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Author Archives: emilysarah2012
Snuff: High Society’s Choice
Snuff, high society’s choice of tobacco inhalation, first appeared in England in the middle of the Sixteenth Century, along with tobacco imports from America. Sir Walter Raleigh is usually supposed to have been the first to bring it home to … Continue reading
Posted in Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged Black Tower, Carrow Hill, Native Americans, Sir Walter Raleigh, snuff, Strangers' Hall, tobacco, windmill
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“You may think you can imagine my feelings but you can’t”: Letters from the Front
The Norfolk Record Office holds a fascinating collection of First World War papers by a man named Philip Hewetson. Philip was the son of William Hewetson, the rector of Wroxham with Salhouse. He joined the army in 1914 and wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged First World War, front, Hewetson, letters, remembrance sunday, Rider Haggard, trenches
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Digitsation, WW2, and King’s Lynn Charters
This week’s blog post is written by Caroline D, the Norfolk Record Office’s first digitisation trainee. She describes the fascinating work she has been doing for the past year and explains about some exciting resources which will be available in the … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged charters, conservation, diaries, digitisation, Edward II, Eighth United States Army Air Force, illumination, Kings Lynn, letters, medieval, memoirs, online, photography, Second Air Division Memorial Library, Second World War, Sound Archive, traineeship, website
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Black History Month: Part 2
Last week’s post looked at three black residents in Norwich connected to the campaign against slavery. This post turns the attention to black Norwich residents who are remembered through history in other unique and diverse ways. Two of these were were … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged black history month, Cameroon, census, circus, painting, portrait, shoes, slavery, Tasmania, The Beatles, tradesman
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Black History Month: Part 1
October is Black History Month, and the next two blog posts will celebrate and explore the contribution and experiences of black people in both Norfolk and across the world. There were more black people in Norwich in the 18th and … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged abolition, Africa, autobiography, black history month, music, parish, refugees, slavery
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Captain Swing
When the harsh winter of 1830 followed a poor harvest and caused reduced wages for labourers, agricultural riots spread across Norfolk and throughout the south and east of England. The labourers wanted to stop the spread of new threshing machines, … Continue reading
Posted in Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged agriculture, crime, economics, employment, farmers, labourers, magistrates, punishment, riots, swing
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Building an Education
Before the late Nineteenth Century, schooling was not compulsory and rarely free. The wealthy could send their children to schools providing a high-quality, classical education or employ private tutors. For the majority, the education provision which did exist varied in … Continue reading
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Tagged architectural plans, charity, Church of England, education, exhibition, funding, grants, Holt, illustration, North Walsham, school, Swaffham, UEA
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