HHAG News
New Policy Library for members!
23rd January 2026
We are pleased to announce that we now have a Policy Library page. The aim is to offer a simple, central place for members to find and share useful documents. For now we have a set of retention policies from one of our member houses but we would love to add more documents. If you have…
Autumn Meeting 2025: Blenheim Palace
14th October 2025
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…
New Article: “Gen Z sees historic places as a refuge from a hyper-connected world”
8th August 2025
An article from Dr Craig Thomas (HHAG member, Buccleuch; Historic Houses’ Learning Advisory Panel) and Sarah Roller (Historic Houses’ Director of Policy), who surveyed young people across the UK to find out how they are engaging with historic houses. Click here to read! (https://www.historichouses.org/gen-z-sees-historic-places-as-a-refuge-from-a-hyper-connected-world/)
Spring Meeting 2025: The National Archives
12th May 2025
It was Spring Meeting time again last week at the HHAG and this year we descended on The National Archives for talks, tours, a document display and as always lots of very interesting discussions about the common issues we all face. We started the day with a lunch at the café on site and then…
Bringing Maps to Life: An Article from Chatsworth
17th September 2024
In our most recent training session “Providing support to the estate and business” we had a very interesting discussion on the use of maps and GIS (Geographical Information Systems). Chatsworth have been embarking on a digital mapping project using maps from the archive and GIS. Read more in their article here. https://www.chatsworth.org/news-media/news-blogs-press-releases/digital-mapping-project/
Spring Meeting 2024: A Visit to the John Rylands Research Institute and Library
15th May 2024
At the beginning of May, HHAG members enjoyed this year’s Spring Meeting at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library in Manchester. During the visit we had the opportunity to learn about estate collections held at the Rylands as well as being given an introduction to the history and architecture of the impressive building. Members…
New member book: From Somerset to Portman Square, the Portman Family and their Estates By Richard Bowden and Tom Mayberry.
16th January 2023
Image: Aerial view of Bryanston House, c.1980. Photo copyright Sue Sieger The Portman family were one of the most influential families in Somerset and Dorset from the 16th to the 20th centuries, and their estates made them among the largest landowners. The book is 192 pages long, with well over 100 illustrations, a detailed family tree and plans showing…
John Cox (1939-2022)
15th September 2022
Remembering former HHAG Committee member and Newsletter Editor John Cox. John was part of St Albans. He brought scholarship, a keen mind and of course his loyalty and commitment expressed in his Church involvement. No conversation with John was ever dull or uninstructive. Born in Peacehaven on the 22nd July 1939 John and family then…
Online Membership Renewal
1st August 2022
To offer more benefits to our members HHAG is streamlining membership processes and working to put more member-only resources on the website, including booking for events and a forum. If you have an existing HHAG membership and would like to renew for this coming year’s membership period starting on 1st July, please renew and pay…
Autumn Meeting 2021
26th October 2021
This year’s HHAG autumn meeting is due to take place at Arundel Castle, West Sussex, on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th October 2021. The committee will be meeting on the Thursday evening and a dinner will be held at 8pm at the Swan. The programme for the autumn meeting has been made available to members.