Posts by Roger Kershaw Behind the scenes‘For you, my friend, the war is over’: cataloguing 200,000 prisoner of war recordsMonday 13 March 2023National Archives volunteers have completed a major project to catalogue the personnel cards of...Records and researchThe story of HMT Empire Windrush (1930–1954)Thursday 15 December 2022Next June will mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush...Records and researchMy 20sStreet: Kirby MoorMonday 24 October 2022Kirby Moor was built as a country house in 1868 with Gothic-style architectural features,...Records and researchMy 20sStreet: Guildford Street, StainesThursday 13 October 2022I moved to the market town of Staines nearly 25 years ago and have...Records and researchStaines air crash – 50 years onSaturday 18 June 2022It is incredible how many people seem unaware of the Staines air crash, which...Records and researchErnst and Anna Freud: A tale of two refugee siblingsWednesday 16 June 2021As part of International Refugee week, I would like to draw your attention to...Archives and archivistsCelebrating our Volunteer ForceTuesday 1 June 2021Despite not being able to operate on site at The National Archives in Kew...Records and researchThe extraordinary life of Douglas BaderSunday 21 February 2021Born 111 years ago today, Douglas Bader would grow up to be a Royal...Records and researchEscape from ColditzTuesday 29 September 2020The location of Colditz Castle, situated on a steep conical hill above the River...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,...Records and researchInternment of enemy aliens in 1940: The fate of Italians resident in a Britain at warWednesday 10 June 2020Eighty years ago today, on Monday 10 June 1940, Benito Mussolini declared war on...Records and researchWar behind the wire: The story of allied civilians in occupied Europe during the Second World WarFriday 24 January 2020On 16 January 2018 I wrote an introductory blog on the project to catalogue... 1 2 3 »
