Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre
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Tag: History
Letters from the archives
In WWII enemy aliens were kept in internment camps. Newly married Ida writes to her husband Ernst who is in camp 009.
The fascinating history of a little book of alphabet rhymes published in 1667
The history of ‘A Guide for the Childe and Youth’ unearthed by Archive Work Placement at Keele University Library.
Archive in Focus: The Cuala Press: a female led industry
For this month’s blog, Ciara Daly, from Trinity College, Dublin, discusses the Cuala Press Collection. The Cuala Press Project has been contributing to the […]
Accidental Travel
In the UK, before Covid-19 many of us travelled with relatively little thought – whether by private or individual means, or public […]
Wellbeing and Archives: Sustained Engagement with the Past is Good for You.
In May, History Begins at Home was launched. This national public-facing campaign delivered via social media – Facebook @historybeginsathome and Twitter @beginshistory […]
With Love from Dunkirk
A few months ago, through a series of coincidences, staff at Suffolk Archives discovered something remarkable. Amongst the records we hold for […]
The Royal Asiatic Society was set to improve European knowledge of Asia
A treasure of artworks from Asia still promoting its cultural history to this day.