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on May 4, 2012
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On Tuesday 1st May the History Centre teams were invited to join our colleagues from the Wiltshire Victoria County History (the editors are also based at the History Centre) in their promotional tent on The Close, Salisbury Cathedral, for the celebration and the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her diamond jubilee. Each community Area, plus organisations like us, had a jousting tent in which we displayed and presented the best of our county’s heritage.
The team tent
We decided to add the occasion by delivering a series of ten-minute talks entitled the ‘Salisbury Tales’, curious tales from Wiltshire’s History, which were repeated throughout the day. It also encouraged us to see how many people we could fit into our tent!
Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Sep 19, 2009
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10 am - 4 pm ,
000 years old
10 am - 4 pm, Free Admission
Hello, my name is Terry Bracher and I am the Archives and Local Studies Manager at the History Centre. This month some of my time has been spent preparing for our annual Open Day on Saturday 26th September. This will be our third Open Day; the first two saw over 1300 visitors come to the Centre to enjoy looking behind the scenes and take part in our family activities.
This Deed of Properties given to Jane Seymour by Henry VIII will be one of those on show
So what is happening this year? Well, there will be lots of fun activities with a Tudor theme. Find out about life on Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose. Members of the crew will be on hand to tell you about life onboard and there will be lots of objects and costume to see (and try on!). Will you hit the target at one of the king’s favourite pastimes, shooting with a longbow? (Small charge for this activity). See real Tudor documents from our archives, including the marriage deed of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, and a family tree of the Seymour family twenty feet long (Steve, one of our archivists, has the job of unfolding this!). How much do you know about Henry’s Wiltshire connections? Try our quiz and find out. Can you identify Tudor objects with our Museums Advisory Team?
Take a behind the scenes tour of our strong rooms to see how the archives are stored. Visit the labs to watch objects and archives being conserved. Have a go at glass painting or writing with a quill pen, or some of our other craft activities for children. Read on to find out what else is happening....
