Tag: Social history Records and researchOccupations in the 1921 CensusFriday 4 November 2022The 1921 Census opens up many possibilities for research. One of the most interesting...Records and researchMy 20sStreet: Kirby MoorMonday 24 October 2022Kirby Moor was built as a country house in 1868 with Gothic-style architectural features,...Records and research1921: Truth and fictionTuesday 26 July 2022I was pleased to get my first peek into the 1921 Census when it...Records and research‘The industrial bedlam of modern Britain’: The problem of noise in the 1950s and 60sTuesday 17 November 2020Historical evidence is dominated by visual materials, from archival manuscripts and newspaper print to...Records and researchEvery little helps: The history of the National Savings movementMonday 11 May 2020Most of us probably try to save some of our hard-earned money if we...Archives and archivistsThe power of photography: Black History Month at Roehampton LibraryFriday 8 November 2019As part of Black History Month, the Outreach team at The National Archives decamped...Behind the scenesHistory in the strangest thingsFriday 18 October 2019I know it is frightfully early to be thinking about your Christmas list but...Records and researchRemembering the past, growing the future: The story of the Pakistani community in WakefieldFriday 9 August 2019The 100th anniversary of the First World War has been noted for the way...Records and researchFrom Peterloo to the Pankhursts: A new way of exploring 19th-century radical historyMonday 5 August 2019On 16th August 1819 more than 60,000 men, women and children arrived at St...Behind the scenesDressed in the past: the stories clothes tellThursday 1 August 2019Clothes are not just essential for warmth and modesty – they can be for so...Records and researchFrom Cardiff to the Caribbean: The 1919 Race RiotsWednesday 24 July 2019Led by the Outreach Team at The National Archives and several years in the...Archives and archivistsRaising awareness of the 1919 ‘Race Riots’ in LiverpoolWednesday 12 June 2019The 1919 race riots were the first time many in Britain became aware of... 1 2 »