All posts Records and researchFragmented lives: Migrant sex workers’ lives in the archivesTuesday 11 January 2022As a state archive, The National Archives holds many items relating to the experiences...Records and researchTop tips for researching the history of your houseThursday 6 January 2022Researching the history of houses can be a fascinating journey into the past. In...Records and researchThat’s a wrap! Celebrating a six-month collaboration with government film archivesWednesday 29 December 2021Ten years ago on 31 December 2011 the Central Office of Information (COI) declared...Records and research20sPeople: Rehabilitation of disabled First World War Servicemen – The Enham Village CentreMonday 13 December 2021Over one million British men were disabled by disease or injury as a result...Archives and archivistsA Postcard from the Past to ICHORA 2022Thursday 9 December 2021Many of us work in many different ways to keep a sense of the...Records and researchJust a pill: 60 years of the contraceptive pill on the NHSSaturday 4 December 2021On 20 January 1961 Searle & Co wrote to the Chief Medical Officer of...Records and researchRoyal Patriotic School: Interrogation of civilians arriving in UK from abroadFriday 3 December 2021From May 1940 British officials started interviewing foreign nationals or refugees arriving at British...Records and researchResearching lives at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for the Scarlets and Blues project (Part 2)Thursday 2 December 2021In this second blog exploring what kind of research might be undertaken using the...Records and researchPessaries to French letters: Contraceptives before the pillWednesday 1 December 2021On 4 December 1961, the contraceptive pill was introduced on the NHS in the...Archives and archivistsCatching up with two former Bridging the Digital Gap traineesWednesday 1 December 2021Since 2018, The National Archives’ Bridging the Digital Gap programme has created 24 technical...Records and researchResearching lives at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for the Scarlets and Blues project (Part 1)Tuesday 30 November 2021This month, The National Archives launched the Scarlets and Blues project, which is now...Records and researchThe land of milk and honey?Monday 29 November 2021In the late 1940s many West Indians travelled to Britain seeking employment. This diaspora,... « 1 … 23 24 25 26 27 … 168 »