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Adding to Our Collection

Posted on 3 July 2015 by emilysarah2012

What connects the Plantation Garden Preservation Trust with Taylors of Kings Lynn? Taylors was a seed merchant’s in King’s Lynn, so they both share a botanical theme. But they are also connected because records of both were donated to the … Continue reading →

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Campanology: ‘Once you learn you will get hooked.’

Posted on 26 June 2015 by emilysarah2012

The final of the National Twelve Bell Striking Contest will be held at St Peter Mancroft Church tomorrow, when 10 of the best teams of ringers from across the country, plus several hundred visiting ringers will visit the city. The … Continue reading →

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Plains, Priests, and Protest: Refugee Week in Norwich

Posted on 18 June 2015 by emilysarah2012

This week is Refugee Week, and Norwich is most certainly a city of refuge. There have been many refugees in the city over the centuries and they have left their mark in many different ways.  Have you ever wondered why … Continue reading →

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Creative Writing Winners Announced

Posted on 1 June 2015 by emilysarah2012

We were so impressed by the standard of entries to our WW1 themed creative writing competition that we chose a winner from two age categories. ‘Love at First Shell’, written by Hope Owen Mcnair, in Year 6 at Fairhaven Primary School, wrote … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Love Letter

Posted on 13 February 2015 by emilysarah2012

When a member of staff bought a Singer sewing machine from a Norwich charity shop, she discovered a love letter that has remained hidden for the best part of 50 years. Karen explains…

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Evacuated to Canada

Posted on 11 February 2015 by emilysarah2012

Marion Cropley was one of the thousands of British children evacuated during the Second World War. Her wartime experiences are unusual because she spent the war in Canada, and kept a diary recording her life there. Her diaries, which were … Continue reading →

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Meet the Team: Al, Volunteer

Posted on 6 February 2015 by emilysarah2012

Al volunteers one morning a week here at the Norfolk Record Office. I (Emily) went to the Document Cleaning Room to chat to Al about volunteering. Emily: So Al, how did you first discover the Norfolk Record Office? Al: Well … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Memorial Day

Posted on 25 January 2015 by emilysarah2012

Holocaust Memorial Day commemorates the victims of racial murder, both in the twentieth century and in earlier times.  The day, 27 January, has been chosen because it was on that date in 1945 that the Russian army, in their march … Continue reading →

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