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Tracing your merchant seamen ancestors through crew lists and agreements Sep 06, 2013

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Janet Dempsey tells the remarkable story of Merchant Navy records, the work that is being done to make them more accessible and how they could help you discover your ancestors

There and back again: going away doesn't mean staying away Sep 03, 2013

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As more and more records are indexed online, you may find family members in unexpected places, and as a result discover that your 'stay at home' ancestors were more well-travelled than you thought.

The truth about The Great Train Robbery of 1963 Aug 20, 2013

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In this talk, Peter Guttridge explores the truth about The Great Train Robbery of 1963.

Thomas Armstrong: the smuggler king of Cullercoats Aug 16, 2013

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In this talk, Dr Nick Barratt tells the amazing story of Captain Thomas Armstrong, an upstanding, if sometimes over-zealous member of HM Customs service, as well as highlighting the records as a rich source of 18th century family, local and social history.

At the Instigation of the Devil: suicide and its records Aug 12, 2013

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In this talk Dr Kathleen Chater takes a look at how our ancestors regarded suicide and what records will help us discover more

Locating London's wartime past: www.bombsight.org Aug 09, 2013

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In this talk Dr Catherine Emma Jones take an inside look at the Bomb Sight project and how it was developed.

Writing a history of one's own times Aug 06, 2013

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Professor Peter Hennessy talks about writing a history of ones own times as part of the Writer of the Month series

Cars and democracy: British trusteeship of Volkswagen 1945 to 1949 Aug 02, 2013

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This talk gives an overview of British policy and the decisions relating to the Volkswagenwerk GmbH, and today's Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft.

New files from 1983 Jul 29, 2013

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Contemporary records specialists Mark Dunton and Simon Demissie discuss highlights from the latest batch of government files released to The National Archives.

An introduction to the sixth tranche of colonial administration records released at The National Archives Jul 29, 2013

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Diplomatic and Colonial Records Specialist Daniel Gilfoyle outlines the files released in this tranche of colonial administration records.

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