Don't forget about this show and tell coming up in June!

Find out more about the Quarter Sessions records with senior archivist Rob Eyre on Wednesday 12th June. Full details in the post below 👇

Pick up a copy of the trail from the Record Office during our opening hours!

This voucher records the purchase of a Harden 'Star' Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher. These weren’t explosive, but were instead thrown onto fires to release extinguishant: saltwater or carbon tetrachloride (now known to be toxic).
📸WCRO, CR1886/780
#WarwickCastleWednesday

Today's offering from the Historic England Archive is a vibrant reconstruction painting, depicting how Kenilworth Castle may have looked in the late 16th century.

You can see more Archive records of Kenilworth Castle👇
historicengland.org.uk/images-books/p…

#KenilworthCastle

Good Morning! The Record Office is open 9-4, with Document Production closing at 3:30pm.

Don't forget our Family History helpdesk is also open 11-2:30 Wednesday, Thursday & Friday! It's run by the lovely volunteers @bmsgh

#ExploreYourArchive #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

On the theme of crime and punishment, the Document of the Month for May is a bond for the transportation of Warwickshire convicts to the American colonies, dated 8th April 1767.
You can read the full article here: archivesunlocked.warwickshire.gov.uk/CalmView/showc…

📸 WCRO, QS0035A/9

For #NationalWindmillDay , we have a postcard showing the windmill formerly located on Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa, after which the Windmill Inn (in the rear of the photo) is named. The structure was later demolished in 1968.
📸 WCRO, PH0352/111/119
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For Archive Animals this week, we have another photo of the wildlife in the grounds around the Record Office.

Project Assistant Jack spotted this fox a couple of days ago from the reception window! 🦊

#ArchiveAnimals #ExploreYourArchive

The latest edition of the Friends of Warwickshire County Record Office newsletter is now available at the Record Office.

Read about the upcoming Armed Forces Day free community event in June, which we'll be part of!

Why not pick up a copy when you visit?

#ExploreYourArchive

We still have space on our next Trace Your Ancestors Monthly Club on Saturday 25th May. With the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaching on 4th June, this session will focus on WWII ancestors, but all family history questions are welcome!
You can book here: eventbrite.com/e/776308949967…

Very excited about sharing this #HiddenStories work soon, such powerful words & images emerging, inspired by Warwickshire Archive Our Warwickshire HeritageCultureWarks archives with Warwickshire Caring Together Warwickshire Libraries

Today's #WarwickCastleWednesday is a game card from when Leopold Guy [later 6th Earl of Warwick] went shooting at Sandringham with Edward VII in 1905.

📸 CR1886/1074/7

#ExploreYourArchive

We need your help!

We have received some photographs without a confirmed location of where they were taken, believed to be somewhere between Dudley and Halesowen. Can you help us to identify these streets/ areas?

#ArchiveMystery

Good Morning! The Record Office is open 9-4, with Document Production closing at 3:30pm.

Don't forget our Family History helpdesk is also open 11-2:30 Wednesday, Thursday & Friday! It's run by the lovely volunteers @bmsgh

#ExploreYourArchive #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

We have a Show and Tell coming up in June! Senior Archivist Rob Eyre will take you through the lesser known records of the Warwickshire Quarter Sessions in this free, drop-in event, taking place at 1pm on Wednesday 12th June: eventbrite.com/e/871695654167…

Continuing our #WarksSportsAndGames journey around the county, we look to Hampton-in-Arden tennis club. This photo, probably taken c. 1900, shows club members (and a dog 🐶) at the front of their pavilion, adapted from a railway carriage!
📸 WCRO, PH0352/84/30
#ExploreYourArchive

In this indictment book, John Wagstaff of Chilvers Coton was charged in 1639 for 'coming in a tumultuous manner with other persons unknown to steal a maypole'. We hope there's no such commotion in today's #BankHoliday celebrations!
📸 WCRO, QS33/1
#MayDay #ExploreYourArchive

Happy #InternationalStarWarsDay !

Chambearlin loves to play dress up, & he couldn't miss the opportunity to dress up as his favourite character (although we do appreciate he does look more like an Ewok!)

May the Fourth be with you!

#StarWarsDay #MayTheFourth #ArchiveAnimals