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Shenanigans in Southrepps: Adultery in the Norwich Consistory Court Depositions
The jurisdiction of church courts used to cover many aspects of human activity. They heard causes, the church court term for cases, on such matters as marriage, defamation and probate. As part of their activity, the courts collected witness statements, … Continue reading
Dragon Hall Archive Project Internship
The ‘Community Archives: Skills, Support & Sustainability’ project has been set up by the Norfolk Record Office with the aim of providing Norfolk’s community archive and local heritage groups with advice, training and resources to help them improve the management … Continue reading
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Newton Flotman and Saxlingham Thorpe Heritage Group
The ‘Community Archives: Skills, Support & Sustainability’ project has been set up by the Norfolk Record Office with the aim of providing Norfolk’s community archive and local heritage groups with advice, training and resources to help them improve the management … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, ArchivesAreYou, CASSS, Community Archives, heritage, IAW2022, local history, Newton Flotman, Saxlingham Thorpe
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Church court records at the Norfolk Record Office
Introduction Church court records, more specifically the records of the Norwich Consistory Court, are probably the most salacious at the Norfolk Record Office (NRO). Before the mid-nineteenth century, church courts had jurisdiction over many aspects of life, including matrimony, probate, … Continue reading
Died in the Line of Duty – The Norwich Baedeker Raids of April 1942
Between July 1940 and August 1941 Norwich had suffered 27 bombing raids. There then followed eight months of relative calm until Monday 27th April when the city suffered heavy losses as a result of the Baedeker raids. The German Baedeker … Continue reading
Reading from the Archives: Out of the Mouths of Babes
For our next Reading from the Archives session, we have a special Family Friendly theme featuring documents written by children. We have once again delved into our collections to uncover the words of children from the pages of our documents, … Continue reading
Midshipman’s Log of Robert Horace Walpole 1870-1: The Start of a Life of Adventure
Robert Horace Walpole was born in 1854 and joined the Royal Navy in 1867. This blog is an account of Walpole’s Midshipman’s log on HMS Bristol from February 1870 to January 1871. No great adventures are recorded here; the predominant … Continue reading
Hidden Stories behind the Asylum Records
Written by Christine Shackell, NRO research blogger The Thorpe Asylum casebooks held at the Norfolk Record Office give us a snapshot in time of the lives of the patients admitted there. Extending the search to include other records gives us … Continue reading
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