History Day

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• Catablogue
  The West Yorkshire Archive Service Blog
• Churchill Archives Centre History Day 2021 podcast: the urban environment
  In this special History Day 2021 podcast, we delve into our social science collections here at Churchill Archives Centre to explore what they can tell us about the urban environment in 1950s London.
• Hospital and dispensary records at Barts Health NHS Trust Archives
  A map of current and former hospitals in the City and East London (and beyond), records of which are held at Barts Health NHS Trust
• In the Footsteps of Exiles
  This online exhibition has been curated as a virtual history walk around the University of London's Bloomsbury campus, based on a series of guided walks carried out by staff of Senate House Library. The exhibition can also be used as the basis for a self-guided walk.
• Introduction to the West Yorkshire Archive Service
  An introductory video to the West Yorkshire Archive Service.
• Join in our celebration of 150 Years at Burlington House
  In 2024 the Society of Antiquaries celebrates 150 years of being at Burlington House, this blog looks into the history of the society at this location.
• Lives in the ledgers: gaining new insights through our latest project
  The archives team have been looking at a series of records from the London Hospital (now the Royal London) that demonstrate how the whole life of an institution and the community of people who keep it running can be captured in a single volume.
• Marvellous Maureen
  Written by Chris Corbett, Community Engagement Officer, Teesside Archives
• Remembering the East London Gay Community
  The East London Gay Community supported one another and made sure to have a lot of fun! Regular activities ranged from a helpline and coffee evenings to discos and fundraisers. Founded in 1978, the ELGC ran regular events like these for over three decades. Newham Heritage Centre has a significant collection of their newsletters, as revealed in this blog by Heritage Officer, Cas Bradbeer.
• Sanitary Ramblings in Bethnal Green by Hector Gavin, 1848
  Sanitary Ramblings is a graphic description of the dreadful living conditions for many of the residents of Bethnal Green in 1848, written by Hector Gavin (1815 – 1855), a Scottish physician. Gavin details the environments people lived in, street by street and how these situations are reflected in their health and mortality.
• Storytelling from the Kate Adie Collection - University of Sunderland
  The Kate Adie Collection has now been catalogued as a result of funding from Archives Revealed. This has allowed us to discover, uncover and tell the story of Kate's career in journalism, witnessing and reporting from some of the key global events of the second half of the twentieth century. The stories Kate uncovered and which her archive tells are already inspiring research, community projects and interest in archives and recent history.
• The Barbarous Murder of Wigan Lane: A Story of Victorian Crime and Punishment
  The Church of St Wilfrid in Market Place, Standish, is the starting point of the discovery of a 'barbarous murder' in 1840. Local historian Jim Meehan shares what he's uncovered.
• Treasures of Teesside Archives Exhibition
  This online exhibition displays a selection of the exciting records we hold.
• Unlocking North East Jewish Heritage
  The Unlocking North East Jewish Heritage project shares key stories of North East Jewish communities, allowing them to be understood in their geographical, social and civic context.