Most archives that have online catalogues use specialist software, which is used to manage all collections activities. In the past, the cost of acquiring such specialist packages has been prohibitive…
Friends were saddened to hear of the death of Brian Smith on 2 November 2018. Brian served as Chairman of the Friends of Herefordshire Record Office from 2005 to 2010.…
HARC is hosting an interesting and varied range of subjects: aerial photography, historic maps, life at the Rotherwas munitions factory, Herefordshire artist James Wathen, using genealogy websites, history of the…
These will include: FreeBMD, FamilySearch, Herefordshire History, FreeUKGenealogy, the National Library of Wales and the National Library of Scotland. Download the poster here. 10:30am - 12:30pm at Herefordshire Archive and…
Angela Williams will explore aspects of life at the munitions factory at Rotherwas, Hereford, during the First and Second World Wars. Download the poster here. 10:30am - 12:30pm at Herefordshire…
2019 will see the launch of an integrated online catalogue for Herefordshire Archive Service, something many researchers have been waiting a long time to see happen! Congratulations to all staff…
Following a visit by Lauren Rogers, Great Place project manager, we are working to see how this HLF/ Arts Council project can promote collections and facilities at HARC more widely.…
In June 2018 Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet (minutes here) decided to outsource its Museum, Library and Archives (MLA) Services via a tendering process to commission the operation of the services from external…
Local Council elections on 2 May could see the political balance in the county shift leading to changes in the policy and priorities for MLA services. The timetable indicates that…
This is the timetable for the outsourcing, based on information from Herefordshire Council (Nov 2018)
