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Norfolk’s Christmas Village

Posted on 23 December 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

The small village of Thursford in Norfolk is well known for two things. Its steam museum contains a vast collection of traction engines and elaborate carnival organs, as well as two currently operating theme park attractions. One of these is … Continue reading →

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Working as historians: new and revised school workshops

Posted on 16 December 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

The Autumn 2019 term has been a busy one at the Norfolk Record Office with the Education and Outreach team delivering workshops at The Archive Centre and in schools. As well as delivering our popular Second World War workshops for … Continue reading →

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Meet the team: ‘Unlocking Our Sound Heritage’, East of England Hub

Posted on 12 December 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

‘Unlocking Our Sound Heritage’ (UOSH) is a five-year UK-wide partnership project led by the British Library that will help save the nation’s sounds and open them up to everyone. Across the country, over 100,000 historical sound recordings are currently under … Continue reading →

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Digging for diamonds: A voyage of fortune

Posted on 7 December 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

In the winter of 1871, twenty-one-year-old Charles Howes, son of Reverend T.G.F. Howes, set off on the R.M.S. Cambrian alongside other enthusiastic prospectors to South Africa where an event very reminiscent of the Californian Gold Rush was taking place. While … Continue reading →

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Thanks to you: celebrating 25 years of National Lottery funding for heritage and projects at the Norfolk Record Office

Posted on 28 November 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

The first National Lottery draw took place 25 years ago on 19 November 1994. Since then, £8billion from ticket sales has been awarded to more than 44,000 heritage projects across the UK through The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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Running Tudor England’s Second City

Posted on 27 November 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

The Accounts of the Chamberlains of Norwich, 1539-45 Accounts are an important source of evidence for students of late medieval and early modern history. The requirement that officials should produce minutely detailed lists of all the individual sums that they … Continue reading →

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An Elizabethan Beguinage in Hempstead cum Eccles, Norfolk?

Posted on 19 November 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

Evidence of a Beguinage? Agnes Vincent, of the east Norfolk village of Hempstead cum Eccles clearly states in the text of her will that three of her kinswomen, Catherine, Audrey and Elizabeth Derham were all ‘dwelling in my house’; with … Continue reading →

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The Great Silence

Posted on 11 November 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

The First Armistice Day in Norfolk and Peace Day 1919 Armistice 1919 The ‘end’ of the First World War left an aftermath of political, social and emotional turmoil. Although many men and women were still serving abroad, it was decided … Continue reading →

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