Discover the Stories Behind the Stones. The Beautiful Burial Ground project is offering a FREE training session at Shropshire Archives for those interested in the stories told by our burial grounds. The burial grounds in the midst of our communities tell us about changing fashions and traditions, immigration and lives both long lived and tragically […]

Every house has a story; tracing the history of your property and finding out about the people who lived there can be absolutely fascinating but can also be time consuming and possibly frustrating. Old buildings have often been altered and since documents rarely give a date of construction, it is unusual to be able to […]

Horses and the aristocratic lifestyle in early modern England The Victoria County History (VCH) Shropshire has invited historian, Professor Peter Edwards, to give its third annual lecture. Professor Edwards will show how the horse revolutionised the way rural society worked, played and operated in the period between c.1500 and c.1750. Professor Edwards’ lecture will demonstrate […]