Posts by Andrew Janes Behind the scenesA physical and moral defenceWednesday 14 August 2013Every so often, when I meet someone new at a social gathering, I have...Records and researchPlaces of mistaken identityWednesday 17 July 2013One of the most important things that an archivist or librarian does when cataloguing...Records and researchRocks and hard placesWednesday 26 June 2013I recently visited the Geological Society in central London as part of a tour...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: east of the River JordanThursday 2 May 2013Frederick William Beament, my great grandmother’s younger brother, fought in the British Army during...Records and researchSt George and the dragonTuesday 23 April 2013Regular readers of our blog may recall that a year ago my colleague Jenni...Records and researchThe bombing of the Café de ParisFriday 8 March 2013Seventy-two years ago, on Saturday 8 March 1941, the Café de Paris, a London...Records and researchYou have two cowsMonday 11 February 2013You live in a village in 16th century England and you keep two cows....Records and researchMr Johnston’s imaginationWednesday 2 January 2013Some of The National Archives’ most interesting maps are not kept as separate flat,...Records and research‘Come, friendly bombs’Thursday 13 December 2012The title of today’s blog post comes from the first stanza of the poem...Records and researchThe boy who found the horseMonday 26 November 2012My inspiration for today’s blog post comes from two things that stuck in my...Records and researchMaybe it’s because I’m a LondonerWednesday 31 October 2012One of the many legacies of the United Kingdom’s colonial past is the number...Records and researchDo you have archival intelligence?Monday 15 October 2012My inspiration for today’s blog post comes from three things that I’ve been involved... « 1 2 3 »