Archives News
Check this page regularly for the latest news from Nottinghamshire Archives
New exhibition: Building for Life and Leisure
Find My Past and the 1911 census
My Life! Diary competition award
Heritage Open Day 2010
Visit Nottinghamshire Archives on the Heritage Open Day 2010! Find out all about archives with an introductory talk and a tour behind-the-scenes. See the conservation team at work and explore a display of archival records.
The Heritage Open Day event is free but pre-booking is essential.
More information is available on our Events page.
Story posted on site: 26 August 210
New exhibition: Building for Life and Leisure
Discover our new online exhibition, exploring the range of building plans and architectural drawings which can tell us all about our building heritage.
- Discover the Palais de Danse, a chic backdrop to tea dances and jazz concerts
- Find out about Nottingham's prestigious Turkish baths
- See developments in Victorian education at Mattersey School
- Explore civic pride and commercial development at Nottingham's Council House and Exchange
- Find out about the planning control process and how the development of building was managed.
Start exploring our Building for Life and Leisure exhibition!
Story posted on site: 30 July 2010
Find My Past and the 1911 census
Nottinghamshire Archives can now offer free access to the web site Find My Past and the 1911 census!
Available until 22 October on our public PCs at Archives, visitors can now explore the 1911 census free of charge. Find out about your ancestors in the early years of the twentieth century!
Visitors to Archives can now book a computer. Find out more on our Using Archives page.
Story posted on site: 27 July 2010
My Life! Diary competition award
Nottinghamshire Archives' diary competition for young people, called My Life! has won the Renaissance East Midlands Nottinghamshire Heritage Award 2010 for Work with Children and Young People. The award was made at an event at Thoresby Hall on 20 July 2010.
Nine winners recently received their own awards at an event held at Nottinghamshire Archives. Further information is available on our Diary Competition Winners page.
Story posted on site: 22 July 2010
Explore mediaeval Nottingham!
Visit mediaeval Nottingham and find out about:
- What Nottingham looked like during the mediaeval period
- Crime and punishment in the middle ages
- Different trades and goods for sale
- Churches, priories and religious guilds.
Explore our mediaeval Nottingham exhibition!
Story posted on site: 25 May 2010
Find us on Facebook!
Notts Archives is now on Facebook! Why not look us up or even become a fan?
You can access the Nottinghamshire Libraries and Archives Facebook page at www.facebook.com/nottslibraries.
Story posted on site: 13 October 2009
