Tag: Volunteering Behind the scenesCare and maintenance of The National Archives Library collectionMonday 8 August 2022The National Archives library was established in 1836 to support the work and research...Behind the scenesNew insights into the First World War military nursesTuesday 2 August 2022Since late 2021, an increasingly large group of volunteers has been working its way...Records and researchSurviving the stalagWednesday 1 June 2022Any soldier, airman or sailor captured by the Germans during the Second World War...Records and researchThe King, the Queen, the Ambassador and the PiratesFriday 6 May 2022There’s buried treasure in the dry sands of SP 32 – State Papers William...Records and researchOne positive outcome from a terrible disasterThursday 7 April 2022This is the latest in a series of blogs to promote the work of...Records and researchIntroducing the Printed Prize Appeals: Selected examples from HCA 45Tuesday 22 February 2022In the days when wooden ships could be taken by (threat of) force, without...Records and researchConnecting the enslaved at Cape Coast Castle to Royal Navy Captains’ letters 1793-1815Wednesday 24 November 2021I started volunteering at The National Archives in September 2018 as part of an...Records and researchLeonard Orpin: A tale of two warsThursday 11 November 2021Since 2017 a team of volunteers at The National Archives has been devoting its...Records and researchCataloguing the Middle East Mandates: Restarting the projectThursday 8 July 2021Back in 2018, we planned a project to catalogue part of the Colonial Office...Archives and archivistsCelebrating our Volunteer ForceTuesday 1 June 2021Despite not being able to operate on site at The National Archives in Kew...Records and researchThe extraordinary life of Douglas BaderSunday 21 February 2021Born 111 years ago today, Douglas Bader would grow up to be a Royal...Behind the scenesPictures of the past: Cataloguing COPY 1 paintings and drawingsWednesday 3 June 2020To celebrate National Volunteers’ Week, today we focus our attention on a project to improve... 1 2 »
