Genealogy through Gingerbread: Using the Huntley & Palmers archive to research family history
Throughout the summer, ourselves and Reading Museum have been celebrating the 200 year anniversary of Huntley & Palmers, the biscuit company which was based in Reading and is intertwined with its cultural history. Now that our programme of events is winding up, we’re looking forward to how people in Reading and around the world can […]
New Special Collections Service Reading Room opening hours
We are pleased to announce that from Tuesday 4 October 2022, we are extending the opening hours of the Special Collections Service Reading Room. We will now be open until 4.30pm from Tuesday to Friday, and will no longer be closed at lunchtimes. The current opening hours are: Tuesday to Friday 9.30am-12.30pm, 1.30pm-4pm Our new […]