Faith in action – the Library of the Society of Friends, an archive of protest
To round up November’s theme of Religion and Spirituality, the Library of the Society of Friends (Quakers in Britain) have written a […]
Category: Monthly Themed Blogs
Education at St Paul’s School, from the Tudors to the Second World War
September brings the back-to-school season, where new learning journeys begin and fresh opportunities unfold. This month, the Explore Your Archive campaign is […]
Make ’em laugh – a look into the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive
I was delighted when EYA got in touch to ask whether we’d contribute a post to the August theme of humour for, […]
A Cathedral to Nature: The Archives of the Natural History Museum
For July’s ‘Nature’ theme we at EYA approached Rebecca Keddie, Assistant Archivist at the Natural History Museum, to find out what specimens […]
Nature, beauty and heritage for everyone: The archives of the National Trust for Scotland
To round off July’s Explore Your Archive theme of ‘Nature’, Fiona from the National Trust for Scotland is giving an insight into […]
Learning Through Play: Froebel’s Educational Philosophy and the Power of Play
During May we celebrated Fun and Games. Few were more influential on the origins of fun and games in early years education […]
Putting Egypt on the map: Frederik Ludvig Norden’s Travels in Egypt and Nubia
This month at EYA we are celebrating #Travel. Ruth Gooding, Special Collections Librarian at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David gives […]
Exploring the Atlantic with Frank White
To link to this month’s theme of #EYATravel, Kat from the Bank of England Archive highlights an unusual travel record held in […]
Photographic Collections at the National Fairground and Circus Archive
For May’s theme of Fun and Games we reached out to the National Fairground and Circus Archive for an insight into their […]
Grace McIntosh: The Life of a Victorian Criminal
To round off this month’s theme of #EYAJustice, Phil from Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives takes us on a journey to trace […]