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300,000 farm records going online, thanks to grant from Lund Trust

The National Archives is delighted to announce that we will digitise the National Farm Survey (MAF 32 and MAF 73) in full, thanks to a generous grant...

Tags: farms and farming, land records, Lund Trust, national farm survey, second world war

300,000 farm records going online, thanks to grant from Lund Trust

The National Archives is delighted to announce that we will digitise the National Farm Survey (MAF 32 and MAF 73) in full, thanks to a generous grant of...

Tags: family history, farms and farming, land records, Lund Trust, second world war

Great Escapes exhibition launched

We opened our new exhibition Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives with a launch event and positive coverage in the media. At the...

Tags: civilian internees, great escapes, MI9, prisoners of war, second world war

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives

We can today announce our upcoming exhibition, Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives, opening in February 2024. During the Second...

Tags: captives, exhibition, great escapes, internees, prisoners of war, second world war, Volunteers

Women’s Land Army index cards online at Ancestry

More than 90,000 index cards revealing the employment details of the ‘land girls’ who served in the wartime Women’s Land Army have been digitised...

Tags: index cards, land girls, second world war, women's land army