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  • Three display boards with colour images, and central blue title page "Wiltshire Folklore: a small gathering of Wiltshire's traditions and quiet tales' with books propped up in front.

    Local History Month – May 2026

    Blog, Wiltshire People, Wiltshire Places, Wiltshire Tales

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    05, 2026

    Local History Month – May 2026

    By WSHC adminCategories: Blog, Wiltshire People, Wiltshire Places, Wiltshire Tales

    There are events and exhibitions happening at libraries across Wiltshire this Local History Month: 11 May (morning) Corsham Library [...]

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  • Moonrakers’ Educafe launches at WSHC

    Blog, History Centre

    1

    05, 2026

    Moonrakers’ Educafe launches at WSHC

    By WSHC adminCategories: Blog, History Centre

    April has been an exciting and rewarding month for community-focused initiatives at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. One [...]

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  • Technical diagram of plane showing annotated internal composition, and exploded view of grille with annotations.

    Doodling the Doodlebug

    Archives, Blog, Military, Wiltshire People

    30

    04, 2026

    Doodling the Doodlebug

    By WSHC adminCategories: Archives, Blog, Military, Wiltshire People

    Alex Moulton (1920-2012) had a long and varied engineering career and is perhaps best known for his pioneering small-wheeled [...]

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  • Building the Past: A Miscellany for Local Historians

    Blog, Events

    30

    04, 2026

    Building the Past: A Miscellany for Local Historians

    By WSHC adminCategories: Blog, Events

    Come and join us for a study day looking at the history of buildings in Wilshire! The Wiltshire Local [...]

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  • Book review: “The Arundells of Wardour – from Cornwall to Colditz” by Barry Williamson

    Blog, Book Reviews

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    04, 2026

    Book review: “The Arundells of Wardour – from Cornwall to Colditz” by Barry Williamson

    By WSHC adminCategories: Blog, Book Reviews

    The Arundells of Wardour - from Cornwall to Colditz By Barry Williamson Hobnob Press Pages 242 Softback   TIS.922 [...]

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  • A lady with shoulder-length white hair and a green jumper sits smiling next to a smiling lady in glasses and shorter sandy-blonde hair with radio audio equipment in the background

    WBR on the airways

    Architecture, Blog

    1

    04, 2026

    WBR on the airways

    By WSHC adminCategories: Architecture, Blog

    In February I was asked by Maggie Dee at Warminster Community Radio to speak about the work of Wiltshire [...]

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  • Archives Hold More Than Just Paper…

    Archives, Blog, Conservation

    24

    03, 2026

    Archives Hold More Than Just Paper…

    By WSHC adminCategories: Archives, Blog, Conservation

    At the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, our collections never stop surprising us. Among the St John family archive [...]

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  • A group posed photo of young people in casual clothes (muddy jeans and coats) standing and kneeling on muddy ground in front of a white van with Archaeology written on the side.

    A Career in Ruins – The Thoughts of a Retiring Archaeologist

    Archaeology, Blog

    11

    02, 2026

    A Career in Ruins – The Thoughts of a Retiring Archaeologist

    By WSHC adminCategories: Archaeology, Blog

    Our Archaeology Service colleague, Roland Smith, retires at the end of March after a 45+ year career as a [...]

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  • National Lottery Heritage Fund grant award: Grounds for Appeal

    Archives, Blog, History Centre

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    01, 2026

    National Lottery Heritage Fund grant award: Grounds for Appeal

    By WSHC adminCategories: Archives, Blog, History Centre

    We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant of £234,123 from the National Lottery Heritage [...]

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  • Book review: England’s Military Heartland

    Blog, Book Reviews

    9

    01, 2026

    Book review: England’s Military Heartland

    By WSHC adminCategories: Blog, Book Reviews

    England’s Military Heartland: Preparing for War on Salisbury Plain Vron Ware, Antonia Lucia Dawes, Mitra Pariyar and Alice Cree [...]

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