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.
Category: Featured Archives
Archives across the UK and Ireland tell you about what they hold and what they do with it.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Archive in Focus: The Irish Traditional Music Archive
This month’s Archive in Focus blog explores the fantastic work done by the Irish Traditional Music Archive to collect material from all […]
In Focus: Historic Environment Scotland
For this month’s ‘In Focus’ blog Frederick Alexander from Historic Environment Scotland introduces the recently completely digital project “Beyond the Phyiscal: Future […]
In Focus: North East Wales Archives
For this month’s ‘In Focus’ blog, Sarah Roberts from North East Wales Archives joins us to highlight their Women Rediscovered project. Explore […]
Wolverhampton City Archive collates material of Punjabi migration to the city
For this month’s ‘In Focus’ blog, Heidi McIntosh of Wolverhampton City Archives joins us to introduce the Apna Heritage Archive. Working from […]
The Archive In Clongowes Wood College
History and development Clongowes Wood College SJ, near Clane in Co Kildare has a long and rich history of education in Ireland […]
Dublin City Council Archive – A city response to Covid-19
Back in March, when the pandemic took hold in Ireland and the first lockdown was introduced, it was clear that we were […]