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A Walker’s Guide to 19th Century Snowdonia

Posted on November 15, 2017 by

In this day and age holidays in the UK are taken for granted. The combination of high living standards, low travelling costs and easy access to the European mainland (at least for now!) has allowed for increasing number of British … Continue reading →

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‘Even some pressed seaweed’ – A historical student’s revelation.

Posted on October 11, 2017 by

This is the wonder of archives: you never know what you might find. I was lucky enough to study an early 19th century document which combined a variety of wonderful elements including diary entries, poetry, drawings, a butterfly fact file, … Continue reading →

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John Bilby: Norwich’s Travelling Hairdresser

Posted on September 27, 2017 by

It can be suggested that autobiographical records are amongst the most personal and private forms of document available within an archive, this allowing researchers to obtain new information on the period in question. Therefore, it can be claimed that John … Continue reading →

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On your shelf – An Edith Cavell treasure?

Posted on September 13, 2017 by

Nurse Cavell was shot in Brussels in October 1915 for helping 200 allied soldiers out of German-occupied Belgium to neutral Holland. Maltese composer Paolino Vassallo (1856-1923) wrote a three act opera on Norfolk nurse Edith Cavell which was performed in … Continue reading →

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What makes a good Valentines Card?

Posted on February 14, 2017 by

ETN 4/14/2Did you send any valentines cards this morning? If you did you are following on from a tradition that evolved in the 18th century. Although the notion of sending cards, chocolates and flowers has remained the same since then, … Continue reading →

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