Category: Records and research Records and researchWriter of the month: Dominic SandbrookWednesday 7 August 2013People often think that writing about very recent history is much easier than writing...Records and researchThe Great Train RobberyMonday 5 August 2013The ‘Great Train Robbery’, which occurred 50 years ago on 8 August 1963, has...Records and researchNew files from 1983 – Thatcher meets SolzhenitsynThursday 1 August 2013As we move towards a 20 year disclosure of public records, today we mark...Records and researchThe same age as my tongue, and a bit older than my teethWednesday 31 July 2013This is an unfailingly accurate, if not exactly helpful, answer to the question ‘How...Records and researchDynamic design: Bloomsbury, Chanel and Art DecoTuesday 30 July 2013It’s 100 years since the Omega Workshops were founded by the painter, designer and...Records and research‘Unknown and darkest England’Friday 26 July 2013‘… we have attempted to give the visitor from the West Indies a fair...Records and researchSummer in the UK Government Web ArchiveWednesday 24 July 2013After three weeks of almost constant sunshine and a confirmed heatwave I think we...Records and researchDigital records sensitivity reviewFriday 19 July 2013The National Archives and The University of Glasgow have recently been successful in applying...Records and researchPlaces of mistaken identityWednesday 17 July 2013One of the most important things that an archivist or librarian does when cataloguing...Records and researchBlue BooksTuesday 16 July 2013Recently, I have being carrying out some research on the ‘Colonial Office Blue Books of Statistics’. These began...Records and researchA Royal bundle of joyFriday 12 July 2013With the birth of the royal baby expected soon, and the announcement from The...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Mules and malariaFriday 12 July 2013One of the pleasures of family history is uncovering the facts behind half-remembered stories,... « 1 … 96 97 98 99 100 … 114 »