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Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week

This week at The Archive we are going back to school with the addition of a duo of new scholastic titles, the Educational Times and the Woman Teacher. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, we’ve added another new title, the Argyllshire Advertiser, whilst we’ve also now surpassed the 83 million pages mark, as we have added a total of 258,481 brand new pages over the last week alone. Meanwhile, from Belfast to Beverley, from Derry to Durham, from Peterborough to

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Guest Blog: Researching Queer History by Rebecca Morris-Quinn

At The Archive we are delighted to welcome guest blogs from our users, which highlight a wealth of different research interests. This month, we are excited to feature a blog on researching queer history by Staffordshire researcher Rebecca Morris-Quinn. My name is Rebecca, I am a queer woman living in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. I’ve been interested in genealogy and history for many years, since I found out that I share a birthday with a great-great aunt, Olive (albeit over 100 years

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Ten Inspiring Women From History Who You May Not Have Heard Of – But Should Know About

This March at The Archive we are celebrating inspiring women from history, who broke boundaries across different fields, whether they be medical, sporting, political and much more besides. We will be highlighting those inspiring women who broke the mould, and we will be showcasing the achievements of some lesser known women along the way, who deserve recognition for their trailblazing lives and careers. And in this special blog, we will be looking at ten inspiring women from history who you

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