Tag: Staffordshire History Centre
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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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‘Last Voyage of The Gloucester’
An important document which was featured in a recent shipwreck exhibition “Last Voyage of The Gloucester” at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, and has now safely returned to Staffordshire. The Gloucester sank in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk in 1682 while carrying the future King of England and Scotland, James Stuart.…
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Call Out: Exhibition Designers
Staffordshire Archives & Heritage is seeking to appoint a designer for the design and production of an exciting and creative touring exhibition based on Staffordshire’s natural resources and how they have shaped our county. Funded as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Staffordshire History Centre project, ‘Beneath Our Feet’ starts at the Ancient…
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Restoring the Shelves
Recently representatives from the Friends of the William Salt Library presented a cheque for £15,764 to fund restoration work on original library shelving in the William Salt Library Trustees Room. The shelving was installed in 1918 when 19 Eastgate Street became the new home for the William Salt Library, after the collection outgrew its first…
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Work Experience
We have been been reviewing our work experience placement offer for young people aged 15 to 18. It is a topic very close to my heart because I completed my first work experience placement with the service way back in 2001! That week was incredibly important in shaping my future career plans, helping me gain…
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A Sense of Place
Participant painting flowers at one of the workshops Using the collections to inspire art, creativity and conversation From January 2023 the Archives and Heritage team have been joining forces with Staffordshire Libraries to deliver a creative wellbeing programme in two community managed libraries in Stafford. The Staffordshire Creative Residency formed part of the regional A…
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Our Volunteers
The volunteering programme at Staffordshire Archives and Heritage had been in place for many years but it wasn’t until May 2021 that the service had a permanent volunteer coordinator to manage the groups and projects. The first part of this role involved getting volunteers back into our building after the pandemic. Then in 2022 the…
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Engaging Family Audiences
The Staffordshire History Network brings together museums, historical groups and societies, civic societies, research groups and heritage sites from across the county to share ideas, best practice, news, and training. We aim to meet quarterly, and the latest meeting took place at the Museum of Cannock Chase in Hednesford in April. A montage of photos…
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Eastern European Recipe Book Project
Over the coming months, Staffordshire Archives and Heritage Service is working together with communities across the county to create an exciting new recipe book. The book will be filled with dishes from across Eastern Europe, which are being contributed by individuals who identify with Eastern European heritage. People participating in the project are choosing a…
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