News

Archives: these are in important resources for all who are interested in the study of Hampshire and its past. Barry Shurlock, Trustee of the Hampshire Archives Trust and member of the Local HIstory Section Committee, has developed a 20-minute presentation giving an explanation of the different types of archives. Please access the link from the Local History Section's webpage.

Fundraising for the Hampshire Field Club - a message from the Treasurer.

Thursday, 28th May was the planned date for the 2020 Annual General Meeting; after the AGM had concluded the President's Lecture was to be a talk by Jo Loosemore to introduce celebrations of the 400th Anniversary of the Voyage of the Mayflower. Jo Bailey has taken the opportunity to produce the first of a series of monthly 'Digital Updates' with the Mayflower as the first subject.

Tuesday, 12th May was the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. Learn more about Florence Nightingale's Hampshire connections by purchasing a copy of Helen Betts' book. The Local History Section has a number of links to a dedicated webpage to mark this important anniversary.

It is with great regret that none of the events, listed on the Programme of Events webpage, that were to have been held from March to the end of September will take place; where possible, postponed events will be rescheduled.  This is because of advice which has been received regarding the risks of Covid-19 virus. The Field Club takes the well-being of its members and speakers very seriously and we are sure you will understand why this action is being taken.  Currently our events are planned to resume from October onwards. However, this is likely to change depending on advice received. Where material, related to the postponed or cancelled events, has been added to the website, these are listed below.

• Saturday 21st March 2020 - Community Archive Forum, jointly with the Hampshire Archives Trust. Please see the CAF webpage for supporting material.
• Thursday 26/3/20 - the David Johnston Memorial Lecture - a webpage has been set up to allow visitors to read articles in Proceedings which are related to Silchester.
• Saturday 2nd May 2020 - the Local History Spring Symposium - see the Local History Section webpage.
• Thursday 28th May 2020 - Annual General Meeting, and President's Lecture.
• Saturday 27th June - the Local History Secton Summer Outing to East Woodhay. Please see the Local HIstory Section homepage for some further information.

The Newsletter, Number 73, for Spring 2020 has been published and distributed to members.

Links to Hampshire Societies: the HFC is always pleased to work with other groups in Hampshire which share its aims. A new webpage has been set up to give web links to these groups.

Hampshire Studies is now available online. With the exception of the three most recent volumes, 72-74, and some missing examples, all annual volumes have been digitised and the articles made available for download. The T W Shore Memorial Volume has now been published on the website. The latest volume, Volume 74, 2019, was published at the end of 2019.

The Historic Buildings Section sponsored Hampshire Medieval Graffiti Project work continues; reports of two more surveys are available: St John the Baptist, North Baddsley and St Peter and Holy Cross, Wherwell.

The Society is run by officers elected by the membership. It is divided into Sections which focus on:
Archaeology	Historic Buildings	Landscape	Local History

Research

The Society places great emphasis on the importance of research. In the Constitution, the first stated object, item 1a, is: "...to promote the study of and research into Archaeology, History, Historic Buildings, Landscape, Geology and Natural History within the county of Hampshire, and to publish the results appropriately." This is realised in a number of ways, including: through its Publications by awarding Grants organising research, e.g. Hampshire Churches Medieval Graffiti

Membership - find out how to join	Programme of Events	Publications	About the Hampshire Field Club
Subscriptions are annual and Members receive the Society's Newsletter twice yearly. You can view details of membership rates and to access a membership application form.	The Sections hold events including conferences, lectures, field trips and an AGM. Members participate in and attend the events of as many sections as they wish.	The Society publishes a range of publications; members, depending on their type of membership, are entitled to receive some of these without payment; they pay a reduced fee for others. Non-members are welcome to purchase any publication while stocks last. The two latest Monographs are: Selborne Priory: Excavations 1953–1971 (2015) Sparsholt Roman Villa Hampshire: Excavations by David E Johnston (2014)	The History of the Hampshire Field Club dates back to 1885. Mr T W Shore, above, called the meeting where the club was born. There have been many changes in its organisation. The elected officers run the organisation for the benefit of the membership.

Archaeology in Hampshire - Annual Reports