• With around 10 million original documents dating back 900 years, we have lots of records relating to the past
• Pupils will get to look at and handle all kinds of records, such as WWI scrapbooks, Suffragette diaries, workhouse records and Royal charters. To see a list of the areas we have material relating to, please click here
• The records are specific to the county, giving a local feel to the history presented
• Our staff are passionate about history
• The service is free
Educational visits
We provide visits at Gloucestershire Archives for over 14s (Year 10 onwards) to support with GCSEs and A Levels.
Key details for the visits are:
• Over 14s (year 10 onwards)
• Maximum group size: 15
• Visits last between 1 ½ and 2 ½ hours
• Visits are free of charge
• Parking is available on site for cars and small minibuses
• We offer visits Tuesday - Friday
• To enquire about visiting, please contact us at archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Below you can learn more from some some FAQs about our school visits.
• With around 10 million original documents dating back 900 years, we have lots of records relating to the past
• Pupils will get to look at and handle all kinds of records, such as WWI scrapbooks, Suffragette diaries, workhouse records and Royal charters. To see a list of the areas we have material relating to, please click here
• The records are specific to the county, giving a local feel to the history presented
• Our staff are passionate about history
• The service is free
• Groups are given a behind-the-scenes-tour looking at how we care for our collections
• We will provide a display of our documents for pupils to look at and handle
• We also have a number of talks available on various historical subjects. Please let us know what you are studying when you contact us.
• Groups are given a behind-the-scenes-tour looking at how we care for our collections
• We will provide a display of our documents for pupils to look at and handle
• We also have a number of talks available on various historical subjects. Please let us know what you are studying when you contact us.
• Over 14s (year 10 onwards)
• Maximum group size: 15
• Visits last between 1 ½ and 2 ½ hours
• Visits are free of charge
• Parking is available on site for cars and small minibuses
• We offer visits Tuesday - Friday
• To enquire about visiting, please contact us at archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk
• Over 14s (year 10 onwards)
• Maximum group size: 15
• Visits last between 1 ½ and 2 ½ hours
• Visits are free of charge
• Parking is available on site for cars and small minibuses
• We offer visits Tuesday - Friday
• To enquire about visiting, please contact us at archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk
· Teacher visits: We regularly provide visits for trainee and new teachers, history departments and subject leads. This typically includes a tour, document display and a talk.
· Visit as a customer: You can visit Gloucestershire Archives as a regular customer and research areas for yourself https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/plan-your-visit/about-us/
If you are not sure where to begin, you can arrange a 1:1 with a member of our staff archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk
· Students visiting independently: Start your research journey here! ARA membership cards are available from the age of 14 onwards, meaning that pupils can also book to use the Archives as a regular customer https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/plan-your-visit/about-us/
· Online learning resources: We have a large number of resources, talks, lesson plans and images on our website https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/
· Digitised collections: Some collections, especially maps and parish records (baptisms, marriages, deaths), have been digitised.
Maps can be viewed at https://maps.bristol.gov.uk/kyp/?edition=glos
Parish records can be viewed on subscription websites such as Ancestry. Free access to such sites can found at the Gloucestershire Family History Centre, one of our onsite partners, as well as any local library. They also provide free access to national censuses and newspapers https://gfhs.org.uk/
· Schools’ newsletter: We write a termly schools and heritage newsletter for Gloucestershire which provides local news, projects and offers from our local heritage organisations. Sign up here
· Projects and training: We regularly run teacher training days as well as schools’ projects. These are publicised in the schools’ newsletter and sent to your schools’ administration team.
· Teacher visits: We regularly provide visits for trainee and new teachers, history departments and subject leads. This typically includes a tour, document display and a talk.
· Visit as a customer: You can visit Gloucestershire Archives as a regular customer and research areas for yourself https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/plan-your-visit/about-us/
If you are not sure where to begin, you can arrange a 1:1 with a member of our staff archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk
· Students visiting independently: Start your research journey here! ARA membership cards are available from the age of 14 onwards, meaning that pupils can also book to use the Archives as a regular customer https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/plan-your-visit/about-us/
· Online learning resources: We have a large number of resources, talks, lesson plans and images on our website https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/
· Digitised collections: Some collections, especially maps and parish records (baptisms, marriages, deaths), have been digitised.
Maps can be viewed at https://maps.bristol.gov.uk/kyp/?edition=glos
Parish records can be viewed on subscription websites such as Ancestry. Free access to such sites can found at the Gloucestershire Family History Centre, one of our onsite partners, as well as any local library. They also provide free access to national censuses and newspapers https://gfhs.org.uk/
· Schools’ newsletter: We write a termly schools and heritage newsletter for Gloucestershire which provides local news, projects and offers from our local heritage organisations. Sign up here
· Projects and training: We regularly run teacher training days as well as schools’ projects. These are publicised in the schools’ newsletter and sent to your schools’ administration team.
Teachers viewing a ‘treasures’ document display at a local history training day
Behind-the-scenes tour
Sixth form pupils looking at records relating to workhouses and the poor
Henry VIII’s Royal Charter to Gloucester, 1541. The exceptional illumination includes a portrait of the King inside a gold letter ‘H’, a red dragon and strawberries.
Teachers in the Dunrossil conference room undertaking training