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Tag Archives: hall books
The Virginia Adventure
The Borough Archive in King’s Lynn has a wonderful series of large, leather-bound books called The Hall Books, which record the proceedings of the town council over several centuries. The books covering the 1600s are particularly interesting. It is here … Continue reading
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Tagged hall books, Heacham, Jamestown, king's lynn borough archives, Kings Lynn, USA, Virginia
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King’s Lynn’s Bohemian Rhapsody
The Borough Archive in King’s Lynn has an important series of large, leather-bound books called The Hall Books. They record the proceedings of the town council over several centuries and are the subject of a new volunteer transcription project. The … Continue reading
King’s Lynn and The War of the Spanish Succession
We recently told you about our new project, working to transcribe the Hall Books of the King’s Lynn Borough Archives. This blog is an example of something of interest found as part of that project, showing how worldwide events were … Continue reading
The Witches of Lynn
It’s strange how one thing leads to another. When I was researching the French POWs in King’s Lynn, I came across Devil’s Alley, where the warehouse that was used for temporary accommodation was situated. This led on to the legend … Continue reading
Volunteering Opportunity: The King’s Lynn Borough Archives Transcription Project
Thanks to a generous grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, we have been able to set up a new project, which aims to use crowdsourcing to transcribe the documents held at the King’s Lynn Borough Archives. These records have been … Continue reading
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Tagged crowdsourcing, hall books, king's lynn borough archives, Kings Lynn, palaeography, transcription, volunteering
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Barbary Pirates near King’s Lynn!
The King’s Lynn Borough Archive has a wonderful series of large, leather bound books, called the Hall Books, recording the proceedings of the Town Council. This record, for 10th January, 1625, reports the “granting of twelve great pieces of ordinance … Continue reading