This page is the starting point of the Sessay Archive
Sessay Archive is an extensive set of documents stored in the refurbished Village Hall and are being developed online. This work is ongoing.
The documents were created, researched and extracted during a 3 years project sponsored by National Lottery funding. Sessay Historical Society involved many villagers in the project and created a book called Essays From Sessay which is a series of essays about prominent individuals and events in Sessay’s history. In association with the project, there was also a large exhibition of about 60 laminated panels displayed in the Village Hall. these were also compiled as a second book showing the history of Sessay and the research work done. It’s a snapshot in time and it documents the history of many village houses and the families that lived there. Both books are available for a small donation to the Village Hall funds.
The Digitized Archive can be found here. All links open in Google Drive.
Edwardian Garden Party August 26th 2011
This garden party was a party of Sessay Village Historical Society re-enactment of a Garden Party held at the same Rectory on 26th August 1914 just 2 days before the First World War.
A video of the 2011 Garden Party can be downloaded here.
Other online Archive Items
Sessay Census 1911
Essays From Sessay Complete
A Snapshot in Time panels
Arial Photographs
Sessay Wood Poem
Various other photographs
Paper Based Documents
An extensive set of research documentation can also be seen, by arrangement, in Sessay Village Hall.