Kresen Kernow
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Home to a million and a half original documents, books & photographs relating to Cornwall's history! Provider of activities & resources linked to these! Connecting, collecting and inspiring people here and across the world with Cornwall's archive history.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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You can read more about the project here: Current projects - Archives sector and yes, #manorialmondays will be back next year too!
To celebrate here is one of our favourite maps for the manor of Tolgus (from 1818-19) – where Kresen Kernow can be found today!
To celebrate here is one of our favourite maps for the manor of Tolgus (from 1818-19) – where Kresen Kernow can be found today!
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
You can read more about the project here: Current projects - Archives sector and yes, #manorialmondays will be back next year too!
To celebrate here is one of our favourite maps for the manor of Tolgus (from 1818-19) – where Kresen Kernow can be found today!
To celebrate here is one of our favourite maps for the manor of Tolgus (from 1818-19) – where Kresen Kernow can be found today!
There will also be a programme of activities and workshops engaging people with manor maps, online mapping and historic landscapes which will be delivered in partnership with the HER, the World Heritage Site team and Cornwall National Landscape.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
There will also be a programme of activities and workshops engaging people with manor maps, online mapping and historic landscapes which will be delivered in partnership with the HER, the World Heritage Site team and Cornwall National Landscape.
Building on the legacy of the Manorial Records project, the funding will allow us to digitise manor maps and work in partnership with Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (HER) to add the maps as a georeferenced layer on the Cornwall Council online mapping website.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Building on the legacy of the Manorial Records project, the funding will allow us to digitise manor maps and work in partnership with Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record (HER) to add the maps as a georeferenced layer on the Cornwall Council online mapping website.
Inside are cabinet and carte de visite portraits from Cornish photographers including WM Harrison and J Chenhall, and a snapshot of workers in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This album has been digitised and you can see it in full on our website, just search for: AD2014/1.
This album has been digitised and you can see it in full on our website, just search for: AD2014/1.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Inside are cabinet and carte de visite portraits from Cornish photographers including WM Harrison and J Chenhall, and a snapshot of workers in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This album has been digitised and you can see it in full on our website, just search for: AD2014/1.
This album has been digitised and you can see it in full on our website, just search for: AD2014/1.
Why not join in the challenge to see who can make the biggest star?
Take your star decoration home and let it brighten up your window. 🌈
This event is free and for all ages, just drop in - there's no need to book!
@discoverrederuth #redruthinlights #rainbowwindowstars #familycrafts
Take your star decoration home and let it brighten up your window. 🌈
This event is free and for all ages, just drop in - there's no need to book!
@discoverrederuth #redruthinlights #rainbowwindowstars #familycrafts
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Why not join in the challenge to see who can make the biggest star?
Take your star decoration home and let it brighten up your window. 🌈
This event is free and for all ages, just drop in - there's no need to book!
@discoverrederuth #redruthinlights #rainbowwindowstars #familycrafts
Take your star decoration home and let it brighten up your window. 🌈
This event is free and for all ages, just drop in - there's no need to book!
@discoverrederuth #redruthinlights #rainbowwindowstars #familycrafts
The receipt for gardeners’ wages is dated February 1736 and is for work at Heligan by Robert Bone and William Pearse, received from John Tremayne.
@heligangardens #atozcornishgardens #cornwallgardens
@heligangardens #atozcornishgardens #cornwallgardens
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The receipt for gardeners’ wages is dated February 1736 and is for work at Heligan by Robert Bone and William Pearse, received from John Tremayne.
@heligangardens #atozcornishgardens #cornwallgardens
@heligangardens #atozcornishgardens #cornwallgardens
In 2013, the Imperial War Museum recognised Heligan’s Thunderbox Room as a ‘living memorial’ to the gardeners of Heligan.
The archive collection of the Tremayne family includes documents from as early as the 12th century, as well as deeds, leases, marriage settlements, rentals, surveys and diaries.
The archive collection of the Tremayne family includes documents from as early as the 12th century, as well as deeds, leases, marriage settlements, rentals, surveys and diaries.
