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Celebrating Hampshire Historians to mark the Institute of Historical Research's century.

Historian of the Month - December 2024 - Winifred Beddington was the author of It Happened in Hampshire: doings, sayings and interests, past and present (Hampshire Federation of Women’s Institutes, 1937) which stimulated an interest in the county's past.

Programme of Events:

The Historic Buildings Section AGM & Lecture was the final event of 2024. The different sections are developing their calendar of events for 2025 which will appear on the website once dates have been finalised.

• Recent Event
• Historic Buildings Section - Thursday 28th November - AGM & Lecture on King John's House - 7.30 pm at KIng John's House, Romsey.
• Local History Section - Friday 22nd November - AGM & Annual Lecture on The Black Death - 7.15 Hampshire Record Office.
• Archaeology Section - Saturday 16th November - 2024 Annual Conference & AGM - from 9.50 am at the Hampshire Record Office.
• Other Societies:
  • British Association for Local History – There is a range of lectures and webinars on topics related to local history; there will be a cost of £5 for non-members

Recent Publications: Newsletters 67-72 (Spring 2017 - Autumn 2019) have been digitised and made available online. The latest edition of the Newsletter, No 82 Autumn 2024, was sent to members in July.

The Historic Buildings Section sponsors the Hampshire Medieval Graffiti Project: reports of the survey, completed in November 2023, for St Andrew, Mottisfont is available.

Archaeology in Hampshire - Annual Reports

The Hampshire Field Club and Archaeological Society took over the publication of the annual report on archaeology in the county. The Annual Report for both 2022 (Reports by District and the Portable Antiquities Reports) are now available. Earlier reports for 2004-2021 are also available electronically on the website.

Hampshire Papers No. 10 - Henry VIII’s First French War and the Surgeons appointed to his ‘Army by Sea’ in 1513 by Diane Budden - has been published.

Advocacy: Speaking up for Hampshire’s heritage: A webpage has been set up to give guidance to anyone who has concerns about possible threats to Hampshire's historic environment.

Virtual Resources - 2021: 'Off The Beaten Track'; 2020: online resources and opportunities for self-guided walks

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

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 by collaborating in the Institute of Historical Research’s centenary event

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.

Links to Hampshire Societies: the HFC is always pleased to work with other groups in Hampshire which share its aims.