A reminder to our readers – we're closed this week, but we look forward to welcoming you back to our Search Room on Tuesday 20th May.

Last Saturday, Dr Mark Bateson represented Kent Archives at #Ramsgate Tunnels' Local History Day. Displayed from our collections were early-to-mid 20th century photographs of the tunnels & vicinity, and maps of the East Kent coast from 1769. Thanks to Ramsgate Tunnels for a great day!

Newly acquired & available to read in our Search Room: 'Sevenoaks 1790-1914: Risk and Choice in West Kent' by Iain Taylor and David Killingray, 2022 🔎 To view, request ref. BK/C334850563 📚 For blurb, click ALT ☟ #Sevenoaks #WestKent #LocalHistory

Yesterday, Dr Mark Bateson brought a slice of #Kent's heritage to MidKent College's Cultural Week, a student-led celebration of world culture. Our table display explored everything from the county's dialect and folk music to unusual customs and even school dinner recipes 🗣️🎼🍽️

Thomas Fletcher Waghorn was the #Chatham-born owner of this rather large Austrian passport and happened to be at the forefront of documents that travel - but of a slightly different kind… To learn more, click ALT ☟ #EYATravel 📃 See U1823/8/O1: kentarchives.org.uk/collections/ge…

On Tuesday, Kent Archives attended the 11th Annual Kent and Medway #ArmedForces Covenant Conference at Mid Kent College, #Maidstone. Between networking and sharing military-themed records from our collections, we enjoyed attending several of the speakers' presentations. #KMAFC25

What's better than one digital microfilm scanner? Two! We've recently installed a second SL 1000 device in our Search Room and both now have touchscreens. Enjoy sharper images, more user controls and crisper printouts. Consider reserving a device for your next visit… 🖥️🖨️

Newly acquired & available to read in our Search Room: 'Prospect Cottage: Derek Jarman's House' by Gilbert McCarragher, with foreword by Frances Borzello, 2024 🔎 To view, request ref. BK/C335047697 📚 For blurb, click ALT ☟ #DerekJarman #Dungeness #Kent #LocalHistory

🗞️ Summer 2025 newsletter: kentarchives.org.uk/archive-newsle… Discover our recent outreach activities, upcoming lunchtime talks and newly catalogued collections. Also, enjoy a guest article from CHASE doctoral researcher Harry about his spring work placement at Kent Archives.