Welcome to the website of the Historic House Archivists Group. Established in 1986, the group was formed by archivists responsible for looking after the historical records of private historic family homes. There are currently more than 50 members of the group, working at a variety of Estates including Chatsworth, Blenheim Palace, Alnwick, Grosvenor, Inveraray Castle and Woburn.
This year’s HHAG Autumn Meeting and AGM was at Blenheim Palace and from Sunday night to Tuesday afternoon it was filled with interesting conversations, different takes on sharing collections and helpful advice! On Monday morning, we arrived at the palace and began with the AGM. This is everyone’s chance to say what they would like…
More information about membership can be found here.
Image used with kind permission of His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Arundel Castle
The first Tudor Garden on this site was thought to have been constructed on the orders of Thomas Seymour, brother of Henry VIII’s third wife Jane Seymour. He was created Baron Seymour of Sudeley in 1547… Read more