Latest posts Records and researchLeaving the Italian prisoner of war camp FontanellatoWednesday 7 June 2023How prisoners of war escaped from Italy following the Italian armistice of September 1943.... Records and researchThe Duchess of Norfolk’s deeds: Reflections of a volunteer transcription projectTuesday 6 June 2023What was our volunteers' experience of this important transcription project?... Records and researchAn iconic and treasured record: The Empire Windrush passenger listTuesday 6 June 2023What is the Windrush passenger list? What can we learn from it? And why... Records and researchThe Hampton Court RobberyMonday 5 June 2023One of our dedicated volunteers tells a true crime story he discovered in our... Records and researchPatently obvious: Tracing the inventions of William Henry Fox Talbot, photography pioneerThursday 1 June 2023We demonstrate how you can look at historical inventions recorded in documents at The... Behind the scenesHandling historic collections: The gloves are still offWednesday 31 May 2023The use of gloves in handling historic collections is a question that arises frequently.... View all posts
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