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Norfolk Witchcraft Trials

Posted on 20 October 2014 by emilysarah2012

Trials for witchcraft were fairly common in Tudor and Stuart times: several can be found in the Yarmouth quarter sessions records, for example (Y/S 1/2).  By far the biggest trial was that of 1645.  Yarmouth Assembly actually invited Matthew Hopkins … Continue reading →

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Dragons’ Den at Hellesdon High School

Posted on 16 October 2014 by emilysarah2012

Last month the Education and Outreach team went to Hellesdon High School to spend two days giving Industry Workshops to the Year 8 students (age 12-13 years), alongside our colleagues from Norfolk Museum Service.

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Meet the Team! Emily and Caroline: Transforming Archives Trainees

Posted on 14 October 2014 by emilysarah2012

Hi everyone! This is Emily and Caroline, and we joined the Norfolk Record Office at the beginning of October. We’re working here for a year as part of The National Archives Transforming Archives Traineeship, which is funded by the Heritage … Continue reading →

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Discovering First World War heroes in West Raynham

Posted on 8 October 2014 by victoriadraper24

This morning I visited West Raynham Primary School to work with year 3/4 pupils looking at the history of their village and some of the villager’s involvement in the First World War. In order to find out about trades, businesses … Continue reading →

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A Norfolk Man’s War: The Hewetson Letters

Posted on 6 October 2014 by victoriadraper24

I have been busy preparing for my forthcoming talk which will take place this Friday (10 October) at 1pm in The Green Room at The Archive Centre. The talk, ‘A Norfolk Man’s War: The Hewetson Letters’ is free of charge. … Continue reading →

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It’s goodbye from me… (sort of!)

Posted on 27 September 2014 by heritagelady13

Today marks my last day working for Norfolk Record Office after the best part of four years at NRO, first as  Archive Specialist, and for most of the last year, seconded as Archive Education and Outreach Officer.

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Getting ready for ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ at the Norfolk Record Office

Posted on 22 September 2014 by victoriadraper24

This week, we are working on the final preparations for our Thursday evening event. The event ties-in with the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? programme featuring Mary Berry which aired on Thursday, 11 September. Some of the research … Continue reading →

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Battle of Britain Day

Posted on 15 September 2014 by victoriadraper24

15 September is Battle of Britain Day and it is commemorated every year on this date.  The Battle of Britain was the aerial conflict between the British and German air forces in the skies over the United Kingdom in 1940.  … Continue reading →

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