As part of the Living Barracks project, the Record Office needs to repackage, audit, and in some cases renumber the collections in preparation for the eventual move to the Barracks. First of all a short pilot project is needed to establish how this will work and how long it will take, and around 10 -12 volunteers are sought to do the work over a 3-month period, starting in January 2024.  An initial meeting is being held in the Record Office on Monday 8th January at 10.30am to explain more about the project and what it entails.  Do come along if you are interested – no previous experience required.

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This year’s Berwick Literary Festival is taking place between 12th and 15th of October 2023.  The Record Office will be participating in one of the many events, “Star of the Sea: Writing Your Family History”, on Friday 13th October, 2.00-4.00pm, in the Parish Centre, Berwick.

“Have you ever wanted to bring the hidden stories of your family to life? In this session archivist Linda Bankier and historical novelist Katharine Tiernan will be looking at ways of bringing family history to life. The session will focus both on practical resources for exploring your family’s history and on how to make creative...

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Last chance!  An exhibition of photographs on “The Photo Centre collection – 10 years on” is still on display in the foyer at County Hall in Morpeth.  Admission free. It finishes on 30 June 2023.

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Many years ago the Friends did a Churchyard Survey at Eglingham which was typed up and made accessible in Berwick Record Office. There have been a lot of changes in over 20 years – stones fall down and new ones are erected –  and so an application was made to the local Windfarm fund for the parish to run a project centred on the Churchyard and the memorials.  The project includes Family History and photography and is open to anyone with an interest in Eglingham Churchyard or people who are buried there.

If you would like to find out more, please come along to the launch meeting on Tuesday 6 June at 7pm in Eglingham...

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A practical workshop on Manorial Documents is being held on Tuesday 13 June 2023, 10.00 – 12.30 in Berwick Record Office.  No previous experience is necessary.  Places are limited and can be booked by email to:  berwickarchives@northumberland.gov.uk .

This is the first workshop to be held as part of the lottery-funded project Life in a Northumbrian Manor.  It will provide an introduction to manorial records, and how to read them. Contact the Record Office with any further questions.

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