THEMES Artifacts, objects and documents
Archiving Special Interest websites for future historical research
UK Web Archive an important project capturing history as it unfolds, preserving our history in a digital age, when much is never committed to paper but only to bytes…
Read MoreAgas Map of London, Online and Interactive
Historical maps are beautiful works of art and to see The Agas map of London on line and interactive, thanks to the work of the University of Victoria Canada with the permission of the London Metropolitan archive, is a real bonus to historians and an excellent piece of work.
Read MoreFoundling Hospital Collection
Possibly the most poignant collection in London, the Foundling Hospital Collection…
Read MoreKew Gardens Library, Art & Archives
The remarkable collection and archive at Kew Gardens and what they can reveal about ‘enlightened’ times..
Read MoreChildren Lost and Found Notices
Lost children of the C19th. How heartbreaking it must have been to lose a child in the seething populace of London but how did a poor family go about finding their lost child. A little piece of ephemera had us on the trail….
Read MoreBMD Certificates sale Birmingham & Midland Genealogy Society
Search 7000 unwanted BMD certificates available through Birmingham and Midland Society Genealogy and Heraldry
Read MoreCharles Dickens Podcast from The National Archive
Michael Allen, author and Charles Dickens expert, revealed some new insights into Dickens life. Listen to the 2010 podcast from The National Archive to discover more
Read MoreInstructing The Volunteer Regiments – check out the uniforms….
The Volunteer Regiments and their intriguing uniforms 1860
Read MoreVolunteer Battalions of British Army
What were the Volunteer Battalions of the British Army and why did they form?
Read MoreThe Territorial Force of British Army
When was the Territorial Force of the British Army established?
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