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‘From witchcraft to understanding your own electricity account’: The activities of The Electrical Association for Women
We live in a gadget driven age, today’s new technology quickly replaced by the next latest advancement. However, back in the 1920s, simply having electricity in the home was a marvel in itself. The Electrical Association for Women (EAW) was … Continue reading
Wish you were here! Runton Parish Council Minutes, 1927-1934
Runton Parish Council (PC) was responsible for the small villages of East and West Runton in north Norfolk. During the 19th century both Cromer and Sheringham had developed into popular seaside resorts, especially after the coming of the railway in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cromer, East Runton, North Norfolk, parish council, Sheringham, West Runton
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The Virginia Adventure
The Borough Archive in King’s Lynn has a wonderful series of large, leather-bound books called The Hall Books, which record the proceedings of the town council over several centuries. The books covering the 1600s are particularly interesting. It is here … Continue reading
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Tagged hall books, Heacham, Jamestown, king's lynn borough archives, Kings Lynn, USA, Virginia
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‘My Italian Adventure’: Experiences of an escaped British Prisoner of War
Little did Trooper Gordon Lee, of the 44th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment, know of what was about to meet him when he, along with three other POWS, took the opportunity to escape back to allied occupied territory. The four men … Continue reading
The Bells that Toll Beneath the Waves
David Stannard, local historian and Norfolk Archives and Heritage Development Foundation (NORAH) trustee has written this blog on an aspect of Norfolk’s coastal history, which is reflected in many of the talks on NORAH’s register of talks. Legends of bells tolling … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged church bells, Eccles, Eccles church, lost churches, norfolk coast
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King’s Lynn’s Bohemian Rhapsody
The Borough Archive in King’s Lynn has an important series of large, leather-bound books called The Hall Books. They record the proceedings of the town council over several centuries and are the subject of a new volunteer transcription project. The … Continue reading
The Appliance of Science: Using Science in Conservation
Back in October we were really pleased to run our first ever workshop as part of the Norwich Science Festival. The workshop looked at how science was used on a practical level within the workplace; in this case focusing on … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, Norwich Science Festival, paper, school workshops, Science
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King’s Lynn and The War of the Spanish Succession
We recently told you about our new project, working to transcribe the Hall Books of the King’s Lynn Borough Archives. This blog is an example of something of interest found as part of that project, showing how worldwide events were … Continue reading
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