Celebrating our collections dating from 780AD to the present day
Many of our modern-day Christmas traditions are famously attributed to the Victorian period and the influence of Prince Albert, who bought German customs and festive celebrations to the UK. This new way of marking the Christmas period saw the introduction of many festive traditions we continue to enjoy today, from elaborate decorations to gingerbread, lavish Christmas menus,…
Continue reading ➞ Victorian Christmas Traditions in the Archive
As many archive services do, West Sussex Record Office closes to the public for the first two weeks in December every year for a 'stocktaking' period. During the fortnight, searchroom staff are able to spend time catching up on odd jobs and housekeeping projects, as well as focusing on cataloguing. Throughout the year, we…
Create your own quality prints, greetings cards or amazing gifts from our gallery of high quality historic images! Whether you’re looking for a gift for a history-lover, or a hard to buy for friend or relative, we have thousands of images from the archives that can be turned into the perfect gift. Our Online Picture…
After publishing a booklet featuring our 70 favourite records on Sussex Day (16 June), and posting each of those 70 records on this blog over the past 6 months, our 70th Birthday celebrations culminated on Saturday 12 November, with our public Open Day and evening Reception. The day was a great opportunity to get a…
Continue reading ➞ From Charters to Cheese: Our 70th Birthday Open Day and Reception
In 2016, West Sussex Record Office has been marking its 70th Anniversary. In celebration, we asked our users, depositors, volunteers, supporters and staff to explore the archive and nominate their favourite document. We published a booklet featuring these 70 archives on Sussex Day (16th June) and here on this blog, we offered a little more…
Chosen by Lauren Clifton, member of staff George Hilton & Sons was a business in Haywards Heath for over a century, starting as an upholstery, cabinet makers and house furnishers in 1882, the family company developed to include removals and warehousing, an undertakers, and became Hiltons Department Store 100 years later in 1982. From the…
Continue reading ➞ Album/Scrapbook History of George Hilton & Sons, 1872-1992 (Add Mss 54798)
In 2016, West Sussex Record Office is celebrating its 70th Anniversary. In celebration, we have asked our users, depositors, volunteers, supporters and staff to explore the archive and nominate their favourite document. Over the coming months, 70 of these unique records will be featured on this blog, each with its own story to tell and…
Continue reading ➞ Happy 70th Birthday West Sussex Record Office
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