Part 2 of my archival reflections from my placement at @norfolkro.bsky.social

Look back at the conservation of the letters and notebooks of Dr Richard Bright, the Father of Nephrology youtu.be/68d5e6DHmqI?... #Archive30 #ArchiveConservation

#onthisday in 1912 the Titanic sank in the North Atlanic ocean. Norfolk born crew member Frank Winnold Prentice was a survivor, born and baptised in Downham Market. Read more about his amazing story - www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-surv... #titanic #titanicsurvivor

Find our toolkit, guidance and advice for #CommunityArchives on our website www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/article/3088... #Archives30

Ahead of the Grand National later today, here is a wonderful page from the journals of Hilda ZIgomala, when she attended Derby Week in 1901. Her journal includes a paddock ticket and a grand stand ticket. #grandnational #hildazigomala #derby #horseracing

What recollections do you have of school sports, supporting your favourite team, or enjoying Wimbledon or the Olympics? Join us on Weds 22 April at 2pm to see some documents and have a chat about your sporting memories. #Archive30 #SportArchives #NorfolkHistory www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982179325...

Join us on Tues Apr 21 10am to experience Behind the Scenes at the Norfolk Record Office. Find out how the conservators repair documents, venture into one of our strongrooms and see a display of original documents. Book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the... #NorfolkHistory #NorfolkArchives

Today is #WorldHeathDay. Jessie Hayward was a nurse who trained at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital from 1906 - 1909, and she features in this Reading from the Archives film where her own diary tells us about her ship being torpedoed during the First World War. youtu.be/XrQqIa2q5UM?...

A highly decorative card from the archive for this Easter Sunday. #happyeaster #eastersunday #eastercard

The bunny has long been associated with Easter, and here is a fantastic map showing lots of them! This is part of a larger map showing the Methwold Warren and dates from 1699. How many rabbits can you spot? #easterbunny #rabbitwarren #methwoldwarren

Will you be enjoying some chocolate eggs today? These were some of the egg-citing options available from the Mackintosh Easter catalogue in 1966. Do you remember eggs like these? (NRO, BR 266/324). #easter #easterchocolate #chocolatearchives

Thank you to all who came to Reuben Harvey's talk on Mousehold Heath Aerodrome last week. We had lots of interest in the topic and some great questions. We're pleased to let you know that Reuben's talk is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/9GnvYqxd1L0 #mouseholdheathaerodrome #mousehold

We've added more dates to our 'Research your family or house history - for FREE' tour. If we've not been already, the Hall Marks project will be coming to a library near you soon to help set you off on the right track for your family or house history journey. Booking essential - buff.ly/2ejYOJ8

A short account of a practical joke played by fighter and bomb squadron pilots from the USAAF collection for this #AprilFoolsDay. #worldwartwo #usaaf

My first blog post in a series of three sharing some of my research from @norfolkro.bsky.social. This is about friendship and intimacy between women in the 1920s - from Great Yarmouth to Paris!

Our fantastic volunteers were cleaning this map this morning from 1912 depicting the proposed berth for vessels at the junction of the Bure and Breydon water. #NorfolkHistory #GreatYarmouth #Volunteers

To mark #BritishSummerTime & the 🕰️ going forward by 1 hr we have some pics of the Gurney Clock that was commissioned in 1974 to mark 200 yrs of Gurney's Bank. The clock stood for for many years in Chapel Field Gardens before being moved into Castle Mall in 1998 and into storage in 2015.

If you've always wanted to know more about your ancestry or the history of your house - why wait any longer? There are still a few places left on our 'Research your family or house history - for FREE' event at Attleborough Library this Saturday 28 March. Details and links on image.

Today we celebrated 10 years of our Repackaging group, formerly the #SealSockSewingBee with our fantastic volunteers. We have come together over the last 10 years to help to preserve Norfolk's archives. #NorfolkHistory #Archives #ArchiveCake #Volunteers

We had a great turn out for Reuben's talk on Mousehold Aerodrome today. Thank you to all who came in person or attended online. Reuben spoke about his great-grandparents, and here is the link to their story - www.itv.com/news/anglia/... #pow #norfolkpow

We have been enjoying the enchanting #SmallProphets and coincidentally found this letter in the All Hallows of Ditchingham collection. The letter is to Sister Violet from C S Lewis. #WorldPoetryDay

🌼 It's the first day of spring! Which spring flowers are you looking forward to seeing? We love this seasonal image from the journals of Hilda Zigomala. #spring #springequinox #springflowers #daffodils #hildazigomala

Our talk next week, Exploring the landscape of Mousehold Heath Aerodrome by Reuben Harvey, is fully booked in person, but the great news is you can still join us online. Head to Eventbrite to book your space - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-... #historytalks #mouseholdaerodrome

Next stop Attleborough! Hall Marks is bringing our event 'Research your family or house history - for FREE' to Attleborough Library on Sat 28 March. Short talks followed by 121 sessions on library computers (starting 10:30am and 1pm). Sessions are free, booking is essential. Go to: buff.ly/nfz9plj

This St Patrick's day we are sharing this lovely watercolour from the journals of Hilda Zigomala, showing a moment of reflection in #Kilkenny. #StPatricksDay #StPatrick

This is a blast from our past? do you remember when the Norfolk Record Office took up residence in Gildengate House at Anglia Square? After the library fire and before the Archive Centre. This is what it looks like now during the #demolition of #AngliaSquare

From a collection of the Smith and Chamberlin families of Wells-next-the-Sea we have this group photograph of a 'Tea party for mother's day' dated 1916. #HappyMothersDay #TeaParty

