Tag: Maritime Records and researchA rough deal for Captain KiddTuesday 3 March 2020In 1695, William Kidd concocted a plan to travel to London to acquire a royal...Records and researchBlue skies and warmer climes: A journey into the ADM 344 seriesThursday 20 February 2020It is human nature at this time of year, when seemingly under an unbroken...Archives and archivists‘By Sea, By Land’: Royal Marine attestation and discharge recordsThursday 13 June 2019With the help of volunteers, to whom we are extremely grateful, The National Archives...Records and researchThe Medway Raid and 17th century maritime warfareThursday 22 June 2017The Medway Raid was the final and decisive major operation of the Second Anglo-Dutch...Records and researchMerchant Navy ships’ official logs projectTuesday 13 June 2017Starting in 2014, The National Archives recruited volunteers to transcribe the information contained in...Records and researchAnatomy of a disaster: the Bombay Docks ExplosionThursday 13 April 2017On Friday 14 April 1944, explosions in Victoria Dock killed over 740 people and...Records and researchThe sinking of SS Mendi: an avoidable tragedyTuesday 21 February 2017The sea was calm on the afternoon of 20 February 1917 as the SS...Records and researchMerchant Navy shipwrecks in the First World WarFriday 17 February 2017Battles and diplomacy tend to dominate the narrative of the war, but little of...Archives and archivistsBrown paper packages tied up with stringFriday 27 February 2015For archives to thrive they need to grow. And that involves archive services taking...Records and researchTrainee Tuesday: A bit of old BritainTuesday 19 February 2013As part of my traineeship I’m creating an online exhibition at Northumberland Archives, showcasing...
