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Category Archives: Behind the Scenes
Saving the Nation’s sounds and opening them up to all
Sound recordings help us to understand the world around us. They document the UK’s creative endeavours, preserve key moments in history, capture personal memories, and give a sense of local and regional identity. The UK’s sound collections are, however, … Continue reading
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Tagged cassettes, digital preservation, digitisation, oral history, Sound Archive, sound recordings, tapes, UOSH
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Disaster recovery: The impact of the fire at Norwich Central Library and the creation of The Archive Centre
This August marks 25 years since the fire at Norwich Central Library which took place on 1 August 1994. At the time the archives of the Norfolk Record Office were kept in the basement strongroom of the library with some … Continue reading
Researching Norwich Road Workhouse: Norwich Primary Academy History Club
In early July we were joined by the members of Norwich Primary Academy History club as part of their special project looking at the history of Norwich Road Workhouse. The pupils had been researching the Haze family who were in … Continue reading
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Tagged family history, microfilm, norwich, tours, workhouse
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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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Hashtags and 280 Characters: My Experience of Teen Twitter Takeover Day
During the summer I was lucky enough to take part in the Teen Twitter Takeover 2018 at Norfolk Record Office. Hosted by museums from across the country the Teen Twitter Takeover gives teens the chance to experience not only the … Continue reading
News from the Classroom: May and June 2018
Since our last school blog at the beginning of May, we have packed our suitcases and visited eight different schools, and hosted a group from Broadland High School. It’s been another busy couple of months! In May, a group from … Continue reading
Norwich Building Control Plans Indexing Project: a Volunteer’s Musings
As someone who loves studying twentieth century British social history (and has ambitions to become an archivist!), volunteering at the Norfolk Record Office was an opportunity I couldn’t resist. Participating in the Norwich building control plans indexing project (NRO, N/EN … Continue reading