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Australia in War and Peace, 1914-19

The ‘Australia in War and Peace, 1914-19′ research project is a major collaborative research project between the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies (MCAS), King’s College London and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra, Australia. The ultimate ...
Reckless, Rash and Repentant: Convicts Petitions for Mercy 1819-1858

A look at the pardoning process of the early 19th century, and some stories behind the petitions for mercy written on behalf of convicted criminals, found at The National Archives. Briony Paxman has worked at The National Archives for five ...
Archives Sector: the Leadership Challenge

In October 2011, The National Archives took on additional leadership responsibilities for archives in England. One year on, this talk will explain our vision for leadership, review our achievements to date, and explore some of the challenges ahead. Isobel Siddons ...
The Silken Paper Trail: openness and the national collective memory

Distinguished historians Professor the Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield and Professor Lisa Jardine CBE explore the value of our archival heritage and consider why ‘sustaining the collective memory of the nation is a first-order requirement’. Lord Hennessy is Attlee Professor of ...
The Golden Stool: cataloguing Colonial Office records from 1900

In 1900, war broke out between the British and the Ashanti in the Gold Coast. The Colonial Office records from this year have recently been catalogued by volunteers at The National Archives. This talk, given by the volunteers themselves, shares ...
UKAD forum 2012: Linked data and the Step Change project

The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Geoff Browell and ...
UKAD forum 2012: The launch of the British Library Integrated Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue

The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Bill Stockting talks ...
UKAD forum 2012: Quickfire poster session

The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Quickfire poster session ...
UKAD forum 2012: Linking data, linking lives

The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Jane Stevenson talks ...
UKAD forum 2012: Discovery, The National Archives’ new catalogue

The forum is an opportunity for archivists and information professionals to hear and share some of the latest thinking around online access to archives and archives data and share ideas around making archives more accessible through online development. Guy Grannum talks ...
An introduction to the first tranche of colonial administration records released at The National Archives

The National Archives is working with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to transfer and begin releasing colonial administration records, referred to as the ‘migrated archives’ between April 2012 and November 2013, in accordance with the published timeline on the ...
UKAD forum 2012: keynote talk

This is the keynote talk delivered by Bill Thompson at the United Kingdom Archives Discovery (UKAD) 2012 forum. The network is a collaborative group of archives and other information professionals, of which The National Archives is part, who are working towards opening up ...
UKAD forum 2011: Historypin

The National Archives hosted the United Kingdom Archives Discovery (UKAD) Forum on 2 March 2011. The UKAD network is a collaborative group of archives and other information professionals, of which we are part, who are working towards opening up data in order to promote ...
UKAD forum 2011: Making our data work harder: perspectives from the Archives Hub

The National Archives hosted the United Kingdom Archives Discovery (UKAD) Forum on 2 March 2011. The UKAD network is a collaborative group of archives and other information professionals, of which we are part, who are working towards opening up data in order to promote ...
Digitised newspapers as sources for family history

This talk aims to give listeners a demonstration of the recently launched British Newspapers Archive (BNA). This database has over 200 UK newspapers, published from 1700-1950, and over 3 million pages – growing daily. Newspapers are frequently the only place ...