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20sPeople programme to connect us all with our past
To mark the publication of the 1921 Census of England and Wales in January, we can today announce 20sPeople: an exciting programme of events and activities...
1921 Census online publication date announced
Today we can announce that the 1921 Census for England and Wales will be published online by Findmypast on 6 January 2022.
Taken between two world wars,...
Success at Government Information Group Awards
The Legislation Services and Web Archiving Teams have been awarded the Government Information Group (GIG) Annual Award, which celebrates the work of...
New Directors Join The National Archives’ Executive Team
A trio of new appointments are set to strengthen The National Archives’ top team as the organisation continues to deliver against its Archives for Everyone...
New art competition launched for schools
The National Archives’ Education Service today launches its first national art competition for school students in Key Stages 2, 3 and 4. Participants...
Towards a National Collection
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has awarded £14.5 million as part of its Towards a National Collection programme to five major projects involved in the research and development of emerging technologies.
New autumn events programme now available to book
We’re delighted to unveil the new season of our hugely popular events programme, with tickets now on general sale.
Essential website maintenance
We are carrying out some essential maintenance work to ensure that our website runs smoothly.
Record copying service unavailable until Tuesday 14 September
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are unable to accept new record copying orders between Friday 10 and Monday 13 September. The service will resume as...
Car parking charges to return from September
We will re-introduce charges for our visitor car park from Tuesday 7 September.
We originally introduced parking charges in 2019. When we reopened after...
MOD Records Project
After discussions spanning a number of years, in February 2021 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) began the transfer of just under 10 million personnel records...
New cataloguing grants awarded to archive services
Today we are delighted to announce that the Archives Revealed funding programme has awarded eight new cataloguing grants totalling almost £300,000 to...
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