Category: Behind the scenes Behind the scenesPreparing a highly fragmented book for digitisationFriday 27 April 2018At The National Archives, before a historical document is digitised, it passes through a...Behind the scenesBringing two 19th century rail plans back on trackThursday 26 April 2018Wednesday 2 May 2018, 14:00 Britain on film: Railways Part 3 of RAIL 795/250...Behind the scenesSlang in the English LanguageTuesday 24 April 2018Words have always been a vital part of how we communicate on many levels...Behind the scenesDomesday: on the record and on the roadWednesday 4 April 2018The National Archives recently announced that we are going to be loaning our earliest...Archives and archivistsArchives Unlocked – one year onThursday 29 March 2018A year ago today – 29 March 2017 – ‘Archives Unlocked’ was launched by...Behind the scenesOur mothers’ storiesTuesday 27 March 2018During this Suffrage commemoration year there are increasing numbers of women’s stories appearing on the shelves...Behind the scenesMachines reading the archive: handwritten text recognition softwareMonday 19 March 2018Any researcher who has used online newspaper archives, repositories of digitised books or even...Behind the scenesSurveying our transparent papers: volunteers in Collection CareMonday 12 March 2018The National Archives’ collection of modern materials includes photographs, plastics, films and transparent papers....Behind the scenesSuggestions for your reading list: animals at warWednesday 7 March 2018When we think about war, it is usually to remember the men and women...Behind the scenesTracking the Tudors: a special event for studentsMonday 5 March 2018On Monday 26 February The National Archives welcomed sixth form students from a number of...Behind the scenesHosting the Suffrage flagTuesday 20 February 2018This year marks 100 years since the passing of the Representation of the People...Archives and archivistsBridging the digital gapThursday 15 February 2018In October this year, we will welcome eight new faces through the door of... « 1 … 11 12 13 14 15 … 38 »