Guests at Grand Jersey support local heritage

Grand Jersey and its guests will be supporting Jersey Heritage throughout 2013 through the hotel’s ‘£1 on bills’ donation scheme.

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New Portrait Unveiled at Jersey Heritage

The unveiling of the 2012 People’s Portrait is upon us. Kindly sponsored by Stanley Gibbons, the new portrait of local personality Mitch Couriard MBE has been unveiled at Jersey Museum & Art Gallery.

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1000 Faces

We are currently working on an exciting audio-visual exhibit called '1000 Faces of Jersey' which will be comprised of video clips and still images of the people of Jersey. We are trying to source good quality head and shoulder photographs of Jersey residents to be included in the exhibit. If you are interested in taking part please email any suitable photographs to lisa@centrescreen.co.uk - please include your full name and the parish in which you live. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Inspiration for an exhibition

This year’s exhibition at Jersey Museum brings together star items from Jersey Heritage’s textile and costume collection, records from the Jersey Archive and images from the Société Jersiaise photographic archive. Read Val Nelson's (Registrar at Jersey Heritage) account of how the exhibition came together.

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Mourant Ozannes invests in young heritage sleuths

Young Jersey heritage buffs and culture vultures are receiving the latest edition of the Jersey Heritage My History Scrapbook this week, as excitement mounts towards the start of this year’s jam-packed season of activities and events.

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Jersey Heritage Opens for New Season

Jersey Heritage opens its doors for the 2013 season in time for the start of the Easter break. Throughout the cold winter months the team has been preparing the Island’s iconic historic visitor sites for what promises to be a very full and engaging series of exhibitions and events

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Jersey Heritage receive Tourism Funding

Jersey Heritage has been awarded a £199,000 grant by the Tourism Development Fund (TDF) to finance an archaeological project that will further explore Jersey’s unique history stretching back over a quarter of a million years.

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Lloyds TSB help at Hamptonne

Hail, Sunshine and Wind were the seasons the team worked in at Hamptonne.

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What’s Your Street Story’ Returns for 2013

This Saturday 19th January, sees the launch of What’s Your Street Story 2013, sponsored by local law firm Appleby for the sixth consecutive year. This popular programme of historical open days and talks invites the public to discover the stories of the streets on which they live, their historical culture and ancestry.

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Repatriation Files, Witness Statements and Alien Cards open to the Public at Jersey Archive

On 1st January 2013 Jersey Heritage opened over 200 new records to the public for the first time. The records have been closed to public access for periods of 30, 75 and 100 years and include details of the criminal misdemeanours of some of our ancestors, admission registers from the General Hospital and details of people being repatriated to the Island at the turn of the century.

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