All posts Records and researchVolunteers and villains: the HO 17 cataloguing projectTuesday 2 June 2015It is Volunteers’ Week, an annual celebration of the wonderful contribution made by millions...Archives and archivistsA lock of loveMonday 1 June 2015Hair has long been used as a memento, a physical means of remembrance, of...Records and research150 years of the Welsh colony in PatagoniaThursday 28 May 2015This week, 150 years ago in 1865, a Welsh speaking colony called in Welsh...Behind the scenesFlower PowerWednesday 27 May 2015This late spring weather, laughingly described as changeable, a typical weatherman’s understatement, is doing great...Archives and archivistsBringing the past to the future: my experience as a Transforming Archives traineeWednesday 27 May 2015In the summer of 2014 I was thrilled to find out I had been...Behind the scenesKeeper’s Gallery: Magna CartaTuesday 26 May 2015Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display highlighting the 800th anniversary of the granting...Records and researchThe Centenary of the Quintinshill Rail DisasterFriday 22 May 2015One hundred years ago, on 22 May 1915, the UK witnessed its worst ever...Archives and archivistsRoll up! New arts archives coming to townThursday 21 May 2015Back in February I posted here about Accessions to Repositories, our annual survey which collects information...Records and research19th century artist in residenceWednesday 20 May 2015Naturalisation… Immigration… Copyright… These are the subjects of documents that you might typically associate...Records and researchThe causes and prevention of tri-nitro-toluene (TNT) poisoningTuesday 19 May 2015The First World War centenary continues to bring to our attention countless acts of...Records and researchGoing walkaboutSaturday 16 May 2015Steve McGann, our Explore Your Archive ambassador, uncovers the war record of his grandfather...Behind the scenesCombatting dust in our collectionFriday 15 May 2015Spring. A time for new beginnings and, dare I say it, spring cleaning! With... « 1 … 112 113 114 115 116 … 169 »