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Category Archives: Snapshots from the Archive
Depositions: Uncovering the lives of ordinary Norfolk people through church court records
Archivists at the NRO have, among other projects, spent some time over the lockdown months of summer, indexing the contents of a representative sample of witness deposition books from Norwich Diocese, dating from the 16th-18th centuries (our reference, DN/DEP). Very … Continue reading
A Variety of Ways to Celebrate Christmas: Exploring the many Christmases of Hilda Zigomala
Those of you who have read out blog posts in the past, will probably remember we have mentioned the journals of Hilda Zigomala many times before. A collection of 15 volumes which chronicles her life from getting married to Jack … Continue reading
Posted in Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged christmas, First World War, India, London, traditional, Victorian, Zigomala
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The Cinemas of King’s Lynn from the Building Control Plans
The King’s Lynn Borough Archives hold the building control plans for the old Borough Council of King’s Lynn from 1883 up to 1960. The plans from 1960 to 1974 were sadly lost during the flood of the 1978. The plan … Continue reading
Religion in Norfolk at the Time of the Mayflower
This month marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower setting sail on a voyage that led to the foundation of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Of the 102 passengers on board we know that at least seven came from Norfolk. So what was … Continue reading
Posted in NRO Research Bloggers, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged 17th century, America, Massachusetts, Mayflower, Pilgrams, Plymouth, religion, settlement, voyage
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Then and Now: counting and control in time of epidemic
In a crisis like the plague it is vital to get a handle on what is happening. The counting of deaths was one thing the Mayor’s Court was very keen on. Norwich was one of the very first places in … Continue reading
Posted in Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged burial register, lockdown, norwich, plague, selfisolation, socialdistancing, Strangers
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Fighting the Plague in Tudor Norwich
People are supposed to learn from history, so it is interesting to compare the present situation with a similar, or even more calamitous, happening in Norwich’s past. This is the plague, which first came to Norwich in 1349 (that first … Continue reading
Posted in Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged black death, coronavirus, covid19, lockdown, norwich, plague, selfisolation, Wymondham, Yarmouth
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King’s Lynn’s trading links with Europe: King’s Lynn and the Hansa
(Or, in a travesty of the old saying, Hansa is as Hansa does) Over time, King’s Lynn’s trading links with Europe have developed and evolved and continue to do so today. Records held in the King’s Lynn Borough Archives can … Continue reading
Posted in NRO Research Bloggers, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged agreements, Disputes, Freemen, hall books, Hanse, king's lynn borough archives, Kings Lynn, letters, merchants, trade
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