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Do you love Worcestershire’s history? Have ideas to improve access to archives and archaeology? Now’s your chance to shape the future! You can complete our survey here: freshnous.fra1.qualtrics.com… The survey is part of a project supported by funding from the @HeritageFundUK
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Join us for a celebration of women’s achievements and the ongoing fight for gender equality! The Worcester Trades Union Council is hosting an International Women's Day event at @Guildhall_Worc on Saturday, 8 March, from 10am to 3pm. Find out more here 👉worcester.gov.uk/news/worces…
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Do you love Worcestershire’s history? Have ideas to improve access to archives and archaeology? Now’s your chance to shape the future! You can complete our survey here: freshnous.fra1.qualtrics.com… The survey is part of a project supported by funding from the @HeritageFundUK
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Enjoy this archaeological valentine's poem by a member of our team based off this Medieval floor tile! Some tiles are pretty, They have hearts on them, But don’t get too excited, It’s still CBM #Valentinesday2025
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🎄Merry Christmas from everyone at Explore the Past! Festive Saxon building based on a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon structure (c.1000AD). Created as part of work by Worcestershire Archaeology 2024, illustrated by Abbie Horton. © Worcestershire County Council
Festive Saxon building based on a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon structure (c.1000AD). Created as part of work by Worcestershire Archaeology 2024, illustrated by Abbie Horton. © Worcestershire County Council

ALT Festive Saxon building based on a reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon structure (c.1000AD). Created as part of work by Worcestershire Archaeology 2024, illustrated by Abbie Horton. © Worcestershire County Council

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Will there be snow for Christmas? Redditch Development Corporation conducted extensive photographic surveys. These photos show the site of a new school at Matchborough & Ipsley Court pre-redevelopment #winterwonderland #whitechristmas Project page newjerusalems.info/
Black and white photo showing Ipsley Court pre-redevelopment ref BA11886/57

ALT Black and white photo showing Ipsley Court pre-redevelopment ref BA11886/57

Black and white photo showing site of a new school at Matchborough ref BA11886/57

ALT Black and white photo showing site of a new school at Matchborough ref BA11886/57

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Did you know we're currently cataloguing the archive of the #SandysFamily of #OmbersleyCourt? You can discover more about the project and follow its progress to see what gems we uncover, on our project page: bit.ly/3Zw7U7W #SandysArchive
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Curious to know what #OliverCromwell's signature looked like? This order, signed and sealed by him, was sent during the English Civil War. It is one in a collection of several letters sent to members of the #SandysFamily of #Ombersley at the time.
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Join us today 10am-3pm @TheHiveWorcs Christmas Fayre! We are issuing archive originals as usual from 10am-4pm.
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From regency society hostesses and a soldier who fought in the Napoleonic Wars to politicians and Jane Austen's nieces, you can read more about the #Sandys story in Part Two of our blog series, Introducing the #Sandys Family of #Ombersley on our website: bit.ly/4gdLhvX

Introducing the Sandys Family of Ombersley, Part Two - Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service...

Born in 1764, Mary Marchioness of Downshire and Baroness Sandys (1764-1836) was the middle child of Colonel The Honourable Martin Sandys (1729-1768) and Mary Trumbell (1741-1769). Playmate to the...

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#EYAAnimals @exploreyourarchive Wildlife is now under threat but attitudes were different... Breforton accounts show payments for removal of moles and sparrows d.1848. 705:353 BA8163/3(iv). © Bretforton Parish. Find out what else Churchwardens' accounts can reveal to you!
A page of Churchwardens' accounts showing rates for catching moles and sparrows in the year 1848

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#EYAFamily @explorearchives One of our Archivists researching her own family history found some lovely documents relating to her great x3 grandfather. This one even shows his signature... Find our more: bit.ly/EYP-Family
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#EYADisco @explorearchives 'Boobies Disco' ad from 1977 Bromsgrove Messenger. Winter months came alive when the swimming pool was covered over for a disco in Bromsgrove. Remember dancing to Wild Cherry's, ‘Play that Funky Music?’ Search newspapers on microfilm at The Hive!
A small newspaper advertisement in black and white for 'Boobies disco'

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#EYAMythical @explorearchives A design made by Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts for dragon gargoyles to take away the water from the roof of a hotel in Torquay. Ref. 705:1/ BA7725/186 Pop to your archives at The Hive to see what other mythical creatures may be lurking!
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#EYAFashion @explorearchives Visit us to see this album on display! Made by Charlotte Davies of the Davies family of Elmley Castle, it is bound with paper and cloth. Her cuttings from English and French publications d.1810-1921 show upper-class trends. @yourworcestershire
Cuttings taken from English and French publications, being colourful illustrations of ladies in typical trends of upper-class fashion between 1810 and 1921.

ALT Cuttings taken from English and French publications, being colourful illustrations of ladies in typical trends of upper-class fashion between 1810 and 1921.

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#EYAHuge @exploreyourarchive Check out Vesta Tilley material @thehiveworcs. Help yourself to CDs on level 2. Vesta was an international Music Hall star, born in Worcester, 1864. See: bit.ly/31R3LhY @worcestercivic @worcestercityheritage @myworcester
Black and white photo of Vesta Tilley as a young lady in an elegant dress ref 899.1400 BA1380

ALT Black and white photo of Vesta Tilley as a young lady in an elegant dress ref 899.1400 BA1380

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#EYATiny @explorearchives This volume was part of Harold Palfrey's (1874-1962) collection of rare books, gifted to us. He described this county map as ‘the smallest that I knew of’ at 25x25mm. Search them all at bit.ly/PalfreyWorcestershire…
Image of a tiny volume showing a map of Worcestershire and grid of distances between towns and villages

ALT Image of a tiny volume showing a map of Worcestershire and grid of distances between towns and villages

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#EYAHereos We think John Pitt, Clerk at St Mary's in Kidderminster in 17thC was a creative genius. He broke convention and sought to express his creativity and create a thing of beauty @exploreyourarchive Read our blog: explorethepast.co.uk/2016/01…
A page from the heavily decorated St Mary's (Kidderminster) parish register

ALT A page from the heavily decorated St Mary's (Kidderminster) parish register

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#EYADecisions Come and see these designs for Redditch Kingfisher Shopping Centre dating from 1976 @TheHiveWorcs Some are even labelled with design decisions such as textures and materials!
Black and white illustrative plan showing a design for Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch.

ALT Black and white illustrative plan showing a design for Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch.

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