Latest posts Records and research‘Brown Babies’: The children born to black GI and white British women during the Second World WarMonday 4 January 2021In January 1942, after the US had entered the war, a large number of... Records and researchThe Ghost of Christmas past? St Thomas Becket and Edwardian CanterburyTuesday 29 December 2020Everyone loves a ghost story at Christmas, right? One might even say they represent... Records and researchGood will to all: Henry VI’s Christmas pardon of 1470-71Friday 18 December 2020Those watching in bemusement, as every year before Thanksgiving the President of the United... Records and researchCast-iron cosiness: Designs for the Victorian hearthFriday 4 December 2020Cold, black metal might not be the first thing that comes to mind when... Records and researchA ‘new system of slavery’? The British West Indies and the origins of Indian indentureThursday 3 December 2020In March 1837, John Gladstone, a sugar plantation owner in British Guiana and representative... Archives and archivistsEngaging the public with archive material at East Riding ArchivesTuesday 1 December 2020In the Bridging the Digital Gap programme, eight trainees a year bring their digital... View all posts
Posts by category Records and research Behind the scenes Technology and innovation Managing information Archives and archivists Archives and archivistsEngaging the public with archive material at East Riding ArchivesTuesday 1 December 2020In the Bridging the Digital Gap programme, eight trainees a year bring their digital... Archives and archivistsCatalogue Day 2020 at The National ArchivesFriday 27 November 2020The final Friday in November traditionally marks the annual Catalogue Day at The National... Archives and archivistsChancery Division of the High Court: Legal records of the 1870sThursday 26 November 2020As an archivist working at The National Archives, the first pandemic lockdown generated the... View all 'Archives and archivists' posts Archives and archivistsMy remote student placement at The National ArchivesWednesday 30 September 2020I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Oxford, studying for a... Behind the scenesAwakening the giantTuesday 21 July 2020In early April, we published a blog about ‘sending the giant to sleep’, which... Behind the scenesCOVID-19 and the challenge it presents to volunteeringFriday 17 July 2020The closure of the Kew site has affected us all since 20 March 2020,... View all 'Behind the scenes' posts Managing informationThe National Bibliographic KnowledgebaseWednesday 15 July 2020The National Bibliographic Knowledgebase (NBK) is a search site that allows for searching for... Archives and archivistsDigital archiving is a risky businessMonday 3 June 2019This blog is published as part of International Archives Week, which explores the theme... Archives and archivistsWhat to do with degraded film?Tuesday 12 March 2019I am currently an intern on the one-year Icon Photographic Conservation programme, working at... View all 'Managing information' posts Records and research‘Brown Babies’: The children born to black GI and white British women during the Second World WarMonday 4 January 2021In January 1942, after the US had entered the war, a large number of... Records and researchThe Ghost of Christmas past? St Thomas Becket and Edwardian CanterburyTuesday 29 December 2020Everyone loves a ghost story at Christmas, right? One might even say they represent... Records and researchGood will to all: Henry VI’s Christmas pardon of 1470-71Friday 18 December 2020Those watching in bemusement, as every year before Thanksgiving the President of the United... View all 'Records and research' posts Archives and archivistsSmoke and mirrors: Revealing the Gunpowder Plot through heritage scienceThursday 5 November 2020When The National Archives’ Collection Care Department purchased a multispectral imaging system last year,... Archives and archivistsAfter the crowds disperse: Crowdsourced data rediscovered and researchedWednesday 21 October 2020In July, we introduced you to the Engaging Crowds project with Exploring the possibilities... Archives and archivistsWatermarks: New ways to see and search themThursday 30 July 2020If you hold an old letter up to a lamp, you might see a... View all 'Technology and innovation' posts
