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Rachel the editor- Jane the Archivist
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All posts by Jane the Archivist
Archivist at Hampshire Archives and Local Studies, Winchester. Favourite reads are classical novels and novels covering the Roman Empire and science fiction, particularly Iain Banks and a rather neglected author called Jack Vance. However, have been known to read all sorts. Least interested in chick lit and anything historical where the author hasn't done their homework properly!
A travel diarist in Hampshire - John Byng
25 August 2009 After Melesina Trench's poem about her uncomfortable experience in a Hampshire hostelry, I've now come across a travel diarist who spent much of his time lamenting the state of the inns he stayed in. John Byng (a nephew of the... Read more or Comment
Introduction to Melesina Trench Find!
5 August 2009 I was first introduced to Melesina Trench (1768-1827) when, as a volunteer at Hampshire Record Office, I was asked to précis some of her letters. I was instantly hooked to a life in archives! Her writing style was lively... Read more or Comment
Recent posts
- Postscrpt to a previous find
- The uses of a detective
- Reading Detectives film
- Virginia Smith remembered
- Mary Sumner
- A272: An Ode to a Road (by Andy)
- The hunt continues
- Winchester MP Mark Oaten to publish book
- Chalet School
- Bags of Books and Enthusiasm
- Chalet School author
- Poetry in the pub
- Wealth of words in Winchester
- Hampshire Gets Going
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