Monthly Archives: May 2014

Posted on by Fay Curtis.

The Vaughan Postcard Collection

A huge collection of postcards gathered by a local man, Roy Vaughan, is being researched and made public on the Know Your Place website by a wonderful team of Bristol Archives volunteers.

Posted on by Fay Curtis.

Desert Island Doc: ‘Visited with the plague’

Our staff and invited guests introduce their favourite documents from the Bristol Archives collections. For this edition, Richard Burley, former Archives Manager, has selected the burial register for the parish of St Nicholas, 1634-1654.

Posted on by Zak Mensah.

Twitter at The Red Lodge Museum

Hello, I’m Mark, I’m a visitor assistant at the Red Lodge Museum.  We’ve had Twitter @RedLodgeMuseum for almost a year now and it’s been great! #redlodgerevealed One of the first things I did with our new online presence was establish the #redlodgerevea…

Posted on by Fay Curtis.

Spring Cleaning at The Georgian House Museum

We’ve been busy bees sprucing the house up ready for you lovely visitors over the summer. Every year around springtime we get out the dusters, brooms and polish and put in a bit of elbow grease to get every corner sparkling. Come along to see what…

Posted on by Fay Curtis.

Desert Island Doc: A new school for Cary Grant

Our staff and invited guests introduce their favourite documents from the Bristol Archives collections. For this edition, Max Parkin, Archives Assistant has chosen an admission register for North Street Wesleyan School, 1910.

Posted on by Fay Curtis.

What’s on your mantelpiece?

During the month of May we’re after photos of your mantelpiece for Bristol At Home. The project is all about collecting your pictures so that future generations can get a glimpse into how we live in Bristol today. Check out #BristolAtHome on Twitter and…