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A wonderful Wednesday celebrating our fantastic #volunteers with Cllr Sven Hocking @wiltscouncil.bsky.social A special shout out to Wiltshire Family History Society who've completed transcribing the county's parish registers. #familyhistory #genealogy #archives #heritage #cake

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A fantastic start to the week: a packed house for the latest in @wiltshistory.bsky.social lecture series + annual visit from Bath Spa University's #Heritage Management MA students (pictured) + Wilts Record Society meeting. All in a day's work. #archives #exploreyourarchive #history #localstudies

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Make 2025 the year of discovery & join our new Treasures from the Archives group. These informal sessions, led by Community History Advisor Gianna, are an ideal introduction to the #archives & work of the History Centre. Join us for the first session on 1st March at 11am. #exploreyourarchive

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#OTD 11 Feb 1225 Henry III reissued #MagnaCarta under his own seal. Clauses from this definitive charter remain in law today. We are privileged to have a copy of the 1225 Magna Carta which forms part of Liber Evidentiarum B, a cartulary from the very early 1300s. #archives #exploreyourarchive

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Once again it's great to see the results of all your hard work @wiltshistory.bsky.social @historyrosalind.bsky.social @lrylandepton.bsky.social @markforrest.bsky.social #history #research #archives

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The joy of randomness when searching #archives & #libraries Looks like a visiting fellowship @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social is proving fruitful. #johnaubrey #wiltshire

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Great day at the Choosing History event at Swindon Central Library @swindoncouncil.bsky.social for students thinking of studying history at GCSE & A-Level. #careers #history #heritage #archives #conservators

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What a great idea. ❤️ #libraries #agoodread

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Today's blog gives some council counsel! Ally shares how the parish council #archive collection listings have been restructured to make them easier to use. Not "aiming to bore you to tears" but to show "how we make our collections more accessible and understandable" wshc.org.uk/parish-counc...

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A big welcome to the Explore Your Archive account - archives around the world can get involved with their monthly themes and annual focus week... follow @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

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Due to unforeseen circumstances we are unable to staff the History Centre tomorrow, Saturday 1st February and will not be open to the public. If you have pre-booked we will be in touch to arrange an alternate date for your visit. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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How serendipitous that @universalstc.bsky.social followed us on the day our conservation #volunteers were given a new project - to clean 18th century booksellers' catalogues from the Savernake (Ailesbury family) collection. #ExploreYourArchive #books #libraries

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Glad you enjoyed a productive day at the History Centre.👍 Always pleased to help and we look forward to seeing you again. And we'll make 'erudite' our #wordoftheweek. #ExploreYourArchive #archives

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The History Centre re-opens tomorrow, Wednesday 15th January. Work is under way to resolve problems with our heating system but customers are advised to wear warm clothing! We apologise for the inconvenience. To stay up to date with History Centre news visit our website wsch.org.uk #Archives

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Due to ongoing issues with low temperatures at the History Centre, the search room will be closed Tues 14th Jan. This is for the safety & comfort of customers & staff. We apologise for the inconvenience. With the potential for further disruption, please check the website www.wshc.org.uk for updates.

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In our latest blog, John Chandler with insights from local historians Lucy Whitfield and Chris Dallimore reflects on 'True Happiness' in Chippenham. www.wiltshirehistory.org/news/true-ha...

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Looking forward to welcoming you all to the History Centre next week. Promises to be a fun session. #History

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A reminder that we are closed this week & we re-open to the public on Tuesday, 14 January. The Archives & Local Studies team looks forward to welcoming new and returning customers & volunteers. #archives

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A fascinating resource comprising union & labour movement journals from @mrcwarwick.bsky.social

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Great coverage by BBC Wiltshire of the Hearth Tax project & the involvement of our former colleague #archivist Steve Hobbs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Link to the project website - gams.uni-graz.at/context:htx #archives #exploreyourarchive

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Time to finalise your #NewYear resolutions & if you haven't already, add to the list a visit to your local archives. A reminder we are open 3 & 4 January but closed for the week 6-10 Jan. We reopen to the public on Tues 14 Jan. #exploreyourarchive #archives wshc.org.uk/visiting-the...

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Wishing all our customers & #volunteers season's greetings from all at the History Centre. We close at 1pm today but don't worry we're back on Friday 27th, 9.30am to 5pm. Next week we are open on New Year's Eve & then on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th January. #Christmas #Archives

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This lovely collection of 9 Christmas cards from 1932 are made all the more special by the clear postmarks on the envelopes which show they were all posted on Christmas Eve in Trowbridge... and delivered on Christmas Day according to the catalogue entry. #Christmas #ChristmasCards #archives

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It's always good to see @wiltshistory.bsky.social researchers in the History Centre search room & to see the product of all their hard work.

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Instead of the more usual corroded metal archaeological finds the Conservation Museums Advisory Service have been working on waterlogged leather ranging from an almost complete leather shoe to small unidentifiable fragments, and lots of shoe soles! wshc.org.uk/waterlogged-... #conservation #heritage

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Could you be the next Chair of the Stonehenge & Avebury WHS Partnership Panel? This is a voluntary position for an initial 3yr term. Follow the link for more info & candidate pack. #Stonehenge #Avebury #WorldHeritageSite #Volunteering www.stonehengeandaveburywhs.org/opportunity-...

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There will be opportunities for restful research over the busy festive season but please note our #Christmas and #NewYear opening hours, including our Closure Week from 6-10 January. #Archives

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Looking for something to keep you occupied over Christmas?🎄 Why not try your hand at some palaeography (reading old handwriting)? 📜 If you are a complete beginniner, you could always have a go at an online tutorial: northumberlandarchives.com/learn/decoding-manuscripts

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📢 NEW CATEGORIES over on Zooniverse! 📢 We've divided up our transcription tasks 📜✍️ Looking to improve your reading of early modern handwriting? 👉Click on the 'APPRENTICE' workflow. Have more experience of palaeography? 👉Give our 'MASTER' workflow a go! #skystorians #citizenscience #history

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New project for the new year - why not research your #FamilyHistory Fortnightly from 15 January an expert from the Wiltshire Family History Society will be on hand at the History Centre to answer your #genealogy questions. Booking details are below ⬇️ or via this link wshc.org.uk/family-histo...

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Hi everyone - it's great to be on @bsky.app where we will share all things #archives & #localstudies from the History Centre. Enjoyed perusing various starter packs - enormously helpful. For more info about WSHC see our website wshc.org.uk. Still a work in progress so please bear with us.

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