/news/launch-...