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Rachel Reckitt's ArtworksA Somerset Tour

Rachel Reckitt's artworks can still be seen today at local churches and pubs on a journey through West Somerset.

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Meet the ArtistsFrom Spinning a Yarn

We’ve spoken with two wool artists from the Spinning a Yarn exhibition, Jade Ogden and Liz Clay, to find out why wool is such an important fibre.

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Stir Up Sunday Traditionin the Farm Kitchen

Discover the Christmas pudding tradition and explore the 1940s farmhouse kitchen at Somerset Rural Life Museum.

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Rural Womenof Somerset

Archivist Eve Bickerton describes some of the fascinating stories featured in the Rural Women pop-up archive display.

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Somerset Archives'TV appearance

Somerset Archives makes an appearance in Channel 4's ‘Britain Behind Bars: A Secret History’ documentary series with Rob Rinder.

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From Torquay to BengalEmma Mary Cary's Scrapbooks

Devon Archives & Local Studies has recently acquired two precious Victorian scrapbooks detailing memories of travel from Devon to British India.

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Working Class Lifein 17th Century Somerset

Social historian Dr Mark Hailwood answers questions about working class life in 17th Century Somerset.

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Somerset in the 1960s: A Reminiscence

To celebrate the Doctor Who exhibition at the Museum of Somerset we're travelling back in time to the Sixties.

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Captivating New RecordsDeposited and Available

Read all about the papers of the Fortescues, a family that has played a pivotal role in West Country history for almost a millennium.

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Interview with an Aritist:Andrew Skilleter

Meet Andrew Skilleter, a starring artist featured in 'Adventures in Time and Space: 60 Years of Doctor Who'.

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An Interview with Jeff Cummins

Meet Jeff Cummins, one of the starring artists of the Doctor Who exhibition at the Museum of Somerset.

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The Rail History ofThe North Devon Line

North Devon Record Office celebrates rail history and the North Devon Line.