Remembrance at the National Army Museum
For this month’s theme of Remembrance , we are going to delve deeper into the collections of the National Army Museum, led […]
Author: Isabel lauterjung
Kew Gardens’ flagpoles – archival stories of a huge endeavour
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have had many giants to consider for today’s theme of Huge. For example, the Great Pagoda, built […]
The Strange Death of Frank Podmore
Content warning: This post contains references to a dead body, which some readers may find upsetting. Reader discretion is advised. For this […]
Algae and seaweed research at the Marine Biological Association
Taking a look at Dr Mary Parke’s records It may not feel like it, but spring is here and with it comes […]
Montrose Girls Club – a collection at Angus Archives
Angus Archives holds a range of interesting material relating to women and girls who have resided and still live in the area. […]
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 […]
The Bishopsgate Institute
Holds the records of artists, sports people, 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
Pretty Paper – a history of Christmas cards at the Postal Museum archives
The wonderful journey of the cherished British Christmas card.
The father of plastic surgery case files
The WW1 groundbreaking facial surgeries case files reveal sensitivity and compassion from the medical team.