• A Countrywoman’s View – the Photography of Marjory L. Wight

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

    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.

  • On the Trail of the Mortimers in Herefordshire and the Marches

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

    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.

    £5.00
  • Discover Archives

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

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

    £5
  • Walenty Pytel – Sculptures in the Sky

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

    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.

    £5
  • Building a Dynasty: The Pateshalls of Allensmore Court

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

    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.

    £5.00
  • Constance Radcliffe Cooke – the hidden story

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

    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.

    £5
  • Old Handwriting Demystified

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

    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.

    £10.00
  • Discover Archives

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

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

    £5
  • Impressing people – seals and sealing practices in medieval England and Wales

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

    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 […]

    £5.00
  • Factory Fashion – what did they wear exhibition

    Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane, Hereford, United Kingdom

    An exhibition in the foyer at HARC dealing with what was worn in the munitions factories by the Rotherwas Canary Girls.

    Free