Here's hoping that your #MayDay was a little more peaceful than in 1663 at His Majesty's Ropery, #Woolwich , when the Ropemakers were accused of stealing the Shipwrights' maypole garlands… 👀

⚓ See Q/SB/9/39: bit.ly/4a3bqKp
✍️🏻 For transcription: bit.ly/4dlV4iH

From digitised articles and adverts to family notices, exploring The British Newspaper Archive before viewing our newspaper microfilms and hard copies might just save you precious research hours ⌛️

🗞️ Search the The British Newspaper Archive for free in our Search Room: britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

Toad Rock is among several sandstone outcrops erupting from the commons at #Rusthall and #TunbridgeWells . With its pedestal carved by periglacial wind erosion, the amphibian-like rock is considered a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

☟ See KHLC-IMG/PH/1/TUN/67
🪨 #EYANature

Announcing our lunchtime talks for May to November!

We'll continue to upload reminders as we approach each event but you can now book seats for any you'd like to attend. Contact us at…

📧 [email protected]
☎️ 03000 420673
✍🏻 For a transcription of key info, click ALT below

There's only a few days left to secure your seats for next Monday's lunchtime talk. Contact us today – see below for details ☟

Our friends at the Centre for Kent History and Heritage at Canterbury Christ Church University keep a weekly blog on all-things relating to the rich #archaeology and #history of the county. You might also find Kent Archives mentioned there too… 💻👀

Read today: bit.ly/49n1Bqp

Newly acquired & available to read in our Search Room:

'Churches of Kent' by John E. Vigar (johnevigar), 2022

🔎 To view, request ref. BK/C334722384
📚 For blurb, click ALT ☟
#Churches #Ecclesiology #Kent #SouthEastEngland

From the team at Kent Archives, we wish our followers, readers, volunteers and friends across the sector a very happy (and chocolate-filled) Easter Bank Holiday weekend!

🐰 See U690/P1: bit.ly/3TWn8l2
#EasterSunday #Ēostre #Hare #Spring

On Monday we welcomed the Confederation of the #CinquePorts to Kent Archives.

After a presentation by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh of CCCU Arts, Humanities & Education, our guests from #Kent and #Sussex had the chance to view early records concerning this historic network of coastal and inland towns.

Winston Churchill, who was then running as an Independent Liberal candidate for the Abbey Division of Westminster, is shown sitting for The Graphic, 15 March 1924 bit.ly/3wLeyg1 #OTD #1924Newspapers

#SiegfriedSassoon , born in #Matfield , is famed for memorialising the horrors of the First World War in poetry. On a lighter theme is this ode to his mother, artist Theresa Thornycroft, published in 1928 & illustrated by his lover #StephenTennant .

👩‍👦 See BK/C150613068
#MothersDay

Shown here is part of a four-sheet #map of #EastKent by Christopher Packe (1686-1749), physician and cartographer of #Canterbury .

Dated 1743, it indicates the relative heights above sea level and is considered the world's first geomorphological map.

🗺️ See refs. 17/1325-1328

Planning to visit our Search Room or Community History Area?

Familiarise yourself with our service & facilities by taking a virtual tour of Kent History and Library Centre from the comfort of your own home.

🔎 Explore over 30 Kent Libraries sites today: bit.ly/3V7TXMS

Upcoming event at Canterbury Christ Church University:

'Inspirational Kent Women Writers' – a day of talks inspired by Canterbury’s #AphraBehn & #WomensHistoryMonth

🗓️Saturday 2nd March, 9:45am - 4pm
📌Augustine House Library, Canterbury
🎟️Free to attend! Tickets and info: bit.ly/3wpmgw6