A Year in Pictures 2021

As we entered 2021, we again saw ourselves being placed into lockdown, thanks to a new Covid-19 variant. This meant we were once again working from home. January & February We may have been working form home, but that didn’t stop us from creating plans for both 2021 and 2022. We started work with the …

10 Facts About Our Collections in the North Devon Record Office

The North Devon Record Office was opened in 1988 and we have been working alongside them ever since. 1. When the North Devon Record Office First Opened, they Charged for Viewing Their Collections…Except the Ones We had Put on Loan! Our Deed of Trust ensures anyone can view our collections for free, as such the …

10 Facts About The Last 30 Years

We Celebrated 30 years of working with the North Devon Record Office and North Devon Local Studies Library this month, here are 10 facts about the last 30 years 1. Since we moved into the library building there have been 3 Librarians and 5 Assistant Librarians for the Athenaeum. The current Librarian and assistant librarian …