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‘Too common amongst young people’
These words relate to having sex outside of marriage. They were written in a letter of support, dated 3 May 1760, for a James Lacey of Scarning. The letter is just one of several thousand documents which form the archive, … Continue reading
Local history is all about stories
The ‘Community Archives: Skills, Support & Sustainability’ project has been set up by the Norfolk Record Office with the aim of providing Norfolk’s community archive and local heritage groups with advice, training and resources to help them improve the management … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Archives, local history, Martham
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Dragon Hall Archive Project Internship
The ‘Community Archives: Skills, Support & Sustainability’ project has been set up by the Norfolk Record Office with the aim of providing Norfolk’s community archive and local heritage groups with advice, training and resources to help them improve the management … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, ArchivesAreYou, CASSS, Dragon Hall, IAW2022, norwich, volunteering
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Newton Flotman and Saxlingham Thorpe Heritage Group
The ‘Community Archives: Skills, Support & Sustainability’ project has been set up by the Norfolk Record Office with the aim of providing Norfolk’s community archive and local heritage groups with advice, training and resources to help them improve the management … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, ArchivesAreYou, CASSS, Community Archives, heritage, IAW2022, local history, Newton Flotman, Saxlingham Thorpe
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60 years old!
The ‘Community Archives: Skills, Support & Sustainability’ project has been set up by the Norfolk Record Office with the aim of providing Norfolk’s community archive and local heritage groups with advice, training and resources to help them improve the management … Continue reading
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Tagged ArchivesAreYou, Aylsham, CASSS, Community Archives, COVID, IAW2022, local history, Town Archive
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Church court records at the Norfolk Record Office
Introduction Church court records, more specifically the records of the Norwich Consistory Court, are probably the most salacious at the Norfolk Record Office (NRO). Before the mid-nineteenth century, church courts had jurisdiction over many aspects of life, including matrimony, probate, … Continue reading
A Sound Archiving Experience by Katie Sarginson
Discover the audio archiving journey of Katie Sarginson, who joined Norfolk Record Office’s Unlocking Our Sound Heritage team in 2021 for a six month internship. “In September 2021, I was employed by Norfolk Record Office as their Sound Archive Intern … Continue reading
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