Tag: Museums
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My work experience: Erica
Erica spent a week with the Archives and Heritage Team in July. Find out more about her experience in the blog below. My work experience at Staffordshire History Centre has been really enjoyable as every day brought something new, ranging from practical tasks to theory/writing based activities. The staff were so welcoming, and each department…
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My Work Experience: Dolores
Dolores spent a week with the Archives and Heritage Team in July. Find out more about her experience in the blog below. If you are considering a work experience placement at the Staffordshire History Centre, do it! You get a varied and interesting experience, with amazing opportunities. You will meet many great people, while learning…
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River’s work experience
River joined us for a week of work experience in April 2025. Read about their experience in River’s blog below. “My time doing work experience at the Staffordshire History Centre has been wonderful! I spent a week completing this, which included a trip to the off-site Museum Collection Store (with even more historical goodies stored…
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Construction Update – Finishing Touches!
It is a very exciting time as we enter the final stages of construction work on the Staffordshire History Centre. Earlier this year the building was made watertight when the large areas of glazing were installed. You can see this happening in our time-lapse video. Our new four storey strong room extension has been completed…
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Beneath our feet: the story of an exhibition
Collections Interpretation Officer, Sophie, looks back at the development of the ‘Beneath our feet’ exhibition. In October 2022 I joined the Archives and Heritage service on a 4-year contract at a really exciting stage in the Staffordshire History Centre project. Alongside collaborating with the team on interpretation for the History Centre and learning the ropes,…
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Samplers in the Collection
The museum collection has recently been given four samplers made by members of the same Staffordshire farming family. The textiles date from the mid-19th century. The joy of samplers is that they usually contain the name of the person who made it, along with the date. On one of these examples, we also have the…
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Olivia’s work experience
We recently welcomed Olivia to our temporary offices to complete a work experience placement with the service. Below she shares the highlights of her week and her career goals. The team really enjoyed Olivia’s enthusiasm for history and wish her every success for the future. My name is Olivia and I’m a current Year 11…
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