For #NationalShortbreadDay we have this entry from the recipe book of Mrs Kingaby, who worked in service in various kitchens in Norfolk, ending in Houghton Hall

These are the many ways to stay connected to us. You can email, we have a website, blog page with all our events, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky and YouTube. #stayconnected #keepintouch #norfolkrecordoffice

Places still available for for our FREE Quick Guide on Settlement Papers. this Friday 9 Jan 2026 Book your place here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1829442233... #FamlyHistory #Ancestry

Want to learn more about your family history, why not expand your knowledge this New Year and join us online on Friday 9 Jan 2026 for our FREE Quick Guide on Settlement Papers. Book your place here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1829442233...

Happy New Year!!! from the Norfolk Record Office #NewYear2026 #NewYear #NorfolkRecordOffice

Wishing you a peaceful Chistmas from us all at the Norfolk Record Office #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot

We think this looks more like #StNicholas rather than the #Santa we know. Don’t forget to put out the mince pies and milk #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot

Here's a festive edition of 'Reading from the Archives' where we explore Christmas traditions and use sound archives to uncover memories of Christmas celebrations at the turn of the 20th century. #readingfromthearchives #norfolkrecordoffice youtu.be/7QnTp0x0-j0?...

Wrap up warm if you are walking in a #WinterWonderland today. #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot

Bangs of expectation - how a log fire sparked the idea for Britain's first Christmas cracker. #christmascrackers #norfolkrecordoffice norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/2015/12/22/b...

Perhaps not the traditional #WarmFire depicting seasons greetings. #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot

We love seeing the different ways Christmas is celebrated in the archives, and the journals of Hilda Zigomala are rich with detail and colour. Enjoy this blog post about her family Christmases. #hildazigomala #norfolkrecordoffice norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/2020/12/24/a...

We the have found an elf hiding in plain site in this photograph from Hill House, Pulham St Mary #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot #ArchiveElves

Plum puddings, sugar mice, Christmas stockings filled with nuts and oranges, and sing songs, we love hearing Christmas memories. This selection of sound clips was digitally preserved through Unlocking our Sound Heritage project. #norfolkrecordoffice #soundarchives youtu.be/4cQDWlhOGWM?...

This intriguing notebook of Charles Middleton, bellringer of Marsham, includes compostions also where and when they have been rung, this one is dated 27 Dev 1847, at St Mary’s Church, Battersea #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot #Bells

📣 SEARCHROOM CLOSURE 📣 A reminder about our searchroom closure.

Our favourite Hilda Zigomala talks of going on a #Shopping Spree on Christmas Eve in 1902, after having lunch at the Carlton. Can you spot the mistake? #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot

What are your favourite #FestiveClothes ? Tricorner hat or powdered wig? #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot

A romantic scene for #DarkNights, a horse drawn sleigh (2 not 1), a Christmas Tree to decorate and windows glowing in the distance #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot

Early Christmas cards can be decidedly unfestive. A broken plate, scary cats and headless snowmen #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot

For todays #ArchiveAdvent we have this traditional #Nativity image from the Checkley collection #Advent #Christmas2025 @ara_scotland

Have you iced your Christmas cake yet? This is a recipe from the 1948 edition of the Norwich Cooperative Herald and Wheatsheaf Monthly for Mock Almond Paste, #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot #FestivalFood

It may not be cold enough for skating, but we are getting in the festive mood. #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot #WinterSports

How do you decorate your #ChristmasTree ? Our favourite Hilda Zigomala used flags to decorate her tree #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 #Tree @arascot

In Little Barningham, the surname Christmas is relatively common, and we are delighted that there is a Caroline Christmas #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot#ChristmasCarol

📣 SEARCHROOM CLOSURE 📣 A reminder about our searchroom closure from next week.

