Category Archives: Snapshots from the Archive

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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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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A New Year in 1905

Posted on 31 December 2014 by emilysarah2012

These happy dancers at a New Year’s ball in 1905 are just one memory captured in fifteen illustrated journals created by a woman named Hilda Zigomala. She was the daughter of Charles and Augusta North of Rougham Hall (between King’s … Continue reading →

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New Year(ish) Celebrations

Posted on 30 December 2014 by emilysarah2012

We found this lovely bright poster in the parish records of Cockley Cley. Do any of you have an idea as to why the date of the ‘Grand Social’ was changed from the 31st to the 30th December!?

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Boxing Day Box Making

Posted on 26 December 2014 by emilysarah2012

Well, it’s boxing day, and clearly a perfect time to talk about boxes. We won’t give you the whole blurb about our new service, just watch this short video to find out more… And here’s a beautiful postcard-photograph from the … Continue reading →

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Memories of Christmas

Posted on 22 December 2014 by emilysarah2012

Memories of Christmases gone by are always fascinating.  In the Norfolk Sound Archive, which is part of the Norfolk Record Office, we hold a sound recording of the memoirs of Hon. Lady Smith, daughter of Savile Brinton, first Baron Somerleyton. … Continue reading →

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On Wednesday we welcomed Early Modern History MA Students from the University of East Anglia for a visit. They were really enthusiastic to see the documents they had requested.  Of particular interest was the church book dated 1642-1839 for the … Continue reading →

Posted on 14 December 2014 by emilysarah2012 | Leave a comment