Category: Records and research Records and researchTop tips for researching the history of your houseThursday 6 January 2022Researching the history of houses can be a fascinating journey into the past. In...Records and researchThat’s a wrap! Celebrating a six-month collaboration with government film archivesWednesday 29 December 2021Ten years ago on 31 December 2011 the Central Office of Information (COI) declared...Records and research20sPeople: Rehabilitation of disabled First World War Servicemen – The Enham Village CentreMonday 13 December 2021Over one million British men were disabled by disease or injury as a result...Records and researchJust a pill: 60 years of the contraceptive pill on the NHSSaturday 4 December 2021On 20 January 1961 Searle & Co wrote to the Chief Medical Officer of...Records and researchRoyal Patriotic School: Interrogation of civilians arriving in UK from abroadFriday 3 December 2021From May 1940 British officials started interviewing foreign nationals or refugees arriving at British...Records and researchResearching lives at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for the Scarlets and Blues project (Part 2)Thursday 2 December 2021In this second blog exploring what kind of research might be undertaken using the...Records and researchPessaries to French letters: Contraceptives before the pillWednesday 1 December 2021On 4 December 1961, the contraceptive pill was introduced on the NHS in the...Records and researchResearching lives at the Royal Hospital Chelsea for the Scarlets and Blues project (Part 1)Tuesday 30 November 2021This month, The National Archives launched the Scarlets and Blues project, which is now...Records and researchThe land of milk and honey?Monday 29 November 2021In the late 1940s many West Indians travelled to Britain seeking employment. This diaspora,...Records and researchAbbreviation and identification: Cataloguing war diaries 1939-46Thursday 25 November 2021Several years ago, a project began to improve the listing of the war diaries,...Archives and archivistsRewarding gallantry on the Home Front: Civilian honours in the Second World WarThursday 25 November 2021To coincide with Catalogue Week at The National Archives, I would like to share...Records and researchConnecting the enslaved at Cape Coast Castle to Royal Navy Captains’ letters 1793-1815Wednesday 24 November 2021I started volunteering at The National Archives in September 2018 as part of an... « 1 … 17 18 19 20 21 … 114 »