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In 2013, the Imperial War Museum recognised Heligan’s Thunderbox Room as a ‘living memorial’ to the gardeners of Heligan.
The archive collection of the Tremayne family includes documents from as early as the 12th century, as well as deeds, leases, marriage settlements, rentals, surveys and diaries.
The archive collection of the Tremayne family includes documents from as early as the 12th century, as well as deeds, leases, marriage settlements, rentals, surveys and diaries.
After the First World War, when its gardeners left for the front, the gardens fell into neglect and were reclaimed by nature.
A chance discovery in 1990 sparked Europe’s largest garden restoration project, transforming Heligan’s 200 acres into a haven of history, wildlife and horticulture.
A chance discovery in 1990 sparked Europe’s largest garden restoration project, transforming Heligan’s 200 acres into a haven of history, wildlife and horticulture.
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
After the First World War, when its gardeners left for the front, the gardens fell into neglect and were reclaimed by nature.
A chance discovery in 1990 sparked Europe’s largest garden restoration project, transforming Heligan’s 200 acres into a haven of history, wildlife and horticulture.
A chance discovery in 1990 sparked Europe’s largest garden restoration project, transforming Heligan’s 200 acres into a haven of history, wildlife and horticulture.
There will also be a short introduction to using Kresen Kernow and our family history sources at 12.30pm.
#cornwallfamilyhistorysociety #familyhistorydropin #familyhistorysession #getstartedwithfamilyhistory #kresenkernow
#cornwallfamilyhistorysociety #familyhistorydropin #familyhistorysession #getstartedwithfamilyhistory #kresenkernow
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
There will also be a short introduction to using Kresen Kernow and our family history sources at 12.30pm.
#cornwallfamilyhistorysociety #familyhistorydropin #familyhistorysession #getstartedwithfamilyhistory #kresenkernow
#cornwallfamilyhistorysociety #familyhistorydropin #familyhistorysession #getstartedwithfamilyhistory #kresenkernow
Plus, find out what to do if you can’t find your ancestors here in Cornwall or elsewhere in the UK.
Use their expertise and resources, alongside the sources available at Kresen Kernow.
Use their expertise and resources, alongside the sources available at Kresen Kernow.
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Plus, find out what to do if you can’t find your ancestors here in Cornwall or elsewhere in the UK.
Use their expertise and resources, alongside the sources available at Kresen Kernow.
Use their expertise and resources, alongside the sources available at Kresen Kernow.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We love an elaborate moustache and this black and white postcard of an unknown man sporting his treasured moustache is from the 1950s.
Is it styled like a ‘General Melchett’ or an ‘English’? We’re not sure, but we think he cuts a dashing figure!
Is it styled like a ‘General Melchett’ or an ‘English’? We’re not sure, but we think he cuts a dashing figure!
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We love an elaborate moustache and this black and white postcard of an unknown man sporting his treasured moustache is from the 1950s.
Is it styled like a ‘General Melchett’ or an ‘English’? We’re not sure, but we think he cuts a dashing figure!
Is it styled like a ‘General Melchett’ or an ‘English’? We’re not sure, but we think he cuts a dashing figure!
Why not join in the challenge to see who can make the biggest star?
Take your star decoration home and let it brighten up your window. 🌈
This event is free and for all ages, just drop in - there's no need to book!
@discoverrederuth #redruthinlights #rainbowwindowstars #familycrafts
Take your star decoration home and let it brighten up your window. 🌈
This event is free and for all ages, just drop in - there's no need to book!
@discoverrederuth #redruthinlights #rainbowwindowstars #familycrafts
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Why not join in the challenge to see who can make the biggest star?
Take your star decoration home and let it brighten up your window. 🌈
This event is free and for all ages, just drop in - there's no need to book!
@discoverrederuth #redruthinlights #rainbowwindowstars #familycrafts
Take your star decoration home and let it brighten up your window. 🌈
This event is free and for all ages, just drop in - there's no need to book!
@discoverrederuth #redruthinlights #rainbowwindowstars #familycrafts