Archives and Remembrance: Execution. Gunpowder Plot. Great Fire. Plague.
This month for our ‘Remembrance’ theme we at EYA spoke with University of St Andrews Special Collections to gain an insight into […]
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The Practice of Inclusion Within the Walls of Fulbourn Asylum
As November highlights to us the importance of inclusion, we delve into the records of Fulbourn Hospital (formally Fulbourn Asylum), held by […]
The Darker Side of the Ferguson Collection: Part One
With Hallowe’en not long behind us, in the first of a series of spooky-themed articles by the University of Glasgow Archives & […]
Spooky Happenings in the Greville Family of Warwick Castle Collection
In anticipation of Halloween, we at Explore Your Archive made a ghostly call upon Warwickshire County Record Office to untangle from the […]
‘Adventure’
Not only intrepid journeys through exotic landscapes, but adventure is also found in family holidays.
Preserving Compilation VHS Tapes
The special contribution film makes in the telling of local history.
Isle of Man Naturalist, William Cowin
Cowin’s fieldwork diaries offer invaluable data of the biodiversity of the island.
Queer Heritage and Collections Network
Working to better understand the need and potential for queer heritage interpretation.
Flora and Fauna in Traditional Crafts
The Museum of English Rural Life celebrates the use of local flora and fauna as well as animals in our craft traditions.
The British North Greenland Expedition (1952-1954)
Extreme conditions and heart warming messages. Crashes, explosions, crevasses and a death.