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Letters from the archives
In WWII enemy aliens were kept in internment camps. Newly married Ida writes to her husband Ernst who is in camp 009.
Behind the Scenes with the EYA Team
It’s Explore Your Archives week! We’re joined by Karyn and Jo from the EYA team to tell us a bit about what […]
The fascinating history of a little book of alphabet rhymes published in 1667
The history of ‘A Guide for the Childe and Youth’ unearthed by Archive Work Placement at Keele University Library.
The Rathdown School Archive
It’s September, which means that students across the UK and Ireland have been going back to school. For this month’s themed blog, […]
Archives in Focus: Armagh Robinson Library
Armagh Robinson Library is the oldest public library in Northern Ireland. It was established 250 years ago, in 1771, by Richard Robinson, Archbishop of Armagh and […]
Monthly Theme: Firsts at St. Helens Archive
For this month’s theme, Firsts, Tawny Whitfield from St. Helens Archive Service, writes about the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and its impact […]
Archive in Focus: The Cuala Press: a female led industry
For this month’s blog, Ciara Daly, from Trinity College, Dublin, discusses the Cuala Press Collection. The Cuala Press Project has been contributing to the […]
Monthly Theme: Daily Life in Canterbury Cathedral
For this month’s theme Cressida Williams from Canterbury Cathedral takes us through the daily routine of the Cathedral in medieval times with […]
In Focus: Asylum Archive
This month’s ‘In Focus’ blog looks at the Asylum Archive, a living exhibition of accumulated artefacts, oral histories and photography that reflect […]