Welcome to Historical Research Group Sittingbourne

The Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne is a non-profit making organisation, set up in 2004, by a group of local volunteer historians. 

The members of the Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne (HRGS) share a passion for history, in particular for our local heritage. We run group research projects and support members with their individual research interests. Many of our members are actively involved with archaeology and we hold various events and digs throughout the year.

Due to the recent closure of ‘The Heritage Hub’ in The Forum, Sittingbourne, we are currenlty running a pop up stall in The Forum on the first Saturday of each month from 11am until 3pm.

There is a Research Room, available to our members at our Annex in Rainham, which contains a large collection of local resources, including documents, microfilms,  photographs and maps, as well as its own local history and archaeology library.

We publish research articles ten times a year, written by local people for local people, in our magazine called ‘The Archive’. To learn more about us, please visit our Facebook, or pick up a copy of  “The Archive” or pop along and have a chat with our volunteers.

All of our work is carried out by volunteers.  

With over 37,000 hours of time clocked up by 2022, the Historical Research Group of Sittingbourne ‘Heritage Team’ volunteers are at the heart of what we do. We carry out local heritage investigations by documentary and archaeological research.  Much of this work is then published and or presented both visually and orally to the community.

We wish to thank all our volunteers and appreciate the time and effort they put in.  Their work and enthusiasm is appreciated and celebrated  as can be seen below.  We also always welcome all offers from volunteers.  There is always work to be done and whatever your skills and whatever time you can give, we can find something for you to help and enjoy doing.  Give us a call, send us a message or come and find us at the pop up stall in The Forum for an informal chat.