16/10/2019
It might be easy to assume that that there were no black or Asian people in Warwickshire’s past. However, researchers have found that there has been a much larger black, Asian and minority ethnic presence in Warwickshire throughout the centuries than previously thought.
30/08/2019
We know it’s a small world and this is wonderfully demonstrated by the Warwickshire Bytes Deposition Indexing Project,
24/07/2019
I’m hoping that come 7th August, the hashtag #SilverTakeover will gain at least a little bit of currency in our small corner of the world wide web.
23/05/2019
A year ago, when I started to think about the possibility of spending a year abroad studying, I knew nothing about this part of the country...
09/05/2019
A year after we started our Crossing Borders project with the Apna Ladies Group in Rugby, the resulting artworks have gone on display in the Museum and we’re thrilled to see so many creative responses.
05/03/2019
Becoming an apprentice was never a career path that I thought I would take until part way through A Levels, when I realised moving on to university was not for ...
21/02/2019
Our new Collection & Development Manager Richard Lewis has been with Heritage & Culture Warwickshire for nearly a month, so it's time to find out what he thinks, and where he's come from!
07/02/2019
We asked baker Saffron Butcher of Caking and Baking, for her views as to how she found the whole experience of recreating old recipes for an afternoon tea.
10/01/2019
A new year seems an ideal opportunity to look to that more immediate past. Read about our library visits here!
20/12/2018
I got fed up with a tinselled chicken, so for this year's Christmas blog have a photo of a rabbit in a Santa hat, courtesy of Archive Assistant Jo Taylor.
06/12/2018
You may, or may not, have realised that Our Warwickshire has its own Notes & Queries section...
22/11/2018
This picture of a document from Warwickshire County Record Office is a sleight of hand (or mouse!). Does it have a worth, though?
08/11/2018
When records at risk of decay are discovered by someone who has an inkling of their worth and contacts the record office, it can be all hands on deck for our archivist and conservation teams.
18/10/2018
Not so long ago I handed around some beach-worn bones, hoping to share just a little bit of the magic that I felt on discovering my first dinosaur bone, over a quarter of a century ago.
04/10/2018
I have just started work as the archivist on the new Warwickshire Bytes project, which will provide new experiences by the bucketload, both for me and others.
20/09/2018
I had the opportunity to experience life behind the scenes at the Warwickshire Museum by volunteering here for three days. Although none of the exhibits secretly sprang to life, the experience has been both highly enjoyable and interesting.
06/09/2018
Recently, I’ve been getting to grips with the logistics for opening Chesterton Windmill during Heritage Open Weekend on 8th and 9th September, 2018. This scheduled ancient monument, and a much ...
16/08/2018
Are you and your family interested in the past? Would you like to play a part in finding out more? Seen Time Team and want to have a go at geophys? Then we’ve got just the thing for you!
02/08/2018
Great acoustics at Market Hall Museum! Well that’s what the professionals said...
19/07/2018
I have recently returned to the warm embrace of Heritage & Culture Warwickshire (HCW), where I started my museum career over five years ago. This is to take up a post as a Museum Collections Assistant.
05/07/2018
Our monthly dementia café ReCollections has been going from strength to strength since its launch in February. Taking place at Market Hall Museum it offers an inspiring and relaxed setting ...
21/06/2018
I have known about the four objects we have in our collections that relate to the suffragette movement for some time and have been fascinated by this period in history since a teenager. So, with 100th anniversary of women first gaining the vote, I wanted to make sure that we told the story of the movement for women’s suffrage in Warwickshire.
07/06/2018
Hopefully by the time you read this, your esteemed web editor will have started his epic holiday treck for a week or two. The rather worrying challenge will be to try and find a Warwickshire link if he can.
17/05/2018
Have you noticed there’s a royal wedding happening on Saturday? No? Well, where have you been?
