Shropshire (England) Council’s archives service has added its 500,000th image to its digital catalogue – meaning more information is available online to researchers and historians.

The main function of Shropshire Archives service is to ensure the preservation of archive documents, photographs and other media relating to the geographical county of Shropshire and to make these available for consultation by the public.

A wide range of items are acquired (by deposit or gift) from both official and private sources that relate to almost all aspects of the history of Shropshire.

The digitised items include photographs, documents, watercolours and maps and more items will be added as part of the service’s ongoing programme of digitisation.

You can read more in an article published in the shropshire.gov.uk web site at: https://newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2023/10/shropshire-archives-500000th-entry-digital-catalogue/