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30/10/2026

In this photograph David Organ from Uley is pointing out where he saw a ghost!

Have you ever seen a ghost? 👻

(Photo ref: D10638/1/1969/44/13)

28/10/2026

It's - can anyone tell us where this is? And what the sheep are doing in the playground?

27/10/2026

Happy ! Today's treasure is a fragment of a missal with musical notations, containing sections for Lent and Palm Sunday (GDR/Z1/15). Although undated, it is believed that this item originates from the early 13th century.

26/10/2026

Come and join us at the Heritage Hub for November's in-person Saturday event!

Now that the winter months are upon us, it is the perfect time for family history research. Whether you've traced back a century of your family history already, or whether you're wondering where to get started, come along to get some expert advice and meet fellow enthusiasts!

Join us...
📝 To be inspired - listen to our keynote speaker, Dr Sophie Kay, a professional genealogist with an international reputation, speaking at 1.30pm (book your seat for this talk on our website)
📝 To learn more - about some fascinating local projects and listen to short presentations, starting at 10:30am - no need to book for these.
📝 To meet fellow enthusiasts - members of Family History Societies from neighbouring counties and representatives from other heritage organisations will be delighted to share their knowledge with you.
📝 To get some expert advice - book a short session with Mia Bennett for DNA advice, bookable on arrival, and talk to GFHS's own volunteers to kickstart your family history or get some help with a research brick wall.
📝 To discover more about Gloucestershire's Archives - take a tour behind the scenes at 10:30am and 12:30pm, see items from the county's amazing written heritage and ask the experts about preserving your own photos and family documents.

Refreshments available throughout the day (donations welcome) and free parking on-site. Event at the Heritage Hub, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester GL1 3DW

24/10/2026

During WW1, Leckhampton Court in Cheltenham was used by the British Red Cross as a hospital for sick and wounded soldiers.

This photograph shows some of the patients, taken between 1915 and 1919 when the hospital closed. (Ref number: D8831/4/3)

23/10/2026

The green-fingered ladies in this photograph are selling home grown produce at the Michaelmas Fair in Gloucester to raise money for the charity Church of England Children’s Society. Photograph dated 1961.

(Photograph reference: D10638/1/1961/40)

23/10/2026

Urban growing

Beauty amongst the concrete.
Connection where people feel isolated.
Community where neighbours are strangers.
Abundance in overlooked spaces.
Nature amongst the buildings.
Nourishment where fresh food is hard to find.
Calm amongst the noise.
Belonging where people feel forgotten.
Purpose where there is disconnection.
Possibility where others see wasteland.
Shared ownership where people feel powerless.
Seasonal rhythms in a world that never stops.
Life taking root in neglected places.

We will never stop! Growing food creates beauty, connection and possibility in places. Support your local growing project. They matter. Nourishing Gloucester Feeding Gloucestershire

23/10/2026

in 1915 the famous cricketer W G Grace died aged 67.

Here is a photo from our collections of him visiting a local school, showing he was locally celebrated and respected throughout his lifetime (and afterwards).

Finding reference: D3549/33/2/18

21/10/2026

Spotlight on Society: Gloucestershire FHS
If you have ancestors in Gloucestershire please go and visit information about Gloucestershire Family History Society. They hold research sessions at Gloucester Heritage Hub and you will need to book a visit, have monthly meetings, newsletter and MUCH MORE. They are holding an Open Day on Saturday 7th November so go and find out if you are in Gloucester.
https://gfhs.org.uk

21/10/2026

It is officially spooky season, and this month's Secrets Revealed Online Talk certainly fits this; join us for an insight into death in the Archives...

Death is everywhere – at Pemberley (P D James), in the clouds (Agatha Christie), in the tunnel (M Burton), in the family (Batman)…. and we won’t even mention Bambi, Dumbo and the Lion King! But what is less well known is that – like a good crime novel, death lurks unseen in every archive – in parish registers, coroners' inquests, wills and inventories, newspapers, churchyard plans, diaries, memorial inscriptions, insect traps, police files and military records. Although proclaimed by Shakespeare in Hamlet, Act III, Scene I as “The undiscovered country, from whose bourn. No traveller returns.” we – rather like Captain Kirk and Chancellor Gorkon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country – hope only to allude to death in this presentation by looking at what records regarding death can be found. Memento mori!

Join us on Microsoft Teams at 1pm on Wednesday 28th October. Sign up via the events page on our website, https://orlo.uk/NuFKd

Address

Clarence Row
Gloucester
GL13DW

Telephone

01452 425295

Website

http://www.heritagehub.org.uk/

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