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My Parchment Training
In October 2014, I started an Institute of Conservation (ICON) Internship at the Staffordshire Archive Service. During the Internship I will be working to preserve and conserve
On Wednesday we welcomed Early Modern History MA Students from the University of East Anglia for a visit. They were really enthusiastic to see the documents they had requested. Of particular interest was the church book dated 1642-1839 for the … Continue reading
Transforming Archives: Trainee Update
Hi everyone, it’s been roughly 2 months since we started our traineeship at the Norfolk Record Office so it’s about time we gave you an update! (Click here to read our introductory blog post) Emily: I’m currently completing the design of our
Behind the Scenes and Christmas Gifts
Have you ever wondered where all our millions of documents are stored, and in what conditions? Do you want to see first hand the innovative work and research our conservators are doing? We are once more offering
Posted in All Posts, Behind the Scenes
Tagged christmas, conservation, strongrooms, tours
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Black Beauty’s Norfolk Heritage
Black Beauty, the classic novel by Norfolk author Anna Sewell, was written at the very end of Sewell’s life and published on this day in 1877. The Norfolk Record Office (NRO) has many letters from her to her brother and … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged Adrienne E. Gavin, Anna Sewell, black beauty, great yarmouth, horses, Jarrold's, letters, Old Catton, Quaker
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Archival Ambulations
As part of the The National Archives -Explore your Archives initiative, the Education and Outreach Team conducted two Archival Ambulations on Monday and Tuesday this week. Our intrepid walkers met at the Nelson statue in the Upper Close of Norwich … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Behind the Scenes, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged ambulation, Black Tower, bombing raids, breweries, coroner's inquests, Dragon Hall, Explore your Archive, Flour Mill, graveyard, Howard House, King Street, letters, local history, maps, Moutergate, Nelson, norwich Cathedral, norwich city walls, norwich walks, Richard Wright, The National Archives, tombland, tours, walking
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Great Yarmouth Heritage Schools
Last Thursday, primary and secondary teachers from 7 schools in the Great Yarmouth area visited the Norfolk Record Office as part of the Heritage Schools programme which aims to ensure school children develop an understanding of their local heritage and its significance. … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Schools
Tagged behind-the-scenes, fishing, great yarmouth, Hemsby, heritage schools, Hopton, local heritage, teaching resources, Winterton
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First World War Medals
Armistice Day is always an emotive time and it often prompts people to look back to family members who served or were killed in the First World War. If we are lucky, we have mementos of these men and women, … Continue reading
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