Events

Volunteers are digitising the large collection of this ground breaking local photographer whose work was used in publications such as The Lady and Country Life. This exhibition gives a flavour of her photographs.

Philip Hume gives an overview of the powerful Mortimer family. Arriving soon after the Norman Conquest, the Mortimers grew to be one of the most potent forces in the country.

A chance to access all areas of HARC and inspect some fascinating documents.

Artist Jason Hodges introduces his documentary film about the renowned local sculptor. A post war refugee who started a new life in Herefordshire in 1945, Pytel works in bronze and steel - creating sculptures of birds and beasts as large outdoor commissions and smaller gallery pieces.

Yvonne Chapman's talk on this leading Herefordshire family considers the importance of personal relationships and local influence for the gentry class of a rural county in the 19th century. This event is free to all members of FHA - otherwise £5.

Clare Wichbold reveals the many lives of this remarkable member of the family from Hellens Manor in Much Marcle. Constance campaigned powerfully for women's suffrage and this talk will add a new dimension to an exceptional woman.

An introduction to Secretary hand script. Students can work through English parish records, wills and title deed extracts and get to know the basic principles of Tudor and early Stuart palaeography.

A chance to access all areas of HARC and inspect some fascinating documents.

Seals 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 […]

Hands-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 […]