Shropshire Archives news and events

Christmas/New Year opening hours

Usual opening hours until:
Wednesday 24th December - Closed
Thursday 25th December - Closed
Friday 26th December - Closed
Saturday 27th December - Closed

Monday 29th December - Closed
Tuesday 30th December - 10.00am - 9.00pm
(if you are visiting in the evening, please order original material by 5.45pm)
Wednesday 31st December - 10.00am - 5.00pm
Thursday 1st January - Closed
Friday 2nd January - Closed
Saturday 3rd January - 10.00am - 4.00pm

Shropshire Family History Society at Shropshire Archives

Volunteers from Shropshire Family History Society are now on-hand at Shropshire Archives to give you help with your family history research. They have a help-desk at Shropshire Archives on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings between 10.00am and 1.00pm.

The Shropshire Family History Society was winner of the Shropshire County Council Community Services Directorate OSCA (Outstanding Contribution Award) for members' work helping visitors to Shropshire Archives over the past year.

Friends of Shropshire Archives Annual Lecture 2008

Martin Wood: 'Have Bell - Will Yell'
The history, costume and function of Town Criers and in particular, Martin's introduction to, and the revival of, the tradition in Shrewsbury
Date: Thursday 20 November 2008 at 7.00pm
Place: Shropshire Archives
Cost: £3.00
Tickets must be obtained in advance.

Origins and Evolution: The Darwin family and Shropshire

On the 200th anniversiry of Darwin's birth we take this opportunity to place him in context, find out more about his family, his times and the places he grew up in.
A day of talks and visits organised jointly by the Friends of Shropshire Archives and Shropshire Archaeological & Historical Society
Date: Sunday 15 February 2009 from 9.45am -5.00pm
Place: Shropshire Archives
Cost: £3.00 for members of the Friends and the Archaeological Society, £7.50 for non-members

Discover Shropshire 2008

Try something new for 2008! In 2008, Shropshire Archives and Shropshire County Council's Cultural Services are organising events, walks, talks and activities. These celebrate Shropshire's history as well as the 50th anniversary of a legal record of rights of access to the Shropshire countryside and the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Shropshire Hills as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

For details of events throughout the year, please download the 'discover Shropshire 2008' (PDF) publication (go to the 'News and events from Shropshire Archives' page at www.shropshirearchives.org.uk)