Category: Stories from the Archives

How best to support the poor and needy is at the heart all political thought in a civilised society. For local and family historians the

Most people at some time ask why the place they live in has acquired its name. Almost a century ago the English Place-Name Society set

By the north side of the tower of Holy Trinity Church, Wonston, near Winchester, lies the red marble tombstone of the Rev. Alexander Robert Charles

Most classics have a barrier to surmount before the ‘go’ button is reached. Jane Austen, arguably Hampshire’s lead brand, is not to everyone’s taste. But

The Buriton Village Association has been able to demonstrate how the village has grown between c.1100 and the present, by digitally overlaying information from maps

1920 was a ‘red letter’ year for the Wesleyan Methodists of Basingstoke since it marked the golden jubilee of a permanent presence for their branch

Archives can often yield the most elusive information about subjects that are generally little documented.  So it was that I was looking for some material

Finding the truth about my father being torpedoed twice during the war …. explained his annual trips to London, and why he was not in

There is much to be discovered from huge collections of easily accessible moving images and sound recordings. One of the great challenges of telling modern