All posts 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...Records and research‘Experimental in every sense’: The Metropolitan Police Women PatrolsThursday 28 April 2022The records of the Metropolitan Police and Home Office, held at The National Archives,...Records and researchThe amazing story behind ‘The Duke’Thursday 21 April 2022Some of you may have had the opportunity to see the recently released film,...Records and researchJix’s ‘war on night club evils’Wednesday 20 April 2022After the strains of the First World War, the nation craved entertainment and throughout... « 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 … 169 »