Is this the first recorded #ChristmasEveBox ?#ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot #BoxesandBows

‘Oh #ChristmasTree ‘ we love this picture from the 1950s with the Lord Mayor switching on the lights in Norwich #ArchiveAdvent #Advent #Christmas2025 @arascot #FestivalLights

A beautifully illuminated example of a #EYAMedieval document from our collection. This is a Psalter for Sacrum Use from the 14th century. #ExploreYourArchive #ExploreYourArchives #illuminatedmanuscripts

The countdown begins! Our #ArchiveAdventCalendar begins with 2 letters from the #SantaArchive from the Kelling Sanitorium in the 1950s, one child is asking for a book of planes and some Meccano and the other some wool, a photograph album and a flower vase. #Christmas2025 @ara_scotland #Presents

New videos online now! Catch up with all the talks from the recent conference 'Change Minds: Using Archives to Improve Mental Health'. youtube.com/playlist?lis... @restorationtrust @heritagefunduk #changeminds #mentalhealth #archivesformentalwellbeing

Perhaps this document might have acted as a cautionary tale for those accountable for felling the sycamore gap tree. This legal record details how John Arther was found guilty of cutting down five mature oak trees and sentenced to receive 50 lashes every month in Aylsham Market. #nationaltreeweek

Are you having cake today for #nationalcakeday? We might try this recipe for a sponge cake- we just need to dry the flour by the fire, boil the sugar and then beat it for an hour before we bake. We just hope the cake is worth it!

With no new series on the way, we think we know what the Doctor has been up to recently. Check out this addition to our strongrooms. #doctorwho #drwho #doctorwhoday

Don't forget to book your place for the launch of the digital editions of the Norwich Hearth Tax 1671 and Norfolk Hearth Tax 1672. Includes speakers from University of East Anglia and University of Roehampton. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1974981568...

Limited places now available for this event celebrating the launch of the digital editions of the Norwich Hearth Tax 1671 and Norfolk Hearth Tax 1672. Includes speakers from University of East Anglia and University of Roehampton. Book at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1974981568...

Here is a great photograph of Draymen from the Steward and Patteson collection, to celebrate International Men's Day. #imd #internationalmensday #brewing #brewery

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Places still available ONLINE for... 🏰 Norwich Castle Keep - how the royal palace was reborn 🏰 Join Tim Pestell as he talks about one of the largest museum redevelopments of recent times. 📅 Wed 19 Nov ⏲️ 1-2pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/norfolk-re... #norwichcastle

Thank you to everyone who came to the Change Minds: Using Archives to Improve Mental Health conference this morning. The speakers were very engaging and thought-provoking and there was some great conversation and questions. #heritagefund #restorationtrust #changeminds #mentalhealth

Gary Tuson is talking about the foundation of #changeminds #heritagefunduk the methodology, development and the nuts and bolts of the project

Our first speaker Sally Hardy director of Norfolk Initiative for Coastal and rural health #changeminds #heritagefund

This humorous addition was spotted by one of our super volunteers in a building control plan for a house on Eaton Road in Norwich, dated March 1951. It seems that the grey watercolour for the window appears elephant-like and this has been emphasised with pencil. #HouseHisto ry #NorwichHistory

The poppy became the symbol of #remembrance in 1921, before that the pansy was used to signify remembrance. #WeWillRememberThem #RemembranceDay

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The first use of X-rays in surgery was in Birmingham in 1896, just over 10 years before John Zigomala broke his arm and needed this pioneering technology. This illustration from his mothers journals shows the before and after X-rays and his recovery. #Internationaldayofradiology #IDoR2025

📣 NEWS 📣 Our brand new events programme for November - February is now live! Many of our events are free or pay what you can. Book your tickets for exciting talks, workshops, craft activities and more. norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-novem... #archives #archiveevents #norfolkrecordoffice

We love these patterns which look like fireworks. If you are celebrating tonight enjoy #bonfirenight

🏰 Norwich Castle Keep - how the royal palace was reborn 🏰 Join Tim Pestell as he talks about one of the largest museum redevelopments of recent times. The talk is available online and in person. 📅 Wed 19 Nov ⏲️ 1-2pm 🎟️ Free, booking essential www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/norfolk-re... #norwichcastle

🎞️ New talk available online! Eating with the Tudors: Dietary Changes in Tudor England by Brigitte Webster @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social is now available to watch on our YouTube channel youtu.be/dN4RSI1X4w0 #eatingwiththetudors #brigittewebster #tudordiet #norfolkrecordoffice