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Three archives gain accredited status for the first time
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The Archive Service Accreditation Committee has awarded the coveted accredited status to 3 archives.
Blogs at The National Archives
Discover all the latest news, projects and updates from blogs across The National Archives.
Most recent posts
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Digital blog
Our first frontend library milestone
NewDiscover our process for releasing our frontend library, TNA Frontend.
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Our research blog
Archive Rambler: from Lynmouth to Woolacombe
NewGiorgia Tolfo continues the second leg of her journey while exploring how archival research and walking can work together.
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Our research blog
Archive Rambler: Lynmouth and Lynton
NewContinuing her exploration into the combination of archival research and walking, Giorgia Tolfo sets off on the next leg of her journey.
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Collection blog
Finding a new copy of the US Declaration of Independence
In May 2026, a volunteer working on a cataloguing project at The National Archives made an astonishing discovery.
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News
Rare 1776 Declaration of Independence discovered at The National Archives
A rare 1776 printing of the US Declaration of Independence has been discovered at The National Archives.
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Outreach blog
Unheard Voices: Encountering difficult histories with the Sri Lankan Tamil community
In this blog, Hari Chandrapal explains how she explored unsettling histories with members of the Sri Lankan community using records at The National Archives.
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Outreach blog
Where Paper Remembers: South Asian Stories – A model for regional engagement
Iqbal Singh and Dr Shaniece Martin recently co‑led a workshop in Coventry inspired by the exhibition Stories That Made Us – Roots, Resilience, Representation.
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Collection blog
The day a missile struck The National Archives' site
When Chris Ransted learned that during the Second World War, a V1 flying bomb hit the site where The National Archives now stands, he chose to investigate.
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Collection blog
Researching LGBTQ+ histories in the archives of government
In this blog post Vicky Iglikowski-Broad explains how you can get started in researching LGBTQ+ histories through government records.
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Our research blog
Recovering histories of Scandinavian seafarers in the Prize Papers
On a three-month placement at the National Archives, Kaia Sollie explored records about Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian seafaring in the seventeenth century.
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Collection blog
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2026
To celebrate Volunteers' week, The National Archives’ Keith Mitchell reflects on the achievements of our volunteers and their projects.
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Collection blog
Cataloguing the copyright collection
In this blog post, Katherine Howells explores how our volunteers have catalogued copyright records and highlights the stories they can tell us.
