Latest posts Records and researchFifty years of UK Pride marches: Pride and defiance before 1972Friday 1 July 2022The 1st July 1972 saw something special: the first UK Pride march. The previous... Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: How the light gets inFriday 1 July 2022As one of the selected Decade of Centenaries Artists in Residence, I am extremely... Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: Conservation for digitisationThursday 30 June 2022In October 2019, conservators at The National Archives began treating a number of documents... Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: Exploring the Irish collections in Britain and beyondWednesday 29 June 2022When the Public Record Office of Ireland (PROI) was destroyed, many mourned the future... Records and researchThe Aden Labour and Pioneer Corps during the Second World WarTuesday 28 June 2022The Aden Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps and Aden Labour Corps were two interconnected non-combatant... Records and researchBeyond 2022: The Medieval Exchequer ‘Gold Seam’Tuesday 28 June 2022For over 150 years, records were sent from Dublin to London to be audited... View all posts
Posts by category Records and research Behind the scenes Technology and innovation Managing information Archives and archivists Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: How the light gets inFriday 1 July 2022As one of the selected Decade of Centenaries Artists in Residence, I am extremely... Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: Conservation for digitisationThursday 30 June 2022In October 2019, conservators at The National Archives began treating a number of documents... Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: Exploring the Irish collections in Britain and beyondWednesday 29 June 2022When the Public Record Office of Ireland (PROI) was destroyed, many mourned the future... View all 'Archives and archivists' posts Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: How the light gets inFriday 1 July 2022As one of the selected Decade of Centenaries Artists in Residence, I am extremely... Archives and archivistsCatching up with more former Bridging the Digital Gap traineesFriday 24 June 2022Over the past four years, the Bridging the Digital Gap programme has created 24 technical... Behind the scenesDementia Awareness Week, outreach and the joys of living creativelyTuesday 17 May 2022Today marks the second day of Dementia Awareness Week, a campaign taking place in... View all 'Behind the scenes' posts Behind the scenes10 years of GOV.UK in three minutesFriday 5 November 2021To celebrate the UK Government Web Archive (UKGWA) turning 25 this week, we have... Behind the scenesPreserving UK Government history for 25 yearsThursday 4 November 2021On 4 November 2021, the UK Government Web Archive (UKGWA) celebrates its 25th anniversary.... Managing informationMaking the UK Government Social Media Archive even betterMonday 29 March 2021We have been archiving the online presence of UK central government since 2003. Originally... View all 'Managing information' posts Records and researchFifty years of UK Pride marches: Pride and defiance before 1972Friday 1 July 2022The 1st July 1972 saw something special: the first UK Pride march. The previous... Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: Conservation for digitisationThursday 30 June 2022In October 2019, conservators at The National Archives began treating a number of documents... Archives and archivistsBeyond 2022: Exploring the Irish collections in Britain and beyondWednesday 29 June 2022When the Public Record Office of Ireland (PROI) was destroyed, many mourned the future... View all 'Records and research' posts Archives and archivistsThe challenges of working on the Operation War Diary recordsWednesday 6 April 2022Operation War Diary was a five-year collaboration between Zooniverse, Imperial War Museums and The... Technology and innovationPRONOM: A database centenaryThursday 24 February 2022Recently The National Archives released the 100th version of PRONOM but many people may... Technology and innovationThe National Archives now contributes to Archives Portal EuropeTuesday 23 November 2021APE is an ambitious project, bringing together data from over 7,000 European archival institutions.... View all 'Technology and innovation' posts
