Our Region Revealed – a talk for the Crediton Local History Day 2021
Emma Laws talks about our digitisation project, funded by The Pilgrim Trust, the National Lottery and Friends of Devon's Archives.
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Did You Know?
Librarians used to live in the cottage at the rear of the Institution. The first Librarian, John Squance, lived here from 1813 with his wife and daughter, Eliza. In 1849, Eliza was appointed his successor – one of the first female librarians in the country.