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Historical Archives

All of life is generally recorded. Birth notices, death notices, marriage notices, school documentation, military service, work history, national insurance information - all of life is there.

For more specialised research, there are local and national archives where community history may be uncovered. Nowadays, the internet is a powerful tool for researching history and society, taking care to access peer-reviewed websites. Books, the traditional medium of research, should not be forgotten. Census data provides the social history of a community. None of us is anonymous and no important event in our history has gone unrecorded. Happy hunting!

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Latest articles in Historical Archives

 British Archives - From Fairgrounds to Feminists!

The UK has an extensive network of archives and many of their collections can be accessed via the Internet - making them invaluable for researchers.

Dec 28, 2011 – Jacqui Taylor

Essex Blacksmiths and Farriers of a Century Ago

Blacksmiths were vital to agriculture in centuries past. Although England still boasts of many farriers for equestrians, the days of forges are past.

Nov 20, 2011 – Sylvia Kent

Preserving Our Heritage: One Museum's Story

The Wallace District Mining Museum has been in existence for 55 years. To survive museums must now appeal to a younger tech-savy crowd.

Jul 8, 2011 – Troy Lambert

18th Century London Biographies: From Workhouse to Courthouse

Trace the lives of 18th-century Londoners as these were imprinted on poor relief, charity and criminal justice records and made accessible in London Lives.

Apr 28, 2011 – Lito Apostolakou

Which Archival Storage Boxes to Choose for Document Preservation

Preserve archival documents - manuscripts, files, newspapers - by choosing the right archive box from a variety of clamshell and flat storage boxes.

Feb 17, 2011 – Lito Apostolakou

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