Tag: Boredom busters Records and researchThe Applications of Probability to Cryptography (Part 2)Monday 25 May 2020Part 1 of this blog introduced Alan Turing’s paper on ‘The Applications of Probability...Behind the scenesThe art of kindness: Using images to improve mental wellbeingThursday 21 May 2020Using creativity to explore our collections is especially relevant at a time when we...Archives and archivistsThe Archivists’ Guide to Film: The Imitation GameWednesday 20 May 2020The Archivists’ Guide to Film is a blog series in which staff at The...Records and researchThe Applications of Probability to Cryptography (Part 1)Friday 24 April 2020‘The Applications of Probability to Cryptography’ is a paper written by Alan Turing released...Archives and archivistsFighting a great fight: Women workers at Ford DagenhamWednesday 22 April 2020The action began on 7 June 1968, when 187 women walked out of Ford’s...Behind the scenesExploring our family history resourcesThursday 16 April 2020The documents in our collection can play a vital role in piecing together your...Archives and archivistsHow to date family photographsThursday 2 April 2020When photographs are passed down through generations of families, sometimes the stories of the...Behind the scenesFamily history books for beginnersWednesday 1 April 2020Twiddling your thumbs at home and considering building your family tree? For our latest...Behind the scenesTop tips for caring for photographsWednesday 18 March 2020The conservation team at The National Archives share their top tips for caring for...