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Tag: heritage

May 31, 2024June 2, 2024Blog, Uncategorized

Science and Technology: with the Royal Archives

In April we at Explore Your Archive spoke with the Royal Archives about the legacy and significance of scientific and technological innovation […]

March 22, 2024November 11, 2024Blog, Monthly Themed Blogs, Uncategorized

Montrose Girls Club – a collection at Angus Archives

Photograph of female nurses in their uniforms, from the early 20th century.

Angus Archives holds a range of interesting material relating to women and girls who have resided and still live in the area. […]

March 8, 2024March 8, 2024Blog, Monthly Themed Blogs, Uncategorized

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn – secrets at the Museum of Freemasonry?

Handwritten cipher on paper.

What is secrecy? Writing this blog made me think about why archives created by some organisations are thought of as ‘secret’ whereas […]

January 31, 2024February 26, 2024Blog, Monthly Themed Blogs, Uncategorized

The Darker Side of the Ferguson Collection: Part Two

A world of scientific experimentation into the supernatural and what makes an “eerie” tale.

January 31, 2024April 12, 2024Blog, Uncategorized

The Bishopsgate Institute

Placard used at London Trans+ Pride March in London, 2020 , stating 'Black Trans Lives Matter' written over rainbow colours.

Holds the records of artists, sports people, clubbers and anyone who wishes to document their life. 

January 8, 2024November 11, 2024Blog, Monthly Themed Blogs, Uncategorized

Highland Archive Centre

A look at the Christmas and Hogmanay traditions taking place in the Scottish Highlands

December 30, 2023April 12, 2024Archives In Focus, Blog

Letting Traditions Grow 

The Christmas festivities at John Lewis have always played a big part.

December 21, 2023February 26, 2024Blog, Monthly Themed Blogs

Pretty Paper – a history of Christmas cards at the Postal Museum archives             

The wonderful journey of the cherished British Christmas card.

December 1, 2023February 26, 2024Blog, Monthly Themed Blogs, Uncategorized

The father of plastic surgery case files

Watercolour of Private Skurr, 15 March 1918.

The WW1 groundbreaking facial surgeries case files reveal sensitivity and compassion from the medical team.

November 30, 2023February 15, 2024Archives In Focus, Blog, Uncategorized

Execution. Gunpowder Plot. Great Fire. Plague.

What role do archives play in remembering events of national significance?

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