Archaeology Research Group fieldwork conference
Thank you to everyone who attended today's Archaeology Research Group fieldwork conference at The Friars, Aylesford, Kent.
Maidstone Heritage Strategy
The Council is excited to announce the start of a new project to create a Heritage Strategy for the Borough and everyone is invited to get involved.
More Tudors and Stuarts 2025
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
CKHH 500th blog – from Yorkshire to Somerset
The 500th update featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
#HauntedKent
We had a spine chilling, spooktacular time hunting down ten of the most haunted locations in Kent for the Halloween season.
Halling Bishop's Palace - success!
Halling Historical Society committee is delighted to announce full success in its long-running (three years!) campaign to get Medway Council to properly conserve the 900-year old Halling Bishop's Palace and the adjacent Halling Lime and Brick Works railway embankment.
MHS 24 and KAS Historic Buildings – the CKHH out and about in Kent
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Shoreham & District Historical Society Events Programme April 2024-2025
A list of speakers and events hosted by the Shoreham Historical Society.
Dover Museum Roadshow Exhibition
On Saturday, July 13, LEGISE (Landscape Explorers Group in South East) organised and hosted an exhibition in partnership with the Dover Museum.
Showcasing medieval communities – Deal and Faversham
Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh reports on recent and upcoming heritage events on the Centre for Kent History blog of the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Exploring Kent History
Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh reports on various goings on at the Centre for Kent History. Featured on the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society programme 2024 & 2025
Upcoming talks and events from the Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society.
IOTAS seeking new officers
The Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society (IOTAS) is seeking three new officers: a Chair, Secretary and Treasurer, with possible other positions for Minutes Secretary (for daytime meetings) and Events and Publicity Organiser/s with good technical ability to promote our activities on social media.
Faversham Museums Together
The diverse heritage groups in Faversham have joined together as Faversham Museums Together around the concept of a Heritage Hub to jointly develop a GIS-based platform to present the heritage of the town and that of the Faversham Hundred, reflecting the significance of Faversham’s rural hinterland and the sea.
Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2024
An update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh on the Medieval Canterbury Weekend 2024, featured at the Centre for Kent History and Heritage blog of the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Countdown to MCW24, plus May lectures
An update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured at the Centre for Kent History and Heritage blog of the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Exploring Canterbury’s medieval and Tudor hospitals
An update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured at the Centre for Kent History and Heritage blog of the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Lees Court Estate Project season 2024
The Kent Archaeological Society is resuming its investigation into the Prehistoric landscape at Lees Court Estate in 2024.
Romney Marsh Research Trust archive now available on Society website
The archive of monographs, irregulars and documents of the Romney Marsh Research Trust (RMRT) are now available on the Society website.
Useful resources for Maritime Kent Research
Useful web links for reading and research on the rich history of maritime Kent.
Tags
- Allen Grove Local History Fund
- Archaeology Research Group
- Beaney House of Art and Knowledge
- Bifrons
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Bronze Age
- Canterbury
- Canterbury Archaeological Trust (CAT)
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- Centre for Kent History and Heritage
- Ceramics
- Charing
- Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA)
- Chatham
- Chatham Historic Dockyard
- Church History
- Coins
- Conservation
- Council for British Archaeology
- Cranbrook Museum & Local History Society
- Deal
- Dover
- Dover Archaeological Group
- Education
- Elham
- Excavations
- Exhibitions
- Farningham & Eynsford Local History Society (FELHS)
- Faversham
- Flint
- Glassware
- Hartlip
- Heritage
- Historic Buildings Research Group
- History & Archives Research Group
- Hop Picking
- Illustrations
- Imaging
- Iron Age
- Isle of Thanet
- Isle of Thanet Archaeological Society (IOTAS)
- Jewelry
- KAS Collections
- KAS Library
- Kent & Canterbury History and Heritage
- Kent Archaeological Field School (KAFS)
- Kent Archaeological Society
- Kent County Council
- Kent County Show
- Kent Defences Research Group
- Kent Messenger
- Landscape Explorers Group in South East (LEGISE)
- Lees Court Estate
- Lees Court Estate Project
- Little Chart
- London
- Lullingstone
- Lympne
- Maidstone
- Maidstone Carriage Museum
- Maidstone Community Support Center
- Maidstone Museum
- Margate
- Maritime
- Maritime Kent Special Interest Group
- Medieval
- Metal Detecting
- Military History
- Modern
- Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA)
- Ozengell
- Place Names Research Group
- Prehistoric
- Ramsgate
- River Medway
- Roman
- Romney Marsh
- Sarre
- Selling
- Shoreham
- Shoreham & District Historical Society
- Shorne Woods Archaeology Group (SWAG)
- Smarden
- Smarden Local History Society
- Society Collections
- Southend
- Southend Central Museum
- Students
- Studying History & Archaeology in Lympne (SHAL)
- Sutton Valence
- Swansea University
- The Faversham Society
- Thirsk Prize
- Tonbridge
- Tourism and Leisure
- Trottiscliffe
- Tyne and Wear
- Volunteering
- Weaponry
- Westwell
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