Category: Records and research Records and researchMary Hare’s Pioneering Establishment: The Dene Hollow Oral School for the DeafWednesday 16 November 2022This blog post looks at the Dene Hollow Oral School for the Deaf, which...Records and researchColonial correspondence: Tasmania settlersWednesday 9 November 2022Tasmania, well known today as the home of the Tasmanian Devil, was formerly two...Records and researchHow the Gunpowder Treason was discoveredSaturday 5 November 2022Included in our State Papers collection is a letter written on 7 November 1605,...Records and researchOccupations in the 1921 CensusFriday 4 November 2022The 1921 Census opens up many possibilities for research. One of the most interesting...Records and researchWinston Churchill’s secret voyage (Part two): The Atlantic CharterWednesday 2 November 2022On the first day of the Atlantic Conference (9 August 1941) at Placentia Bay,...Records and researchThe Cuban Missile Crisis: ‘A solemn moment for the fate of the entire world’Monday 31 October 2022The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 is usually portrayed solely as a stand-off...Records and research17th-century manorial records: An unexpected findMonday 31 October 2022The National Archives, assisted by many other archives and organisations around England and Wales,...Records and researchWinston Churchill’s secret voyage (Part one)Friday 28 October 2022Prime Minister Winston Churchill undertook a long and daring journey by ship to meet...Records and researchMy 20sStreet: Kirby MoorMonday 24 October 2022Kirby Moor was built as a country house in 1868 with Gothic-style architectural features,...Records and researchBlack GIs arrive in Britain (Part two)Thursday 20 October 2022The first white American troops landed in Northern Ireland in January 1942, and they...Records and researchThe Morant Bay Rebellion, October 1865Wednesday 19 October 2022On 12 October 1865, John Davidson, a magistrate in the east of Jamaica, wrote...Records and researchBlack GIs arrive in Britain (Part one)Friday 14 October 2022Several years ago I recall hearing a story about villagers in the West Country... « 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 … 114 »