Tag: First world war Records and researchMy Family’s War: across enemy linesFriday 20 June 2014Last year, I begged this ‘My Tommy’s War’ slot to write about my mother’s...Records and researchHere comes the cavalry! Records of the Household Cavalry go onlineFriday 13 June 2014Records for over 12,000 servicemen from the Household Cavalry (file series ref: WO 400)...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: thinking of youFriday 9 May 2014My First World War soldier is my great-great uncle. Although he is not a blood...Behind the scenesA warts and all view of warMonday 28 April 2014We are overwhelmed here in the bookshop with the deluge of books on the...Records and researchYou are cordially invited…Monday 28 April 2014This month sees the 110th anniversary of the ‘Entente Cordiale’. The agreement is officially...Records and researchSecrets and spies of the First World WarFriday 11 April 2014What do socks, exotic dancers and scouts have in common? The answer is that...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Lance Bombardier Signaller William Horace KittFriday 11 April 2014A note to begin with: William isn’t my Tommy. But his story is interesting,...Records and researchOfficial discourses and personal sources: Women’s History Month, part 2Thursday 27 March 2014This is the second in a two part series marking Women’s History Month. To...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: JH Harris and a WO 95Friday 14 March 2014Nowadays it seems that researching your family history has never been easier thanks to...Records and researchWar diaries reveal challenges of the world’s first industrialised warFriday 14 March 2014Yesterday The National Archives made the second batch of 3,987 digitised First World War...Behind the scenesFrom Tyne to Tweed: bridging the gap between archives and audiencesTuesday 25 February 2014In my role as a National Archives Skills for the Future trainee, I have...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: It started with a photographFriday 21 February 2014When I originally volunteered to contribute to the this series I planned to submit... « 1 … 17 18 19 20 21 22 »