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Volunteering Opportunity: The King’s Lynn Borough Archives Transcription Project

Posted on 26 October 2018 by victoriadraper24

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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Barbary Pirates near King’s Lynn!

Posted on 17 May 2018 by victoriadraper24

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 →

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