Category: Records and research 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...Records and researchMissing from the census?Monday 19 November 2012All family historians use the census, and most of us find most of what...Records and research‘One last thing…the Vietnam thing is going well.’Friday 16 November 2012Last week’s presidential elections in the United States were as enthralling as ever. As...Behind the scenesTrainee Tuesday: Broadcasting Education!Tuesday 13 November 2012The Inner London Education Authority Television Service Over the last six months as a... « 1 … 105 106 107 108 109 … 115 »