Category: Records and research Records and researchFiles from 1982 – Renewing the Values of SocietyFriday 28 December 2012Today, previously secret government files have been released and are now available to be...Records and researchA sticky situation: The Christmas pudding palaver of 1952Thursday 20 December 2012With an array of different Christmas puddings now available, you probably didn’t have any...Archives and archivistsTrainee Tuesday: Unknown storiesTuesday 18 December 2012In my last post (Watch out Aliens!) I discussed the records I had based...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Thomas Cross, merchant seamanFriday 14 December 2012My First World War Tommy was not in the army, or any of the...Records and research‘Come, friendly bombs’Thursday 13 December 2012The title of today’s blog post comes from the first stanza of the poem...Records and researchTrainee Tuesday: Make-do and MendTuesday 11 December 2012When thinking of war posters, the slogans ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ or ‘Make-do...Records and researchA seasonal discovery in conscription appealsMonday 10 December 2012As we are nearing the end of preparing the Middlesex County Appeal tribunal papers...Records and researchPrincess Beatrice of BattenbergWednesday 5 December 2012With royal succession in the news, I find myself reminded of the life of...Records and researchTrainee Tuesday: We’re past the halfway markTuesday 27 November 2012So the Opening up Archives programme is in its eighth month – we’ve passed...Records and researchThe boy who found the horseMonday 26 November 2012My inspiration for today’s blog post comes from two things that stuck in my...Records and researchBSL in bloomFriday 23 November 2012Usually when I sit down to write a blog post, I begin by reflecting...Records and researchAdlestrop, by Edward ThomasThursday 22 November 2012Edward Thomas (1878-1917), who was killed in action during the First World War, was... « 1 … 104 105 106 107 108 … 114 »