Tag Archives: family history
Stepping Back In Time
In the beginning When I first started doing my family history many years ago, I wasn’t surprised to find that most of my ancestors had gravitated to the heavily-industrialised area of Salford and then to the Bolton area of Lancashire … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, NRO Research Bloggers, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged family history
Leave a comment
Norfolk: A County of Welcome
Who was Lewis Ecker? Why did he have to leave his homeland of Russia in the 19th century? And what happened to him and his family on arrival in Norfolk? In this blog post we use a number of documents … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged family history, learning, local history, Refugee Week, school
4 Comments
Researching Norwich Road Workhouse: Norwich Primary Academy History Club
In early July we were joined by the members of Norwich Primary Academy History club as part of their special project looking at the history of Norwich Road Workhouse. The pupils had been researching the Haze family who were in … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Behind the Scenes, Schools, Snapshots from the Archive, Young People
Tagged family history, microfilm, norwich, tours, workhouse
Leave a comment
“Old but quite fit for use” The Norfolk Survey of Schools 1903
The 1902 Education Act abolished the school board system and established Local Education Authorities (LEAs). Norfolk established LEAs for Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn and Norfolk County Council (NCC). NCC, to aid this transition; carried out a survey of its … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, NRO Research Bloggers, Schools, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged education, family history, headteachers, Schools, social history, survey, teachers, teaching, village life
2 Comments
Robert Henry Bollin: One Man’s Impact on Life in 19th Century King’s Lynn
Written by Christine Shackell In July 2018, Stories of Lynn museum hosted an exhibition on the life of Robert Henry Bollin, 1812-1885. His story had been unearthed during family history research and showed how, by searching beyond dates of birth, … Continue reading
Norfolk Record Office 