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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Valentines Greetings
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Being Valentine's Day I thought I would pick some of my favourite Valentine's Cards from the collection to entertain - and perhaps i...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
From the Belgian Congo to Bedford - Tracking Down Donors of African Artefacts
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The core of the Bedford Museum collection originally came from Bedford Modern School. They had their own museum when the school was still ba...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Sinclair Executive Pocket Calculator - it all adds up!
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We have recently been donated this original Sinclair Executive handheld calculator. This is one of the earliest electronic pocket calculat...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Christmas Greetings from Egypt 1916
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This Christmas present was sent in 1916 all the way from Egypt during the First World War from Michael Dillon, ‘Mick’, who was serving in t...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
A Face from the Past
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All of the archaeological objects in our collections have been made, used, owned and finally lost by people and for nearly all of them we ha...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
It's Good to Hoard...
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Back in 1856 a hoard of three Bronze vessels dating to the Roman period was discovered by chance near to the town of Sandy. Roman and Anglo ...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Object of the Week: The Eglinton Tournament Jug
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In 1839, after what some considered a meagre Coronation for Queen Victoria, one man, Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton, decided t...
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