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Rare Early Medieval Brooch on Display at the Museum

A very rare Early Medieval brooch, that lay hidden for many centuries, is going on display at the Museum of Somerset.

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Record Breaking SummerAt Museum of Somerset

The Museum of Somerset welcomed record-breaking numbers of visitors this summer.

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Exeter Tollhouses

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

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Isabella GiffordSeaweed Collection

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.

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Unravelling Toneworks

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

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The Devon Quarter Sessions:The Last Ten Years

John Booker reflects on his last ten years of volunteering.

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The NHS at 75:Devon Hospital Records

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

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The Papers of theHuyshe Family

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.

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Cary Project Update: Deeds

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

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Summer exhibition:Axel Scheffler

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

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Celebrating the Somerset Victoria County History

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

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Pupils researchWomen's History

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