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Gloucestershire Local History Association are hosting their first Local History Day on Saturday 12th October 2013 from 10.30am – 4.30pm at Pate’s Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham. Admission is £5 including refreshments. The day will feature Local History Society…
The Archive Room will be open on Saturday 20th July, 10am to 4pm, for the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society’s Open Library Day.The event is part of the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology – an annual event which…
On 13th June the University Archives and Special Collections are hosting the St Paul’s Practising School Old Boys’ Association reunion. This year there will be a special memorial service in the Chapel dedicating the St Paul’s College Practising School Second…
Did you know that today is World Book Day? A celebration of books and reading across the world. I remember as a child receiving book tokens through school, a practice that still happens today. More information on World Book Day…
This month sees the University taking part in national Heritage Open Days for the first time on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th September. The Chapel, Quad building and Archives Room will be open as part of the festival which celebrates…
Manuscript Chelt 1951-1953 UA34/1/60 On Friday 22nd June, the University will hold a special Jubilee event with the theme of celebrating “60”. There will be various exhibitors at Park campus from throughout Gloucestershire showing a range of material covering the…
Sir Robert Atkyns’s ‘The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire (1712) The University Archives and Special Collections will be holding an open day for the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society (BGAS) Library on Saturday 21st July, 10am – 4pm. We…
On 24th May the St Paul’s Practising School Old Boys’ Association held their annual reunion in the Archive Room. The Practising School was located in what are now the Clegg and Bodley buildings at FCH, and local boys were educated…
A new University Archives and Special Collections display on local history resources is now up in the Crush Hall at FCH. On show is a selection of the material researchers can use to aid research into local history, whether in…