Album with previously unpublished images of Prince Philip goes on sale
An album including previously unpublished photographs of Prince Philip on a solo cruise around the world in 1959 is up for sale.
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Wimborne theatre presentation at Museum of East Dorset
An interactive, multi-media show at the Museum of East Dorset will look behind the history of a Roman fresco and a Victorian camera.
Restoration of Christchurch’s blue plaques
The town’s origins, which can be traced back to Saxon times, are illustrated in the Blue Plaque Millennium Trail.
Holocaust Memorial Day marked across Dorset
There are events in Wimborne, Poole and Dorchester to mark the International Day of Commemoration on 27 January.
Dorset History Centre is storing Yellow Buses archive
The bus company archive detailing the past 120 years is now at Dorset History Centre and will be available to researchers.
Bournemouth and Ukraine join in archaeological partnership
Ukrainian archaeologist Dr Sergiy Taranenko has become a Visiting Research Fellow in Bournemouth University’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Time running out for history centre survey
Dorset’s history covering 1,000 years is contained at Dorset History Centre which is looking to improve public access.
Swanage Railway founders remember dedicated volunteers
Founders of the Swanage Railway have gathered to lay flowers at a memorial to dedicated railway volunteers.
Museum hopes to unlock past lives through ancient DNA
Ancient DNA from skeletal remains that form part of the collection at the Museum of East Dorset is being used in a nationwide research project.
Daughter’s pilgrimage to Swanage to ride behind ‘Flying Scotsman’
The daughter of the man who saved ‘Flying Scotsman’ from being cut up for scrap is coming to Swanage to ride behind the iconic steam locomotive.