Tag Archives: London

A Variety of Ways to Celebrate Christmas: Exploring the many Christmases of Hilda Zigomala

Posted on December 24, 2020 by victoriadraper24

Those of you who have read our blog posts in the past, will probably remember we have mentioned the journals of Hilda Zigomala many times before. A collection of 15 volumes which chronicles her life from getting married to Jack … Continue reading →

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A Luxury London Retreat: The Journal of Margaret Howes

Posted on May 21, 2020 by victoriadraper24

Margaret Howes was approaching eleven years when she recounted her vibrant experience in London during the September of 1855 (NRO, MC 340/7, 710×9). After travelling from Norwich through Cambridgeshire, and sightseeing in the cities of Ely and Cambridge, Margaret, accompanied … Continue reading →

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Royal Greenwich Observatory

Posted on March 12, 2020 by nhudsonnro

The ‘Unlocking Our Sound Heritage’ Project has received many collections for digitisation since it began. One such collection is the sound archives of the Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO), currently housed within the Cambridge University Archives. This collection has a vast … Continue reading →

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