All posts 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...Archives and archivistsTrainee Tuesday: Through a glass, darklyTuesday 30 October 2012Leicestershire’s Folk Past in Pictures Welcome to another exciting instalment of ‘Trainee Tuesdays’ –...Behind the scenesSwan SongMonday 29 October 2012The cygnets have now reached the time to depart from their parents. Though they are...Records and researchAppealing against conscription? Not just for conscientious objectorsFriday 26 October 2012On the 27 January 1916 the Military Service Act came into force in the United...Records and researchJames Bond, the Cold War diaries and spying in KewFriday 26 October 2012It’s almost impossible to separate in the popular imagination the real world of espionage...Technology and innovationEmulation’s what you need?Thursday 25 October 2012In computing, emulation is the practice of creating a virtual environment in order to replicate...Managing informationTo keep or not to keep? Records appraisal and moving houseWednesday 24 October 2012So, last weekend I moved house. The word ‘stressful’ just doesn’t do it enough...Records and researchTrainee Tuesday: Watch out – Aliens!Tuesday 23 October 2012As an ‘Opening up Archives’ trainee I was set the task of preparing a...Records and researchReaching out – Ugandan Asians 40 years onMonday 22 October 2012In August 1972, Idi Amin, the leader of Uganda, gave the order that Asian...Records and researchThe National Archives of…where, exactly?Friday 19 October 2012People sometimes comment on the fact that we are called ‘The National Archives’ and...Records and researchHarrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash 1952Thursday 18 October 2012At 08.19 on 8 October 1952 three trains collided with one another at Harrow...Behind the scenesWhat’s in the box?Wednesday 17 October 2012It’s been a good few weeks for news of new developments for archive services... « 1 … 154 155 156 157 158 … 168 »