Tag: Friends of the national archives Archives and archivistsHacking the past: an Archives Game JamMonday 4 March 2019Some people think of hacking as a criminal activity that leaves havoc in its wake....Records and researchA lot to be excited about – Admiralty Allotment RegistersFriday 22 February 2019Finding next-of-kin details for men who served in the Royal Navy and the Royal...Behind the scenesHolding History: an animated film created by young peopleWednesday 7 November 2018From the Domesday Book to the dark archive, the Tudors to the Titanic, and...Behind the scenesArmistice and Legacy – a graphic novel on the First World WarTuesday 6 November 2018The Education team at The National Archives is always busy preparing workshops for school...Behind the scenesThe materialities of digitisationThursday 2 August 2018Recently, I have blogged about The National Archives’ collaboration with City, University of London,...Behind the scenesSuffrage Tales: a new animation based on our recordsWednesday 15 November 2017‘Suffrage Tales has inspired me to believe these tales of suffrage should be transferred...Behind the scenesIn Our Minds: responding to archives through creative practiceMonday 10 July 2017Find out how creative practitioners can use archival documents as a starting point for...Behind the scenesGiving leadership a nameMonday 3 October 2016George Hay on re-cataloguing the WO 374 First World War officers’ files …...Records and researchThe Great Steampunk Game JamMonday 4 July 2016Not since the days of failing to collect gold rings as Sonic have I...Records and researchThe Military Service Act 1916: appeals against conscriptionTuesday 26 January 2016The Military Service Act introduced compulsory military service in 1916 - but those faced...Behind the scenesPencils only: drawing our collectionTuesday 25 August 2015We recently ran a pilot drawing workshop where participants had an opportunity to view...Behind the scenes‘Lampson Unlocked’: the films of the revolution!Wednesday 25 March 2015All you budding thespians and artists, please take a look at the films below... 1 2 »