Category Archives: Snapshots from the Archive

An Enigmatic Diarist as Ever Was Known: The Syleham Diary 1784 – 1824

Posted on 18 November 2021 by nroeando2017

Taken from Norfolk Record Office, MC 2329/1, 958X1 In 1805 this diarist wrote: This comment led to the diary being offered to the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.  They declined the offer and it was subsequently retrieved from a waste paper … Continue reading →

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Great Yarmouth’s Early Modern Astrology

Posted on 6 November 2021 by nroeando2017

Astrology, or using the stars to tell the future, has been a part of human society since prehistory and remains with us today in the form of horoscopes and readings.  For Early Modern people astrologers offered a chance to understand … Continue reading →

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Reaching for the stars: An Account of Early Space Exploration

Posted on 14 October 2021 by victoriadraper24

Would we have reached the moon without the courage of men like General William Kepner? The Experiment In 1934 General William Kepner took part in an experimental stratosphere flight, in which he tried to reach the second layer of the … Continue reading →

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The Story of Sound part 4: Wire, War-time secrets, and Walkman’s

Posted on 22 September 2021 by nhudsonnro

Previously on the Story of Sound blog series, we travelled back in time to discover the first invention to record and re-play audio, uncovered forgotten formats such as the wax cylinder, and learnt how American President Franklin Roosevelt is linked … Continue reading →

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How Much Has School Really Changed In The Last 100 Years?

Posted on 13 September 2021 by nroeando2017

Introduction Adults often say “you have school far easier these days” to young people like myself. Making me wonder, how much has school really changed in the last 100 years? How does my modern experience of school compare to the … Continue reading →

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Fear of Invasion

Posted on 3 September 2021 by victoriadraper24

“He who would all England win, should at Weybourne Hope begin.”  Norfolk has always been vulnerable to invasion from the sea, particularly in areas like Weybourne with its steeply shelving beach giving deep-water anchorage close to the shore. A map of 1588, … Continue reading →

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How did football come to Carrow Road

Posted on 31 August 2021 by victoriadraper24

On this day in 1935 the first football match was played at Carrow Road. In this blog we will be looking at why the ground was built on this site and some of the changes which have taken place to … Continue reading →

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Entering Australia: The Life of a 19th Century Criminal

Posted on 7 August 2021 by victoriadraper24

Australia, like the rest of Oceania, has been working hard at keeping its borders closed over the past 18 months to stop the spread of COVID. However, this was not always the case.  In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries many, … Continue reading →

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