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Update on 2017-18 Schools Programme
A good number of schools completed and returned our questionnaire at the end of June, so we thought it was time to update everyone on the results. The most popular choice for new workshops were: Refugees in Norwich Changes to an area … Continue reading
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‘Personally I have not yet seen an armed Boer, but we live in hopes of doing so before long’: The experiences of the Earl of Albemarle during the Boer War
It is common to think of the high status Victorian officer as a snob who cared little for his men, yet Arnold Allan Cecil Keppel, the 6th Earl of Albemarle and lieutenant colonel commanding the Infantry Battalion City of London … Continue reading
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Tagged Albermarle, Boer War, Conflict
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‘Such Facts as Seem to Throw Light Upon Each Other’ Conserving The Papers of Dr Richard Bright
On the 30 May our collection care team welcomed a project conservator, David Parker. For the next two years, he will be working for the new project involving the conservation of the 19th century papers of Dr Richard Bright. Richard Bright … Continue reading
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Tagged Bright's disease, conservation, Dr Bright
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Mapping the War: The King’s Lynn Bomb Map
I have recently been cataloguing a run of maps from the list of uncatalogued material here in King’s Lynn Borough Archives. Out of this series of eight maps one was the King’s Lynn Bomb Map (NRO, KL/SE 3/8). It was … Continue reading
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Tagged bombing raids, Kings Lynn, Second World War
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Researching Life in a Village: From Cradle to the Grave
At the end of last half term we welcomed 9 pupils from Marsham Primary School to The Archive Centre. The pupils were involved in researching the people buried in the church graveyard for a village leaflet. On the morning of … Continue reading
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Help shape the NRO’s school programme for 2017-18
We are currently in the process of updating our offer of workshops for both Primary and Secondary Schools in Norfolk. In order to ensure that we provide workshops tailored to the needs of schools we are asking if teachers from … Continue reading
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Disaster on The Grand Tour
During the seventeenth century the grand tour became a popular pastime for aristocrats, wanting to complete their education and to see the fine examples of art and different culture in Europe. We know of their travels through the art … Continue reading
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Tagged italy, journal, learning, travel
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Anthony Hamond: A Victorian County Councillor
As Norfolk goes to the polls for the county council elections on 4 May, it is probably no surprise that the Norfolk Record Office holds many records relating to local politics. Norfolk County Council was established in 1889 by the … Continue reading
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