Featuring ‘Dover at Night’ and Canterbury Pilgrimage
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Call for Trustees!
We want to strengthen our team by inviting new Trustees to join us in this vital work. We seek individuals eager to contribute constructive ideas and insights to help us advance our strategic initiatives and support our management team in their effective implementation.
Royalty, gentry and saints – Kent today and in the past
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
#FindsFriday: Ozengell buckle
As part of her year in industry placement, University of Reading student Holly has been illustrating our Ozengell collection. One Holly's favourite items thus far illustrated is this beautiful long rectangular Marzinik Type II.16 buckle with a long, rectangular buckle plate and narrow, D-shaped buckle frame.
A History of Pirates with Kent Archaeological Society
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended Craig's talk last night at Maidstone Museums!
Kent Archaeological Field School Winter 2025 Newsletter
This new look Newsletter each quarter will keep you up to date with news and views on what is planned at the Kent Archaeological Field School and what is happening on the larger stage of archaeology both in this country and abroad.
#FindsFriday: double snake finger ring
This lovely little double snake was found during excavations by the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit (KARU) at Harrietsham Roman Villa located near the Parish church.
Looking forward to 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.
Coasts in Mind Newsletter: Now live in the Swale Estuary region
Coasts in Mind is a pioneering project from MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), made possible by a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Lloyd’s Register Foundation. Over the course of the next three years, this new citizen science project will map a century of change along some of the country’s most vulnerable coastlines.
Thirsk Prize winners 2024-25
The KAS is delighted to announce the results of the annual Thirsk Prize.
Kent’s Maritime Communities – past, present and future
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website. Featuring KAS CCCU Student Ambassador Grace Conium Parsonage.
Cranbrook Museum & Local History Society webpage
Cranbrook Museum & Local History Society seeks to promote an interest in Cranbrook and all aspects of its history. It manages the Museum and holds regular meetings during the winter months plus special summer events and exhibitions.
Rainham Historical Society website
Rainham is one of the Medway Towns in North Kent which also includes Gillingham, Chatham and Rochester.
Immigration and innovation – what history has to offer
The latest update by Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh featured on the Centre for Kent History blog at the Canterbury Christ Church University website.
Shepherdswell & Coldred History Society website
The society normally holds monthly meetings and regular talks at Shepherdswell Village Hall.
Malling U3A Landscape History Group webpage
What were people doing in your village/part of town 50/100/500 years ago, and how has the landscape influenced development? The group meet on the 1st & 3rd Friday of the month at 2pm.
Swansea University website
Founded in 1920, Swansea University is a research-led institution with an excellent reputation for the quality of its student experience.
#FindsFriday: Ozengell pot
Our curator Andy took the latest batch of the #Ozengell Anglo-Saxon collection over to CSI: Sittingbourne for conservation. This will be the final batch the CSI team will work on; including this lovely Early Medieval pot!
Wye Heritage website
Make new friends, join the community and immerse yourself in the fascinating history of the Kent village of Wye and Wye College.
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