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News Archive: June 2025

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William Barnes Fundraiser Update

30th Jun 2025 DAT has been working with the William Barnes Society and Dorset Museum and Art Gallery to raise funds to catalogue the archive of the Dorset dialect poet. 66 boxes of material are held at Dorset History Centre. We are delighted to report that the target for the Barnes For All! fundraiser has now been met. The £35,000 raised through a combination of personal giving and grant aid will fund an ... click for more

Diaries of Major C J Bell - new acquistion

30th Jun 2025
Dorset Archives Trust, have been able to purchase and make available to the Dorset History Centre a small archive collection belonging to Major Cuthbert Bell, a water bailiff working for the Avon and Dorset River Board. (DIARIES OF MAJOR C J BELL) His diaries cover nearly a decade of his life working in the water industry, as well as his interests as a Dorset man supporting Boscombe’s foo ... click for more
Diaries of Major C J Bell - new acquistion

New Panels for DHC Searchroom

26th Jun 2025 Anyone visiting DHC’s searchroom will be greeted with the sight of three new sets of colourful panels. The panels have been funded by Dorset Archives Trust as part of its work to support DHC and its promotion of the service and its collections. The images reflect the range of material held by the service – over 1000 years of recorded history – as well as giving researchers a sense of what li ... click for more
New Panels for DHC Searchroom
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