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

From the papers of George Clayton Eaton we have this unusual Valentine's day poem from 1890. We love the rhyme of 'influenza' with 'afar' and the sketches of nose blowing. #Valentine #ValentinesDay #NorfolkHistory

We're proud to launch Hall Marks: The Long Shadows of Norfolk’s Lost Country Houses. Made possible by a £249,977 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. 🛠️ Join workshops across Norfolk 🙋 Volunteer with us 🏚 Visit our exhibition & new Map Explorer in 2027! Visit tinyurl.com/hallmarkspro....

Neill and Lynn are two of our wonderful volunteers who clean maps and plans. This morning they're cleaning this very detailed plan of a steam travelling derrick crane (ref NRO, Y/PH 1870). #volunteering #mapcleaning #derrickcrane

William confided details of his intimate life to his diaries, and proudly recorded his sexual experiences in a way that defied the legal and social constraints of the 1940s. Join us to learn more about these diaries and the LGBT+ history of Norwich. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1829393698...

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Life during the Norwich Blitz by Piers Haslam. Join us for our next lunchtime talk marking LGBT+ history month, either in person or online. 📅 Wednesday 11 February 2026 ⏲️ 13:00-14:00 🎫 Free, booking essential norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-novem... #norwichintheblitz #lgbthistorymonth

To finish #NationalStorytellingWeek discover the story of #BlackShuck as told by one of our fantastic bloggers

At the end of every entry of his diary, William wrote cryptically "Yes" or "No". Join us to discover what he meant by this in a talk that marks LGBT+ History Month. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1829393698...

Amidst the noise of the air-raid sirens, William wrote in his diary about his desire to see Godfrey again. He wanted news of their mutual lover, John, who'd been taken prisoner. Join us to hear more about these diaries in a talk marking LGBT+ History Month. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1829393698...

Celebrating #NationalStorytellingWeek revisit this talk by Dr Helen Busby from the British Archive for Contemporary Writing at the UEA @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social youtu.be/Bw29WP6kB6g?... #NorfolkHistory

#OnThisDay 2004, The Archive Centre was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. Read about the Norwich Library Fire and the events leading to the creation of The Archive Centre. norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/2019/08/21/d... #norfolkrecordoffice #archivecentre #norwichlibraryfire

Celebrating #NationalStorytellingWeek with this 1961 note from #AgathaChristie referring to 'The Big Four' a Poirot story. During the 1930s she used to spend her holidays at the The Shrubs in North Walsham. The house was owned by the McLeods whom she had met in Mesopotamia. #NorfolkHistory

Celebrate #NationalStorytellingWeek and revisit this blog from the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project. There are 9 sound recordings with stories of life in Norwich in the in the early 20thC #SoundArchive #NorfolkHistory

New blog post - What made the Royal Aquarium Theatre what it is today? norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/2026/01/30/w... #newblog #royalaquarium #greatyarmouthhistory #norfolkrecordoffice #researchbloggers

Celebrate #NationalStorytellingWeek and find out more about Amelia Opie. Author and abolitionist youtu.be/_vF9BFuhpvs?... #AmeliaOpie #NorfolkHistory

To begin #NationalStorytellingWeek discover the story behind Black Beauty by Anna Sewell in this blog buff.ly/snV2lFc #AnnaSewell

The East Coast Flood hit Norfolk overnight on Saturday 31 January into the morning of 1 February 1953. The stretch between between Hunstanton and King's Lynn was particularly effected as these photographs of Hunstanton show. #otd #1953Flood

We're excited to be a part of a project led by the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre @heritagewshc.bsky.social funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund called “Grounds for Appeal: First World War Military Service Appeal Tribunals in Great Britain”. More info here - wshc.org.uk.

🏠 Advanced House History online workshop 📆 Friday 30 January ⏲️ 10:00-11:00 🎫 £7 plus Eventbrite fees, booking essential www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/advanced-h... #househistory #norfolkhouses #norfolkrecordoffice

Transcription Tuesday everyone! Can you palaeography lovers help us out with this word? It should be a duration (of illness) - usually along the lines of 3 months, 4 years, instantaneous etc. Could be 'unknown' but we have to squint reeeaalllyy hard! What do you think? #TranscriptionTuesday

To mark this #HolocaustMemorialDay we share this blog post about a holocaust survivor, Elsie Marechal, who wrote down her experiences to send to the teacher training college she attended in Norwich. Read it here - norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/2017/01/27/s...

To mark #AustraliaDay we share this document from the Eaton collection, a letter from William Cubitt to George Clayton Eaton, written on board the steamship the 'Telegraph' in Moreton Bay, in 1865, including an illustration of Moreton Bay at the top of the page. #norfolkrecordoffice

Celebrating Robert Burns with this lovely image of Loch Leven, near Kinross as drawn by Hilda Zigomala. #burnsnight #scotland #robertburns #rabbieburns

We love this image of a bird on a seal from a title deed on a document held by King's Lynn Borough Archives from 1512. #biggardenbirdwatch #birds #nature #rspb

This lovely drawing shows a Ringed Plover watching the wherries on the Norfolk Broads. Drawn by Arthur Patterson for a new years card in 1911. Which birds will you see during the Big Garden Birdwatch #biggardenbirdwatch #birds #nature #rspb

We don't suspect many of these will be spotted in the UK during the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch! This mysterious bird appears in a book included in the Bolingbroke archives. Any suggestions what it could be? #biggardenbirdwatch #birds #nature #rspb

Today is #NationalPieDay , to celebrate we have a 18thc recipe for Chicken pie from the Bulwer collection. Could this be the earliest reference to 'pulled chicken'? #recipes #NorfolkHistory

Join us for our Online - Advanced Family History part 1 (£7 plus fees) looking at Poll books, electoral registers, marriage licence bonds and tithe maps #NorfolkHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy 🗓️ Mon Jan 19 🕑 2pm 📍 Online 🎟️

We're delighted to have acquired the archive of writer and essayist Ronald Blythe, best known for book Akenfield, which explores changing rural life in Suffolk during the 20th century. Discover more in this blog post by curator Helen Melody: link.bl.uk/86s

There be Dragons! We love these adorable 14thC dragons in the Marham Abbey Cartulary #marginalia #DragonAppreciationDay #AppreciateADragonDay #NorfolkHistory

🔔 Lecture next week @girtoncollege.bsky.social: all welcome. Susan Maddock (@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social; Ex-Principal Archivist @norfolkro.bsky.social): '“Free from their husbands”: #MargeryKempe & other wives & widows in fifteenth-century Lynn.' Stanley Library, Girton College, 20th Jan, 5:30pm.

Thanks to everyone who came along to our Quick Guides to Business Records this afternoon. One of the many online resources we mentioned was this website - Historical Directories of England & Wales. Here's the link - leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll... #historicaldirectories #businessrecords

Places still available for our FREE Online Quick Guides looking at Business Records 🗓️ Tuesday 13 January 🕑 2pm online book ticket www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1830805110...

Today is the first Monday after epiphany and marks the traditional start of the agricultural year and known as #PloughMonday. Our favourite Hilda Zigomala depicts ploughing in Lombardy from 1909

Places still available for our next FREE online Quick Guides looking at Business Records 🗓️ Tuesday 13 January 🕑 2pm Book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1830805110...

Have you been talking Family History over the holidays? why not join us for our next Behind the Scenes Experience . £7 pp. visit one of our strongrooms, the conservation studio and see a selection of documents to inspire you. 🗓️ 14 January 2026 🕑 2 pm Book here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1829277882...