Discover Archives
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United KingdomA chance to access all areas of HARC and inspect some fascinating documents.
Impressing people – seals and sealing practices in medieval England and Wales
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United KingdomSeals were the medieval equivalent of signatures or credit cards, used to validate and authenticate as well as secure documents and other items. There were far more than just administrative and legal tools, though. As little packages of image and text, they identified and represented institutions, corporate bodies, offices, and men and women from royalty […]
Factory Fashion – what did they wear exhibition
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United KingdomAn exhibition in the foyer at HARC dealing with what was worn in the munitions factories by the Rotherwas Canary Girls.
The Opportunities of Empire – the career of Nicholas Pateshall R.N.
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United KingdomHands-on history at HARC! Using the archives extensive range of resources, our programme for this event will explore the adventures of Rear Admiral Nicholas Pateshall and his rise from midshipman to mayor of Hereford - with journeys all around the world en route! We will look at how the expanding British Empire at the turn of […]
The Parish Chest
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United KingdomA talk by Clare O'Grady on the many documents generated by the parish. Discover hidden gems within the churchwardens' accounts and vestry minutes and learn about Poor Law administration records alongside apprenticeship indentures and bastardy bonds. Booking essential through HARC
Betwixt – an exhibition of folklore
A new exhibition of work in progress of places of folklore, folksong and dance as collected by Ella Mary Leather (1874-1928) in Herefordshire.
A Parcel of Time – a portrait of Hope Mansell
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United KingdomLocal film maker Ian Lewis presents his portrait of Hope Mansell, filmed between 2017 and 2020. His work, capturing a village at time of change, is an exploration of a rural community, and a vivid piece of oral history. Please book by emailing Archives@herefordshire.gov.uk
The Rebel in the Churchyard
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United KingdomJoe Cocker explores the enigma of Severin Boleslas de Dziewicki, the Polish emigree buried at Leominster. Please book through HARC direct at archives@herefordshire.gov.uk
Babies and Bastardy – Talk by Yvonne Chapman
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United KingdomAttitudes to Babies and Bastards in 18th and early 19th century Allensmore. Yvonne Chapman explores the role of state and church in shaping societal attitudes to bastardy, and how the legacy of the Tudor poor laws trickled down the centuries. The evidence from Allensmore gives us glimpses into the actual lived experience of rich and […]
The Wye Tour
Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United KingdomIn 1790, Revd William Gilpin took a boat trip from Ross down the Wye and established a new reason to travel, to see landscapes as 'picturesque'. Join Chris Sullivan FSA on the journey, with later artists and diarists, and hear how the Tour developed into early mass tourism as transport links improved in an industrialising […]