From the journals of Hilda Zigomala we have an early example of a medical x-ray dated 1907, when John breaks his arm falling off his pony. #BritishScienceWeek #Xrays #Science

There are a few spaces left on our ‘Research your family or house history for FREE’ sessions at Dereham Library this Sat 14 Mar. It is aimed at absolute beginners. If you've not booked yet, don't miss out! Sessions are free, booking essential. For more information and to book go to: buff.ly/nfz9plj

Did you know that today is International Bagpipe Day? (No? Neither did we until 20 mins ago). Luckily we have just the document for such an occasion! This bagpipe playing chap is taken from a 1586 map of Blakeney. #InternationalBagpipeDay #bagpipesinthearchives #norfolkrecordoffice

In 1923 Dorothy Jewson was elected as Labour MP for Norwich, becoming the city’s first female MP. Her 1st speech as an MP was on the subject of extending voting rights to younger women. She tried to get support for family allowances and easier access to birth control. #IWD2026 #IWD buff.ly/l08odSX

The Great Yarmouth Suffragist Society inaugural meeting took place on 10 May 1909, at 4 Wellesley Road. Amazingly the minutes of the meeting survive in the archive. Here shown with Mrs Ethel Leach one of the founding members. #IWD #IWD2026

For the start of #BritishScienceWeek we are highlighting Marietta Pallis, ecologist, artist and author studied the #NorfolkBroads. Fraxinus pallisae is named after her. norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/marietta-pal...

Hall Marks is coming to Dereham Library on Sat 14 Mar for our second ‘Research your family or house history for FREE’ event. Talk and bookable 1-1 sessions in the morning and afternoon. Free, booking essential. For more information and to book: buff.ly/nfz9plj Made possible by @heritagefunduk.

We love the colours and skill in this late 12th C illumination from @StPeterMancroft parish deposit #WorldBookDay2026 #WorldBookDay

Thank you to everyone who came to hear @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social Brigitte Webster's talk last week. The talk, Reconstructed History of an Early Tudor Norfolk Gentry's Garden, is now available on YouTube to enjoy again, or share with your friends. youtu.be/RYM0pEqwaEA?... #historytalks

Want to research the history of your family or house but don’t know where to start? Our first ‘Research your family or house history for FREE’ event takes place this weekend. Cromer Library (Sat 7 Mar, 1.30pm). Free, booking essential. Go to tinyurl.com/hallmarkseve... (includes other venues).

To celebrate the Feast of St David we have this clipping from the #EDP marking Daffodil Services at the Mile Cross Methodist Church in 1936 #StDavidsDay #StDavid

Thanks to all who came to our talk about the Hall Marks project yesterday as part of the NAHRG lecture series. We were told that 175 was a record attendance. Did you come along? Let us know what you thought. If you didn’t get to speak to us at the end, our email is [email protected]

Another flag for #ScottishArchivesDay from the journals of Hilda Zigomala, this time the St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire. This is a continuation of Hilda's stay on the 'Kingfisher' house boat at Datchet, Berkshire in 1899. @arascot.bsky.social #scotland #standrewscross #saltire

We've been looking through the wonderful journals of Hilda Zigomala for hints of Scotland for #ScottishArchivesDay. This entry from 1899 shows the beautiful house boat 'Kingfisher' flying the Lion Rampant in Datchet, Berkshire. @arascot.bsky.social #scotland #archives #norfolkrecordoffice

Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for highlighting the Change Minds project on its website. Read all about the project and the impact it has had on the participants, thanks to the funding received over the past decade. www.heritagefund.org.uk/stories/onli...

FREE TALK - Hall Marks: the long shadows of Norfolk’s lost country houses Saturday 28 February 2026, 2:30pm, Thomas Paine Lecture Theatre, UEA, Norwich. No booking required. Hosted by the Norfolk Archaeological & Historical Research Group (NAHRG) as part of its lecture series.

🌹 A reconstructed history of an early Tudor Norfolk gentry's garden. Lunchtime talk by Brigitte Webster @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social 📅 Wed 25 February ⏲️ 13:00-14:00 📍 Norfolk Record Office, The Archive Centre or online 🎫 Booking essential norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-novem... #tudorgarden

To celebrate National #LoveYourPetDay we share this lovely image of a black dog called Ralph getting a wash, while some other pets look on. How many animals can you see in the image? #LoveYourPetDay

We had a great turn out for 'Gay Life during the Norwich Blitz' last week. If you missed it, would like to listen again or share it with friends, the recording is now available on YouTube. Thank you to @phghaslam.bsky.social for sharing their fascinating research with us. youtu.be/EHyAXuNkhWg?...

📣 We’re #hiring! AK1 Photographic Collections 📸 The National Library of Ireland is recruiting an Assistant Keeper Grade 1 to help care for and develop our Photographic Collections. 🗓️ #Apply by 3pm, 27 Feb 2026 via our website: https://www.nli.ie/about-us/working-national-library-ireland

For #PancakeDay why not follow this 1915 recipe from the school book of Ivy Pestell #ShroveTuesday #NorfolkHistory

It's #LGBTHistoryMonth , and for researchers into this subject it can be challenging to find material, with stories and experiences of the LGBT+ community often being concealed, and sources not immediately obvious. Have a look at our guide for a few tips:

Sir Thomas Browne polymath & author of 'Religio Medici' was buried in St Peter Mancroft in 1682, in 1840 his lead coffin was accidentally reopened and his skull removed it was reburied in 1922. #NorwichScienceFestival #NorwichSciFest #NorfolkHistory