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Explore Your Archive is an Archives and Records Association platform to encourage everyone to visit, use, celebrate and be inspired by archives in the UK & Ireland.

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What is an archive and what do archivists do?

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We promote the stories unveiled from UK & Ireland archives

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn – secrets at the Museum of Freemasonry?

What is secrecy? Writing this blog made me think about why archives created by some organisations are thought of as ‘secret’ whereas […]

Anne Lister: the secret’s out!

From coded whispers about daily tasks to private reflections, come and unravel Anne Lister’s coded musings beyond romantic aspects. This month we […]

The Darker Side of the Ferguson Collection: Part Two

A world of scientific experimentation into the supernatural and what makes an “eerie” tale.

Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives

You will find there the records of poets, sports people, dancers, artists, clubbers and anyone who wishes to document their life. 

Highland Archive Centre

A look at the Christmas and Hogmanay traditions taking place in the Scottish Highlands

Letting Traditions Grow 

The Christmas festivities at John Lewis have always played a big part.

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