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Enough to Make You Cross-Eyed

For this month’s Handwriting theme, we take a look at some wonderfully tricky examples in Wolverhampton City Archives. At first glance, this letter […]

Crime in Worcestershire Archives and Archaeology Service

This month, the Explore Your Archive campaign is highlighting #EYACrime by reporting two crimes detailed in the West Mercia Police case files, […]

The Usk Gaol books

April is Explore Your Archive Crime month – read below about some women with criminal histories in Gwent Archives. Women have been […]

The archives of the British Trust for Ornithology

To round off this month’s EYA Wildlife theme, we are highlighting the collections and work of the British Trust for Ornithology’s archive. […]

Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive

For February’s theme of Connections, Paul V Dudman, Archivist for the Living Refugee Archive at the University of East London, has written […]

Dickens and Christmas – traditions in the Charles Dickens Museum

Christmas is a big deal at the Charles Dickens Museum, as Dickens is seen as the creator of Christmas as we know […]

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