Warning Dorset History Centre will be closed to the public from Monday 24 November to Saturday 6 December 2025. We will be carrying out essential work on our collections. We won’t be able to respond to emails or phone calls during this time. We will reopen on Wednesday 10 December 2025.
... a thousand years, a million stories
Dorset History Centre is the archives service and local studies library for Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorset and Poole.
We house Dorset's local archives - from council records to personal collections.
We house Dorset's local archives - from council records to personal collections.
