THE Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology Service has been professionally recognised for its high standards and continued development.
Based at The Hive in Worcester, the service was recently inspected by The National Archives and was re-awarded its accredited status.
Accredited Archive Status was introduced by The National Archives in 2013 to ensure continued high standards and a service was being developed.
In 2014, Worcestershire was one of the first six archive services in the country to apply to join the scheme. Accreditation needs to be reapplied for every three years.
The service was also named the UK’s best “Record Keeping Service’ in 2017 at the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland) Excellence Awards. The final decision for this award was made by public vote.
Although The Hive is currently closed, staff are continuing to work on projects from home and are still answering online enquiries.
Anyone wishing to research their own town or family can start by downloading The Hive’s free 70 page Research Guide: www.explorethepast.co.uk/discover-your-past
For more on the service visit www.worcestershire.gov.uk/waas.
