A Straw Bonnet Story by Volunteer Ann Grimmer
While using the British Newspaper Archives for some research I kept seeing adverts for Rutland Straw Bonnets throughout the 19th century. Having never heard of such a bonnet I asked …
Gravestone Find in Oakham is a Genealogy Gem
My name is Neil Prince, aged 74, and I am a retired Firefighter. I was born in Hednesford, Staffordshire at the home of my maternal Grandmother, Fanny Newton. I was …
Talk in aid of St John Ambulance – Tuesday 12th October 2021
“THE CHOICE ISN’T VERY GREAT YOU KNOW!” The Queen Mother’s life-long love of jewellery. Join Jeremy Mainwaring-Burton for an evening talk at the Museum in aid of St John Ambulance …