Tag Archives: Meet the Team

A Sound Archiving Experience by Katie Sarginson

Posted on February 23, 2022 by nhudsonnro

Discover the audio archiving journey of Katie Sarginson, who joined Norfolk Record Office’s Unlocking Our Sound Heritage team in 2021 for a six month internship. “In September 2021, I was employed by Norfolk Record Office as their Sound Archive Intern … Continue reading →

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Developments in digital preservation and digitisation at the Norfolk Record Office: an update from Transforming Archives Trainee Pawel Jaskulski

Posted on June 8, 2016 by elizabethjayne2015

It’s been six months since my first “Meet the Team” blog with Outreach and Engagement Trainee Lizzie and it calls for an update on what I have been up to since then! The main focus of my traineeship is to support the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating National Libraries Day: Meet the Archive Specialists at Norfolk Heritage Centre

Posted on February 5, 2016 by elizabethjayne2015

Saturday 6 February 2016 is National Libraries Day and we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to celebrate the resources we have available at Norfolk Record Office. At The Archive Centre we have a reference library in the search … Continue reading →

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From parchment to pixels

Posted on December 16, 2015 by elizabethjayne2015

From assistant manuscript repairer to conservationist and archive conservator Antoinette Curtis has seen many changes since she first began working at The Norfolk Record Office in 1973. A familiar face in the conservation team, Antoinette has informed and inspired students, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Behind the Scenes | Tagged Apocalypto project, Archives and Record Association, Aylsham, BioArCh, Canadian Conservation Institute, conservation, Delf slides, Meet the Team, National Manuscripts Conservation Trust, Norfolk Museums Service, parchment, research, Salthouse, The Clothworkers' Foundation | 2 Comments

Meet the team-Transforming Archives Trainees

Posted on November 26, 2015 by elizabethjayne2015

Hi everyone, This is Pawel and Lizzie Transforming Archives trainees for 2015-2016. We are now 7 weeks into our traineeship and wanted to share the exciting work we’ve been doing! Our traineeships are 2 of 13 places in the second … Continue reading →

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The Searchroom Team’s Top Ten Tips for Researching Family History

Posted on July 21, 2015 by emilysarah2012

Working in the Searchroom at the Norfolk Record Office we regularly give advice to people researching their family history. A lot of the difficulties people come across are very similar, so we’ve put together our top ten tips which we hope will … Continue reading →

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Meet the Team: Al, Volunteer

Posted on February 6, 2015 by emilysarah2012

Al volunteers one morning a week here at the Norfolk Record Office. I (Emily) went to the Document Cleaning Room to chat to Al about volunteering. Emily: So Al, how did you first discover the Norfolk Record Office? Al: Well … Continue reading →

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Mission Successful!

Posted on December 20, 2014 by emilysarah2012

Thank you to everyone at the Norfolk Record Office for an enjoyable 12 week internship. My project with Antoinette looking at the differences between isinglass derived from wild-caught and aqua farmed sturgeon has gone very well. The research limitations using … Continue reading →