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Tweets from the Local Studies team at Central Library, Regent Circus, Swindon SN1 1QG (01793) 463238 [email protected]
Swindon
Joined June 2009
We really enjoyed showing the Wiltshire Family History Society around Local Studies last week! If you would like to arrange a free tour for your community group/colleagues/group of friends, tailored to your particular interests, just send an email to localstudies@swindon.gov.uk.
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We hope everyone had a great time at the XTC Fan Festival over the weekend! If you came into Local Studies on Saturday as part of the scavenger hunt, please tag us in your photos – we’d love to see them! Special thanks to the kind fans who gave these goodies for our collection.
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Are you feeling overwhelmed starting your family history, or have you hit a stumbling block with your research? Come along to our drop-in session next Monday afternoon, and our amazing Wiltshire Family History Society volunteers will get you on the right track!
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The knowledgeable volunteers from the Wiltshire Family History Society will be on hand in Local Studies on Monday 9th June to help anyone with their family history. Drop in between 2pm-3:30pm, no booking needed.
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RT @SwindonLocal: What is available in your Local Studies collection? There’s almost too much to list, so why not come and explore! We are….
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What is available in your Local Studies collection? There’s almost too much to list, so why not come and explore! We are open 10am-4pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10am-1pm Saturdays.
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Many thanks to all those who came - and to author @cullimore_43378 for kindly donated a hardback copy for the Local Studies collection (signed of course!)
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Join us today at 12pm for the launch of The Palace of My Imagination by John Cullimore, a new novel inspired by the life of Alfred Williams. The launch will be held on the ground floor of Central Library.
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Today! Join us at 1:30pm on the 2nd floor of Central Library for a tour of the Local Studies collection focusing on women’s stories.
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We are thrilled to give a tour of Local Studies focusing on the women of Swindon, as part of the Shouting Softly Swindon programme for International Women’s Day! This is a free, drop-in event. Local Studies is based on the 2nd floor of Central Library.
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RT @Heritage_NGOs: Do you have a genuine interest in the heritage rail sector and the role it plays in enriching places, communities and li….
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RT @calyxpictures: Calyx Archive; 20-1-1984 Swindon's last Spitfire being built in a unit on Techno Ind Est. @SwindonLocal @HeritageWSHC @….
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RT @SwindonLocal: Teenagers! Come and chat about your history options with folk from Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Historic England,….
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Teenagers! Come and chat about your history options with folk from Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Historic England, National Trust, Museum & Art Swindon, Foundations Archaeology, Swindon Heritage Preservation, New College, Cirencester College and Young Archaeologists’ Club!
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Our 11am Q&A panel will be with heritage professionals from Historic England, Foundations Archaeology and Museum & Art Swindon! Plus our amazing stallholders will include apprentices and student ambassadors who will happily chat about their experiences. Sat 8th Feb, 10am-1pm!
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RT @libraryshop: Well we do love Swindon 😉 why not share the love this Valentine’s Day with one of our vintage cards produced using images….
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This photo of the Belsen Jewish Memorial at the site of the Bergen-Belsen POW and concentration camp comes from a remarkable set of WW2 photographs by Swindonian Mr R. Partridge that were shared with us during our ‘Swindon at War’ weekend in 2010. #HMD2025
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Calling all teenagers! We are thrilled to announce the amazing organisations who will be joining us for Choosing History II! Come along to Swindon Central Library to find out more about history and heritage related careers, courses and opportunities on Saturday 8th Feb, 10am-1pm.
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Choosing History: The Reckoning? Choosing History With A Vengeance? Choosing History 2: Electric Boogaloo? Whatever you want to call the sequel, Choosing History is BACK so save the date! More details to follow.
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Happy New Year! Our normal opening hours have resumed, so why not pop in and see us! Alternatively, you can email your queries to localstudies@swindon.gov.uk.
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