Ceremony to mark Indian Army contribution to WW1 to take place in Bournemouth
A plaque to mark the 110th anniversary of the arrival of British Indian Army soldiers will be unveiled in Bournemouth.
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Wimborne museum hosts First World War research project
The One Hundred Year Heritage of the First World War for Wimborne and East Dorset is a research project at The Museum of East Dorset.
3,000-year-old Bronze Age wooden tool found near Poole
Archaeologists discovered the near-complete wooden spade dating back to the Bronze Age while excavating The Moors at Arne.
Viewpoint highlighted in Townswomen’s Guild history display
To celebrate the 95th birthday of the foundation of the Townswomen’s Guild, the Dorset Federation put on a display of the history of their area.
Two centuries of Dorset’s water history to be conserved
Dorset History Centre is to work on the conservation of records detailing Wessex Water and its predecessors since the 19th century.
Neolithic site under Thomas Hardy’s Dorset home granted protection
The site, which is under the garden of Max Gate in Dorchester, could be one of the earliest identified archaeological sites in the county town.
Dorset museum’s new hire to bring history to life for schoolchildren
The Museum of East Dorset has appointed a new learning and family assistant to help co-ordinate trips to the museum by schools from across the UK.
Renowned historian to speak at Wimborne museum
British historian Ronald Hutton will give a talk at the Museum of East Dorset to coincide with the Wimborne Militia’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
Thomas Hardy poem returns home to Dorset
Dorset History Centre has acquired a hand-written poem by the famous writer which is believed to have been kept in America for the past 20 years.
Weymouth shipwreck granted special protection by the government
The ‘Earl of Abergavenny’ was a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Weymouth in 1805. The shipwreck has now been given government protection.
