News Archive: June 2017

New Purchase by DAT

9^th Jun 2017 Two albums kept by a Mildred Baker of Lennox Street Weymouth dated “1899” and a note states “Age 8”. The second album has an address in Ashley Road Parkstone (near Poole) which has been crossed through and the Lennox Street Weymouth address added again, dated “March 27th 1900”. The pages comprise a lovely mixture of nature notes, detailing the names of plants and from where they wer ... click for more

DAT Purchases part of Battens Archive

12^th Jun 2017 This archive is part of a larger Batten’s collection purchased by Somerset Heritage Centre. The smaller, Dorset element of the archive was in turn acquired thanks to DAT’s Emergency Purchase Fund. The collection which consists of several hundred documents contains some really interesting early items – written in Latin and dating back to the eras of Henry VI, Henry VII and Elizabeth. The arch ... click for more