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, […]
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Shining a Light on the Photographic Collection of Edward Chambré and Margaret Hardman
This World Photography Day we explore the Edward Chambré Hardman photographic collection. The collection is the output of the lifetime’s work of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Women in the Early Years of the British School at Athens
Dr Rachel E. Phillips | A.G. Leventis Fellow in Hellenic Studies March shines a spotlight on Women’s History worldwide. In this blog, […]
Doncaster Grammar School Archive comes to the City of Doncaster Archives
To usher in the New Year we at Explore Your Archive have spoken with the City of Doncaster Archives about their newly […]
Christmas in Historic Dunkeld
Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day! Your local archive may not be the first place to come to mind when thinking of […]
Focus Week – Dances and Decisions at the Haverfordwest Assembly Rooms
Assembly rooms in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were key public places of entertainment for the upper classes and were vital to […]
Dressed to De-Stress: Seaside Fashion at the Turn of the 20th Century
As November brings #FocusWeek to the forefront of the Explore Your Archive campaign, Conwy Culture Centre gives us an insight into seaside fashions c.1900.
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 […]