Delving into the archives
Members visit Herefordshire Archive & Records Centre
Senior Archivist Rhys Griffith from Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre treated members to an interesting talk and tour of the centre, providing us with lots of wonderful snippets of Herefordshire history and a sneaky peek behind the scenes.
It was a great opportunity for members to ask questions and find out more about the treasures kept at HARC and why the building was designed in the way it was. Needless to say there were plenty of laughs too!
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More about HARC
HARC brings the county's archive, archaeology unit, the historic environment record, and the biological records centre together in one building, allowing people access to all these records in one place.
The HARC building opened to the public in August 2015, with the official opening taking place on 1 October 2015, by HRH The Duke of Kent KG.
Started in August 2013, the build for the Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre took just over a year - with completion on site in December 2014 and formal key handover in January 2015. You can view pictures of how the development progressed on our Flickr album.
The award winning building is energy efficient, with running costs significantly less because of the leading edge 'passivhaus design'. It now provides Herefordshire's archives with the environmental and access standards as required by The National Archives for accreditation. It also enables HARC to offer a range of social and community outreach programmes, with a dedicated educational room and improved facilities and access for the public.
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