Tag: Research Records and researchExploring early photography through collaborative digital experimentationThursday 5 December 2024Find out all about the topic of our upcoming digital hackathon....Behind the scenesResearching the 1934 Gresford Colliery disaster Tuesday 29 October 2024'I often watch, read, or hear about historical events or figures and wonder if...Behind the scenesMultisensory archive, part 2: Using our senses to access and engage with collectionsThursday 10 October 2024How can we can engage with archival collections through smell, sound, and touch?...Behind the scenesMultisensory archive, part 1: Sensory characteristics of archival documentsWednesday 9 October 2024From parchment and paper to microfilm, discover how archival material can be engaged with...Records and researchHow to research the history of a place: where to startWednesday 8 May 2024Want to find out more about a particular place's past? Beginning can be tricky....Records and researchResearching Section 28Wednesday 15 November 2023Vicky Iglikowski-Broad reflects on researching Section 28 ahead of the anniversary of its repeal....Records and researchPatently obvious: Tracing the inventions of William Henry Fox Talbot, photography pioneerThursday 1 June 2023We demonstrate how you can look at historical inventions recorded in documents at The...Records and researchEna Clare Sullivan: A Jamaican nurse aboard the Empire WindrushWednesday 29 March 2023Records we hold provide a unique insight into Sullivan’s story after she disembarked at...Archives and archivistsLocal studies at The National Archives and beyondWednesday 15 February 2023We reflect on the practice of local studies and highlight the launch of a...Records and researchOut on the street: Investigating fact or fictionFriday 20 January 2023Jane Golding from the British Association for Local History explores how the 1921 census...Records and researchBeautifully wrapped in silk: Medieval seal bags unravelledThursday 22 December 2022The festive season is often filled with wonder and excitement. Presents bought for loved...Archives and archivistsA face through time: Further opening up our prisoner of war recordsThursday 18 June 2020There are millions of stories, both personal and political, buried inside the hundreds of... 1 2 3 … 11 »