Category Archives: Snapshots from the Archive

Died in the Line of Duty – The Norwich Baedeker Raids of April 1942

Posted on April 22, 2022 by nroeando2017

Between July 1940 and August 1941 Norwich had suffered 27 bombing raids.  There then followed eight months of relative calm until Monday 27th April when the city suffered heavy losses as a result of the Baedeker raids.  The German Baedeker … Continue reading →

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Norfolk’s New Railways: The Arguments For and Against the Introduction of Railways in 19th Century Norfolk

Posted on April 2, 2022 by victoriadraper24

The First Line The coming of the railways to Norfolk revolutionized many aspects of county life. The first railway from London to Norfolk arrived in the 1840s, when the line was opened via Wymondham and Cambridge and, from 1849, the … Continue reading →

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Reading from the Archives: Out of the Mouths of Babes

Posted on March 23, 2022 by nroeando2017

For our next Reading from the Archives session, we have a special Family Friendly theme featuring documents written by children. We have once again delved into our collections to uncover the words of children from the pages of our documents, … Continue reading →

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Cures for all!

Posted on March 5, 2022 by victoriadraper24

Just over 2 years since it was first brought to the public’s attention and for most people focus is still very much on COVID 19. In the past two years we have learnt a lot about social distancing, mask wearing, … Continue reading →

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Midshipman’s Log of Robert Horace Walpole 1870-1: The Start of a Life of Adventure

Posted on February 17, 2022 by nroeando2017

Robert Horace Walpole was born in 1854 and joined the Royal Navy in 1867.  This blog is an account of Walpole’s Midshipman’s log on HMS Bristol from February 1870 to January 1871.  No great adventures are recorded here; the predominant … Continue reading →

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Hidden Stories behind the Asylum Records

Posted on February 5, 2022 by nroeando2017

Written by Christine Shackell, NRO research blogger The Thorpe Asylum casebooks held at the Norfolk Record Office give us a snapshot in time of the lives of the patients admitted there. Extending the search to include other records gives us … Continue reading →

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Record Office Recipes

Posted on January 20, 2022 by nroeando2017

Archives give us a unique insight into the kitchens of our ancestors  We can discover ingredients unfamiliar to our modern taste buds and methods that are no longer used in a modern kitchen.  We can also discover surprisingly familiar ingredients … Continue reading →

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Ballgowns and Dinner Invitations

Posted on January 8, 2022 by nroeando2017

We recently held one of our popular Reading from the Archives events with a very swish title – Ballgowns and Dinner Invitations. Planning for this event was an opportunity to scour the archives using our online catalogue, and find some … Continue reading →

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