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Tag Archives: photography
Digitsation, WW2, and King’s Lynn Charters
This week’s blog post is written by Caroline D, the Norfolk Record Office’s first digitisation trainee. She describes the fascinating work she has been doing for the past year and explains about some exciting resources which will be available in the … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged charters, conservation, diaries, digitisation, Edward II, Eighth United States Army Air Force, illumination, Kings Lynn, letters, medieval, memoirs, online, photography, Second Air Division Memorial Library, Second World War, Sound Archive, traineeship, website
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Prisons in Norfolk
This week’s blog post is from Orla Kennelly, who works as an Archive Specialist for the Norfolk Record Office, and is based at the Norfolk Heritage Centre. Norwich Castle, and The Guildhall just off the market place, are two of … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged bridewells, Elizabeth Fry, family history, Newgate Prison, newspapers, Norfolk Heritage Centre, Norfolk women in history, Norwich Castle, photograph albums, photography, police, prison reform, prisoners, prisons, The Guildhall, Wymondham
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Boxing Day Box Making
Well, it’s boxing day, and clearly a perfect time to talk about boxes. We won’t give you the whole blurb about our new service, just watch this short video to find out more… And here’s a beautiful postcard-photograph from the … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged box, Caley's, chaplefield, chocolate, conservation, factory, photography, technology, video, women
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