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October 2019
Was your Ancestor a Freeman of the City of Hereford?
Between 1659 and 1832 being a Freeman was a must if you wanted to run a business or vote in elections within the City of Hereford. Jean Dobson, who has researched all 5000 listed Freemen, shows what the records of admission tell us about family connections, apprenticeships and local influence in the city.
Find out more »The Scudamores at Kentchurch in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries
An illustrated talk by Heather Hurley on one of Herefordshire's most prominent landed families. It is based on the research for her forthcoming book The Scudamores of Kentchurch and Holme Lacy. £6 or free to members of Friends of Herefordshire Archives.
Find out more »November 2019
Evacuate Forthwith
The 80th anniversary of the mass evacuation of children from the major cities at the start of the Second World War. A look at the role of Herefordshire played in this mass exodus and the impact it had on the evacuees and the local communities through the records held at HARC.
Find out more »Symonds Yat – 200 years Years of Tourism on the River Wye – Exhibition
The Whitchurch and Ganarew Local History Society explore the commercial development of the lower Wye Valley from 1770-1970, looking at inns, shops and boat services and featuring the changes in transport from the railway to the motor car.
Find out more »Law and Disorder in mid-17th Century Hereford
An exhibition in the HARC atrium focusing on the archives that bear witness to the turbulent mid-century and the impact which civil war and lawlessness had on the lives of the county's populace.
Find out more »December 2019
The Master’s House, Ledbury
Celia Kellet tells the story of this wonderful late medieval hall house. Hidden by the Georgians but now revealed in all its glory.
Find out more »Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre, Behind the Scenes Tour
A chance to access all areas in this amazing energy efficient building and see some fascinating documents.
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