All posts Records and researchSoundtracking the Empire WindrushTuesday 20 June 2023We've produced a playlist with reference to records from our collection...Records and researchThe story of Edward Lees: Refugee, internee, soldierMonday 19 June 2023In 1934, 13-year-old Erhard Wilhelm Saar arrived in the UK fleeing Nazi Germany. By...Records and researchWomen on board the Empire WindrushWednesday 14 June 2023The stories of the women on board the Empire Windrush are often not discussed...Archives and archivistsLife and work in Jamaica in 1938: ‘Like seeds falling on a stony ground’Monday 12 June 2023Little is known about the writer, but their letter provides a powerful perspective on...Records and researchLeaving the Italian prisoner of war camp FontanellatoWednesday 7 June 2023How prisoners of war escaped from Italy following the Italian armistice of September 1943....Records and researchThe Duchess of Norfolk’s deeds: Reflections of a volunteer transcription projectTuesday 6 June 2023What was our volunteers' experience of this important transcription project?...Records and researchAn iconic and treasured record: The Empire Windrush passenger listTuesday 6 June 2023What is the Windrush passenger list? What can we learn from it? And why...Records and researchThe Hampton Court RobberyMonday 5 June 2023One of our dedicated volunteers tells a true crime story he discovered in our...Records and researchPatently obvious: Tracing the inventions of William Henry Fox Talbot, photography pioneerThursday 1 June 2023We demonstrate how you can look at historical inventions recorded in documents at The...Behind the scenesHandling historic collections: The gloves are still offWednesday 31 May 2023The use of gloves in handling historic collections is a question that arises frequently....Records and researchLegacies of Chinese indenture aboard the Empire Windrush in 1948Wednesday 31 May 2023As Migration and Citizenship researcher, I've been tracing the stories of passengers...Records and researchPolicing migration: researching the lives of foreign nationals in a government archiveTuesday 30 May 2023We trace the stories of three people who migrated to Britain during the 1920s... « 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 … 168 »