Tag: Maps Records and researchJobs for the girls?Thursday 6 March 2014Maps have been in the news again recently with the opening of a new...Records and researchDigging for Victory?Thursday 9 January 2014One of my new year’s resolutions is to research a few topics that I...Records and researchHere comes Santa Claus!Wednesday 18 December 2013Mappy Christmas! Santa snapped near secret Arctic hideaway. EXCLUSIVE archive pics! By our festive...Records and researchThe boundary lineThursday 7 November 2013Although the transition from the 30-year rule to the 20-year rule is now underway,...Behind the scenesSave the plot, don’t lose it!Thursday 24 October 2013An invitation for hands-on volunteering for map preservation (You don’t have to be a...Records and researchHere’s one I made earlierWednesday 23 October 2013Like most archivists, librarians and curators, I have some favourite items among the collections...Records and researchThe Munich AgreementFriday 27 September 2013During 1938, political tensions in Europe heightened as the major powers continued to rearm....Records and researchThe King’s (Private) RoadWednesday 11 September 2013I have been rather busy for the past week or so. Last Wednesday I...Behind the scenesA physical and moral defenceWednesday 14 August 2013Every so often, when I meet someone new at a social gathering, I have...Records and researchPlaces of mistaken identityWednesday 17 July 2013One of the most important things that an archivist or librarian does when cataloguing...Records and researchRocks and hard placesWednesday 26 June 2013I recently visited the Geological Society in central London as part of a tour...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: east of the River JordanThursday 2 May 2013Frederick William Beament, my great grandmother’s younger brother, fought in the British Army during... « 1 2 3 4 »