All posts Records and researchMy Family’s War: across enemy linesFriday 20 June 2014Last year, I begged this ‘My Tommy’s War’ slot to write about my mother’s...Records and researchThe working women’s struggle for the voteThursday 19 June 2014On 20 June 1914 one of the first deputations of suffragettes met with the Prime...Behind the scenesCommendation for bravery (with a little help from our Friends)Tuesday 17 June 2014What would you do if a bomb landed on your house in the middle...Records and researchHere comes the cavalry! Records of the Household Cavalry go onlineFriday 13 June 2014Records for over 12,000 servicemen from the Household Cavalry (file series ref: WO 400)...Records and researchDoodlebugFriday 13 June 2014The bombing of British towns and cities during the Second World War was far...Records and researchNelson Mandela: life imprisonment 12 June 1964Thursday 12 June 2014Today is the 50th anniversary of Nelson Mandela being sentenced to life imprisonment. At...Records and researchThe World Cup: more than just footballThursday 12 June 2014The World Cup is an event that excites the footballing world. The English press...Managing informationIt’s time to start our ‘digital diet’Tuesday 10 June 2014One or two of us were fortunate enough to attend the annual Information and...Records and researchDisturbing the ground: a Normandy landingFriday 6 June 2014The plan of attack was to hit the long distance footpath, the GR 223,...Archives and archivistsTalking ‘Archiving the Arts’Wednesday 4 June 2014I’m talking with my colleagues Fleur Soper and Kate Wheeler about Archiving the Arts,...Records and researchPolitics, Egyptology and revolutionMonday 2 June 2014In May 1919, the British government decided to send a Special Mission headed by...Records and researchFlixborough, 1 June 1974Friday 30 May 20141 June is the 40th anniversary of the Flixborough disaster, an explosion at a... « 1 … 127 128 129 130 131 … 169 »