Mapping your ancestors
Maps are a rich, wonderful resource and Genealogist Dr. Sophie Kay makes the case for why you should bring them right to the heart of your family history investigations
Explore Your Archive Week - 21-29 November 2020. Inspire loves Heritage all year round , so here are some resources and experiences to enjoy during the week and beyond.
Take a look below and celebrate Nottinghamshire's stories with us.
When we worked at Raleigh
Listen to podcasts documenting the lives of members of the the Windrush generation who worked at Raleigh Cycles. Recorded by the Nottingham Black Archive and introduced by Panya Banjoko.
The world of Emma Wilmot
Emma Wilmot's surviving sketchbook covers subjects including architecture, nature, animals and rural life. Together, they offer an evocative insight into Nottinghamshire during the early-Victorian period, as Dr. Richard Gaunt explains.
Nottingham's forgotten rebel: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Aristocrat, author, letter writer, and medical pioneer, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was one of the 18th century's most daring female figures. PhD researcher Amy Wilcockson celebrates Montagu's rebellious life and achievements, including bringing the secret of Smallpox innoculation to Britain.
Mayflower 400 - religious migration and exile
Dr David Gehring of the University of Nottingham tells how the Separatists who sailed on the Mayflower 400 years ago were continuing a long tradition. The decision to leave one’s homeland was never taken lightly, but many sought religious freedom by making a home elsewhere.
Friends of Nottinghamshire Archives present FONAbytes
FONA has a YouTube channel with films looking at murders, riots and scandals! Sample one of the FONA bytes and join them in supporting the work of Nottinghamshire Archives.
Lucy Hutchinson
PhD researcher Esther Kearney analyses Lucy Hutchinson's life as a Republican during the English Civil War and as a writer under the restrictions faced by women in the 17th Century. Nottinghamshire Archives holds both her religious commonplace book and a copy of her elegies.
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Lockdown Life
Do you have photos, videos or documents that reflect your life in Nottinghamshire during the COVID-19 experience? We can preserve them forever in Nottinghamshire Archives and online on the Inspire Picture Archive and help you to immortalise your family’s experience.
Ancestry.co.uk Library edition
Inspire Heritage offers help with family and local history research – with the bonus of FREE access to Ancestry.co.uk (Library Edition), currently available from home during Covid-19 restrictions.
