Events - Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service

A talk exploring some of the cases found in the Quarter Session and Consistory Court papers held in our archives. We will look at those involving violence, theft, profanity, and some that will surprise you. The punishments given out could be extreme but also unusual. An evening that will not only help you to better understand crime and punishment in the past but will also help you to discover more about the nature of 18th century society.

Worcestershire Archives collects a broad range of documents and formats from a wide range of groups and individuals across the county.  This is an opportunity for potential depositors to drop in and have a chat with one of our archivists about  the types of archives we collect and how to deposit with us.

Please  do not bring archives with you as we will be unable to accept and process collections on the day.

No booking necessary.

We will be holding a drop-in session on Level 2 of The Hive, focusing upon researching relatives in the military. We will introduce resources we have here at The Hive that will aid in Military family history research and suggest other resources that will enable you to tell the story of your ancestors’ experiences.

The Hive and Worcestershire Archives have access to Ancestry.com, FindmyPast.com and Newspapers.com. Worcestershire Archives also holds some resources relating to servicemen and women from Worcestershire, including Berrow’s Pictorial Supplement (1914-1918) and Absent Voters lists, 1918-1919.

Use of a Worcestershire Library card is required to access computers at The Hive.

No booking necessary.

Explore a wide range of books covering Worcestershire’s people, natural history, dialect, landmarks, buildings, waterways, transport, justice, medical and social care/support.

You will be asked to select a book or two, have a brief read of it and feed your thoughts back to the group.  It’s the perfect opportunity to socialise and share what you have learned in a friendly space.

During July and August these book club sessions will not be held, while we take a break over the summer.

Aimed at new users, this workshop will give an overview of the Archive self-service area, introducing some of the sources available for Worcestershire. The workshop aims to give confidence to those wanting to use the self-service area, showing the type of information available and how to use the resources. There will be time afterwards to view sources of your choice, so if you have anything specific you would like to look at, please bring the information with you. Please bring your library cards with you if you wish to use the computers. Microform images can be saved to a memory stick by using designated software available on two specialist computers, so you may wish to bring one with you too.

Are you fascinated by plants and animals? Are you interested in drawing or painting the natural world?

The early study of nature often involved describing the uses of plants for medicines in books called Herbals. It wasn’t until explorers could observe animals and plants in their natural environment and could collect specimens, that scientists and artists could accurately describe them. Join us as we showcase stories of people who travelled to unexplored parts of the world to describe the natural world and championed plants and their uses in our gardens.

Pop in to see our Senior Archival Photographer, who will be on hand to answer questions regarding digitising your search room finds.

He will be also available to offer advice on how to digitise your own photographic archives using your own equipment.

No booking required.