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This year we renamed Closed Fortnight to Collections Care Fortnight as this better reflects what we get up to during the closure. This video takes you through what we managed to get done and larger projects that we got started. Follow us on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter - @WestSussexRO Visit our blog at - westsussexrecordofficeblog.com Visit our website at - westsussex.gov.uk Email us at - record....

As part of West Sussex Unwrapped, a multimedia project in collaboration with Screen Archive South East, the Record Office hosted a special free live talk on Crawley New Town in the 1950s and 1960s. The talk explores the new town's history through film footage, photographs, maps, plans, and unique archive documents. For more on the New Jerusalems project: www.newjerusalems.info Screen Archive So...

Journey with us as we reveal how past Coronations were celebrated in West Sussex - in archive documents, photographs and some quite remarkable films. We’ll also be inviting you to make your own contribution to the history of our county by sharing with us your very own recollections, stills and moving images of the forthcoming events that will celebrate the crowning of King Charles III. Screen A...

Closed Fortnight is our annual chance to undertake large projects whilst closed to the public. Since it was our first Closed Fortnight since 2019, we thought we would give you an overview of what we got up to in early December 2022. Follow us on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter - @WestSussexRO Visit our blog at - westsussexrecordofficeblog.com Visit our website at - westsussex.gov.uk Email us at - re...

The Dialect and Heritage Project is a collaborative project between the School of English at the University of Leeds, Leeds University Special Collections and five partner museums across the country, including the Weald and Downland Living Museum in Singleton, West Sussex. Based on the material held in the Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture, in particular the Survey of English Dialects, this p...

As part of West Sussex Unwrapped, a multimedia project in collaboration with Screen Archive South East, the Record Office hosted a special live talk with Dr Frank Gray of Screen Archive South East, Nick Corbo-Stewart of West Sussex Record Office, and Helena Berry of Chichester Festival Theatre, on Sussex Day (16 June) 2022. The talk explores the history of the quite simply iconic Chichester Fes...

As part of West Sussex Unwrapped, a multimedia project in collaboration with Screen Archive South East, the Record Office hosted a special live talk with Dr Frank Gray, Director of Screen Archive South East, and Martin Hayes, County Local Studies Librarian, on 12 April 2022. The talk explores the history of Worthing in West Sussex through unique film archives held by Screen Archive South East, ...

Watch this special festive film where we try baking a shortbread recipe from the Petworth House Archive! With thanks to Lord Egremont of Petworth House for the use of this recipe. Music: Deck the Halls by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100263 Artist:...

Join us for a short walk-through of the Record Office; including the all-important strongrooms which house and protect the county's archives. Curious about the history of our special archive building? Read our blog here: westsussexrecordofficeblog.com/2021/11/22/once-upon-a-time-a-75th-anniversary-retrospective-of-the-places-we-have-called-home/?fbclid=IwAR0-2jhZt5FOXNJ99W_InOOk9SiaNsk_QPh5yu1a...

Watch this brief introduction to the Battle of Trafalgar through the archives of Vice-Admiral Sir George Murray. Follow us on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter - @WestSussexRO Visit our blog at - westsussexrecordofficeblog.com Visit our website at - westsussex.gov.uk Email us at - record.office@westsussex.gov.uk

As part of West Sussex Unwrapped, a multimedia project in collaboration with Screen Archive South East, the Record Office hosted a special live talk with Dr Frank Gray on 14 September 2021. The talk explores the history of the cinema in West Sussex through film footage, photographs, and unique archive documents. Follow us on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter - @WestSussexRO Visit our blog at - westsus...

Watch this brief introduction to the life and work of 19th century photographer, Walter Kevis. Follow us on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter - @WestSussexRO Visit our blog at - westsussexrecordofficeblog.com Visit our website at - westsussex.gov.uk Email us at - record.office@westsussex.gov.uk

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- This is a recording of a free live talk held on Zoom on 27 July 2021 - Travel back through 1200 years of history with County Archivist Wendy Walker as she explores the archives held at West Sussex Record Office and the rich and fascinating stories behind them. Follow us on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter - @WestSussexRO Visit our blog at - westsussexrecordofficeblog.com Visit our website at - west...

West Sussex Unwrapped II: Madge Turner and the campaign for women’s suffrage

West Sussex Unwrapped Live: The South Downs | 16 June 2021