This post has been written by Robert Howe, a regular reader in the Reading Room who became a volunteer. He has been working on collections relating to early Trust history and has found many connections and surprising things.
Victoria Joynes VolunteeringFurther research has added an interesting twist to the tale of first entry in the first Visitor's Book for Shakespeare's Birthplace, written by TH Perkins.
Paul Taylor Birthplace VisitorsThe Shakespeare Club is the oldest Shakespeare organisation and they helped to raise the funds to purchase the Birthplace for the nation in 1847.
Sylvia Morris Tales from the Reading RoomRead about our newly acquired set of six ceramic tiles, showing scenes from Shakespeare’s plays.
Jessie Petheram In the VaultNorma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books, such as the Hengler's Circus Company.
Norma Hampson circus Birthplace Visitors In the VaultWe have in our collections a set of miniature editions of Shakespeare's works published in 1904 by David Bryce and Son.
Mareike Doleschal Shakespeare's Books Donating Shakespeare prospero filesGraffiti at Shakespeare's Birthplace didn't just appear on the famous windows - the very walls of the building used to be carved into for several decades. Jennifer Reid takes us along her journey of discovering the history of the writings on the wall of S
Jennifer Reid Behind the ScenesFlowers and love seem to be interconnected throughout history, and Shakespeare makes ample use of this as he creates several floral references throughout his poems and plays.
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading Room Gardens Heritage Open Days CountdownFor Day Six of the Heritage Open Day Countdown, we're taking a deeper look into the 'outlandish' plants that Parkinson names in his "Paradisi in Sole Paradisus".
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading Room Heritage Open Days CountdownBillie Thomas, one of our Casual Reading Room Services Assistants, is here to talk about the dangers of blue flowers, according to those superstitious Tudors, for Day Two of our Heritage Open Day Countdown!
Billie Thomas Tales from the Reading Room Gardens Heritage Open Days Countdown