All posts Archives and archivistsRecovering the record: Beyond 2022 at The National ArchivesThursday 26 May 2022A momentous anniversary is approaching. 30 June 2022 marks the centenary of the destruction...Records and researchThe Investiture of the Prince of WalesTuesday 24 May 2022On 1 July 1969, Queen Elizabeth II invested her eldest son, Prince Charles, as...Records and researchWar, crops and inflation: Nothing newFriday 20 May 2022One of the repercussions of world events at present is the shortage of grain...Records and researchEric Geddes: The man behind the 1920s grouping of the railwaysThursday 19 May 2022A quick search on the newly released 1921 Census for England and Wales shows...Behind the scenesDementia Awareness Week, outreach and the joys of living creativelyTuesday 17 May 2022Today marks the second day of Dementia Awareness Week, a campaign taking place in...Archives and archivistsCracking the code of mid-19th century Merchant Navy seaman service recordsMonday 16 May 2022The Merchant Navy Port Rotation Numbers project is a collaboration between Pete and Jan...Records and researchJazz, the Charleston and moral panic: Music and dance in 1920s BritainFriday 13 May 2022At midnight on Saturday 17 December 1927 an undercover police officer, Frederick Broomfield,...Archives and archivistsPrizes for all: Volunteering on the Prize Papers ProjectWednesday 11 May 2022Prizes, in nautical parlance, are enemy ships captured in wartime. The glory days of...Behind the scenesDigitising documents for ‘Royalty on Record’Wednesday 11 May 2022In 2022 Her Majesty The Queen celebrates a Platinum Jubilee, as the first British...Records and researchThe emergence of jazz in the 1921 CensusTuesday 10 May 2022There can be no doubt that the 1921 Census has a lot to offer...Records and researchThe King, the Queen, the Ambassador and the PiratesFriday 6 May 2022There’s buried treasure in the dry sands of SP 32 – State Papers William...Records and researchTracing the Deaf community in the 1921 CensusThursday 5 May 2022The release of a census always provides a wealth of research potential, and the... « 1 … 19 20 21 22 23 … 168 »