Dickens and Christmas – traditions in the Charles Dickens Museum
Christmas is a big deal at the Charles Dickens Museum, as Dickens is seen as the creator of Christmas as we know […]
Tag: heritage
‘An ordinary life’: The King’s Fund’s work on services for disabled people
For today’s #EYAInclusion we’re handing over to the King’s Fund Library’s team to highlight their recent work around accessibility and services for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Explore Your Archive week with Jane Cameron National Archives
Background to the Jane Cameron National Archives The Jane Cameron National Archives is the National Archives of the Falkland Islands, preserving and […]