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WELCOME TO THE CHRISTCHURCH HISTORY SOCIETY. The Society organises ten evening meetings a year, with talks on topics usually involving local history. It organises visits and guided walks and attends community events. The Society is the custodian of the Christchurch Archive, some 20,000 documents, photos and maps, on which a group of volunteers ...
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1/ The Christchurch History Society has film copies of most of the weekly editions of the Christchurch Times newspapers that began publication in 1855. It continued through to 1983, except for a break from 1918 to 1925. Film copies do not record details before 1858. 2/ The Society has also created a searchable index of a lot of the data ...
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The Christchurch History Society was formed in 1989 and is dedicated to the study of the past of the Borough of Christchurch and its environs and the preservation of all aspects of the past and surviving heritage. The Society is unusual in that it has an archive collection to manage, preserve and expand. The objectives of the Society as a non ...
Join us to study local history in the community. We are custodians of a large archive of materials (some 20,000 documents, photos, maps, etc.) relating to Christchurch and its history. These are held in an upper room in the Priory Church itself. In normal times we hold ten monthly evening meetings from September to June.
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Oct 8, 2008 · Our talks are usually on local history or historical events affecting Christchurch. Entrance is £2 for members, £5 for guests. We run stalls at various local events, eg Mudeford Arts Festival. We hold exhibitions in, eg, the Central Library and the Regent Centre. We also run Guided Walks in the summer around historic Christchurch.
Feb 27, 2023 · Founded by the Christchurch History Society and community members in 2000, the Blue Plaque Millennium Trail was designed to help visitors and residents discover more about the market town’s fascinating history and the people who helped shape the town. These include 19th Century MPs, former Mayors, Victorian artists, Georgian watch chain makers, church wardens, mercers and […]
