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Introducing the 1911 census - British Sign Language Video

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Jan 15, 2009

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Mark Pearsall is a family history specialist at The National Archives. Here he provides an introduction to the newly released 1911 census and tells us how invaluable it will be for family historians.

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Jan 15, 2009

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The dichotomies of drink: Presented by Philippa Glanville, Senior Research Fellow at the V&A Museum. The event was held at The National Archives to accompany our temporary on-site exhibition, which she curated, entitled, Drink: the History of Alcohol 1690-1920. by The National Archives Podcast Series
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Modern sources for immigration - part 2: The second part of Roger Kershaw's talk looks at key immigration sources at The National Archives such as inwards passenger lists, certificates of arrival and alien registration cards. by The National Archives Podcast Series
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Losing Orton in the archives: The tangled history of the papers of the playwright Joe Orton is unwoven by Dr Matt Cook. Here he reveals the extraordinary sources that survive on the writer's life, and the perhaps even more extraordinary ones that remain stubbornly missing. Warning: th by The National Archives Podcast Series
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What at first was plunder: tracing records of excisemen: James Cronan examines sources for tracing excisemen, including staff lists and joining papers, and will use case studies such as Thomas Paine. He will also consider the role of an excise officer and how the excise service developed. by The National Archives Podcast Series
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Creating a legacy from your family history: A panel discussion that took place at The National Archives Caribbean Family History Day. The contributors were Colin Jackson CBE, Jackie Osei-Tutu (producer of Colin Jackson's Who Do You Think You Are?), Patrick Vernon (Director of Every Generation Media by The National Archives Podcast Series
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Introducing the 1911 census - British Sign Language Video

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