Tag: Presentations and images VideoWebinar: Tracing your ancestors – women in the military services during the First World WarFriday 26 June 2015Emily Stidston hosts this webinar which introduces women’s service and other records from 1914...VideoWebinar: Using Discovery, The National Archives’ online catalogueWednesday 4 February 2015Discovery is the key to The National Archives’ holdings – both digitised and original...AudioPutting it all together: using archives to discover your community’s involvement in the First World WarTuesday 18 November 2014The names of the First World War dead are there for all to see,...AudioThe civil service in the First World WarFriday 14 November 2014The First World War affected every sector of society, as the nation’s resources were...VideoInventions that didn’t change the world: a history of Victorian curiositiesTuesday 11 November 2014In an era when Britain led the world in technological innovation, a host of...AudioInventions that didn’t change the world: a history of Victorian curiosities – audioThursday 6 November 2014In an era when Britain led the world in technological innovation, a host of...Audio1974: forty years onFriday 31 October 2014Mark Dunton looks back at UK National events in 1974 in this illustrated podcast....Archives and archivistsFrom British bobby to Hong Kong copperFriday 3 October 2014This year marks the 170th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Police....AudioWebinar: Why did people fear the Victorian workhouse?Wednesday 3 September 2014The workhouse was a major feature in the lives of the poor, whether or...AudioWebinar: Tracing British battalions or regiments during the First World WarMonday 1 September 2014Unit war diaries, trench maps and photographs are just some of the sources held...AudioWebinar: An introduction to emigration sources for family historiansMonday 1 September 2014This webinar looks at passenger lists and other records for the popular destinations for...AudioWebinar: An introduction to medieval and early modern sources for family historiansFriday 29 August 2014Medieval and early modern records can be very informative, although they are often harder... 1 2 3 4 »