A deposit of nine watercolours provides an informative and visually attractive guide to the streetscape of Victorian Exeter.

Isabella Gifford (1825-1891) was a Somerset botanist who specialised in seaweeds. A small selection of her botanical specimens is on display now at the Museum of Somerset.

Discover Somerset Council's project to breathe new life into a stunning relic of the county's proud manufacturing past.

John Booker reflects on his last ten years of volunteering.

75 years on from the foundation of the NHS we look back health care in Devon and records held within the archives.

The Huyshe family archive is an important source of information relating to the management of the rural parishes and estates in Devon and the South West.

In this project update, Cary Project Archivist Stuart Tyler tells us more about deeds.

A new exhibition opens at the Museum of Somerset this summer displaying artworks by Axel Scheffler - the UK’s number one bestselling illustrator.

The Somerset Victoria County History Trust has amalgamated its charitable activities with the South West Heritage Trust.

Pupils from Oaklands Community Primary School in Yeovil have been discovering more about women’s history.

The Museum of Somerset is appealing for information about the art and life of Alexander Hollweg.

Read about how the projects we undertake during our annual Closed Period help to improve access to the archives.