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"I didn't know Emsworth had a band"
History of Emsworth Marching Band (later Emsworth Concert Band) and conductor Ken Mann
"The hand was warm but a life had slipped away"
Owen Gape's account of the rescue of Sgt William (Bill) Varley from a crashed Wellington bomber in 1944. He was assisted by fellow sea scout Cyril Mapley
(In 2005 with some prescience) The Chairman Looked Forward
20 years ago Gerry Williams, the fourth chairman of the Trust, looked at the future development of the Museum
1 Queen Street/2 King Street - Unusual House - Unusual 'Finds'
Life history of George Cassedy and the Emsworth house he bought and renovated. Includes photograph of child's leather shoe.
16th Century Fish Traps at East Head
Fieldwork by Chichester District Archaeology Society members on wooden structures exposed on intertidal sand flats off East Head in West Sussex
A dip into my father Strahan Soames archive
Strahan Soames, author and third chairman of the Trust, from a daughter's perspective
A King John Era Town
Planned layout of the medieval settlement of Emsworth vestiges of which still remain today
A Royal Marine Ancestor
Life of Ernest Beckett
A Summer's Day to Remember
Mid 19th century recipients of awards made by West Sussex Agricultural Association to labourers and servants in Warblington and Hayling Island
A Tale of Two World War II Cats
Oscar and Bismarck, two Naval cats who survived the sinking of their ships
A Treasure Worth Preserving
Conservation of an Edwardian wedding dress donated to Emsworth Museum
A Tribute to John Reger MBE (1926-2006) Local Historian
Description of his career, publications and interests
Adventurous Lives: Emsworth's Two Black Rods
The lives of Lt. Gen. Sir Brian Horrocks and Admiral Sir William Richard Scott Thomas
Albert Finney, 1936-2019, An Emsworth Resident
Tribute to Albert Finney with quotations from some Emsworthians who knew him.
An Insight into Emsworth Life in the 19th Century
Some recollections by Mrs Jane Anne Jewell, granddaughter of shipbuilder John King, primarily written in 1898 with additions in the 1920s
Another Postscript to the Gas Holder Story
Emsworth grocer Gerald Summers and Random, his golden eagle. Two photographs of Random, one in flight, the other as a fledgling
Archivists' Report No. 41
Historic details of Emsworth roads and place names
Archivists' Report No. 45 (First item, WW2 bomb damage in Emsworth)
List of the bombs dropped on Emsworth and district in WW2 plus locations, details and effects
Archivists' Report No. 46 (Banking in Emsworth)
Third item in report lists sites of banking activity in Emsworth. Includes town map.
Arty Fact No. 1: An Old Hampshire History Book
The history book includes a map of Hampshire by Robert Morden, first published in 1701. Further details in article about the publication of other Morden maps together with other County maps.