Short of ideas for presents?
The Shop at the Centre for Kentish Studies has plenty to offer for
all occasions, including:
- Fairtrade and ethical gifts suitable for all ages. Our range of
eco - friendly jute bags is extremely popular
- Kent merchandise suitable for souvenirs or gifts. A stunning
calendar full of beautiful Kent images is available in Kent
Libraries as well as at the shop (excellent value at £4.99)
- a range of stylish, contemporary and classic greeting
cards
- a selection of silver and costume jewellery
- an extensive range of books covering the county's rich history,
family history and genealogy, many of which are by local
authors.
The new volume of the very popular 'Kent on Film' DVD series
featuring fascinating archive footage of Kent is also available,
just in time for Christmas! This new compilation focuses on Kent as
the `Garden of England' and looks at many different aspects of
rural Kentish communities at work and play during the 1930s using
historic film from the collections at Screen Archive South
East.
The DVD would make an ideal Christmas present and is priced at
£12.99 - it is available at all libraries and archive centres in
Kent and currently you can buy both 'Kent on Film' volumes for
£20.00.
For more details call 01622 694461.
 'Understanding Our Past, Changing Our Future'
consultation
The formal consultation period for a new vision for the County
Council's Archive and Local History Service as outlined in
'Understanding Our Past, Changing Our Future' finished on 30th
April 2009. Thank you for all your contributions which will now be
analysed and evaluated and used to inform our plans for the future.
The consultation document remains available to download for anyone
interested in the services we offer.
You can also read the National Archives
"Our Past Your Future" (this opens in a new
window) national policy document.
Kent Library & Archives Centre
Find out about the proposed purpose built
Library and Archives Centre aiming to provide better access to
the archive material of Kent as well as improved library facilities
for Maidstone.
Cross Channel Community History Network
We have just come to the end of a year long pilot project to
explore the fantastic historic collections on both sides of the
Channel. Together with our partners, the University of Greenwich
and the Pas de Calais Archives we are keen to use the material we
have found to set up a community history network led by communities
in Kent and Pas de Calais. If you are interested in helping us move
the project forward and/or are part of a coastal community in Kent
please get in touch with us to find out how we can start exploring
our shared past with colleagues from Pas de Calais. Please get in
contact by email at
archives@kent.gov.uk or
call 01622 694791.
You can find out more by visiting the
Pas de
Calais Archives or the
BBC websites (these links open in a new
window) about the pilot project and see some of the wonderful
historic documents we have discovered. A booklet and display
about the project and the historic connections between the two
regions, featuring historic material from both of our archive
collections, are also available.
 Women In Kent - Lives revealed through Kent
Archives
A new illustrated booklet edited by Alison Cresswell and produced
by Kent Archives for the National Year of Reading, constituting a
compilation of documents held by the Centre for Kentish Studies
about women and the events that took place in their lives. The
booklet is available for sale at the Centre for Kentish Studies
bookshop for £3.50.
The women featured came from all walks of life, from the highest
levels of aristocracy to the poorest of people, and the period in
which they lived covers over 450 years, from 1425 to 1875. Their
ages range from the 12 year old Eva to the 'discrete oulde and
maiden gentlewoman' who compiled a recipe book. A letter from Jane
Austen to her favourite niece Fanny Knight is included. The
documents range from official and personal papers, court records
and correspondence to a diary.
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