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Charity Archives and Records Now
Charity Archives and Records Now was a one-day event exploring new directions in research, policy and practice on voluntary sectors archives.
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Curious stories and events from around the world.
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Friday, 21 August 2026
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Remembering Slavery: Reflections from the PASSAGE project
In this blog post, the PASSAGE team reflect on some of the histories of enslavement that have surfaced through their research.
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Wednesday, 19 August 2026
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How archives across England are sharing different sides of America’s Independence story (part two)
In his second blog this August, Joseph Kelly looks at two more archive services marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Monday, 17 August 2026
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How archives across England are sharing different sides of America’s Independence story (part one)
Joseph Kelly delves into four archive services marking the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.
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Friday, 14 August 2026
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Follow the acorn: Designing a symbol for long distance national trails
In this blog post, Lucy Razzall and Giorgia Tolfo investigate some of the administrative history behind marking rights of way.
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Friday, 7 August 2026
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Uncovering precious medieval silk seal bags in our collection
Marc Vermeulen shares new discoveries made during a research project into medieval silk seal bags, highlighting the richness and diversity of the collection.
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Wednesday, 5 August 2026
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Three archives gain accredited status for the first time
The Archive Service Accreditation Committee has awarded the coveted accredited status to 3 archives.
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Monday, 3 August 2026
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Our first frontend library milestone
Discover our process for releasing our frontend library, TNA Frontend.
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