Our next entry for February’s theme of secrets is #RawMaterial .

Whilst it can be great to look at stone artefacts, the raw material itself can be full of secrets. Studying these materials can give insight into many aspects of our past 👣🔬🗺️💭

#Geology #Petrology #EYASecrets

Do you want to know a secret? Our #LocalStudies collection has a range of books that give the lowdown on some of the lesser-known facts about some of our towns and villages. Discover some of the secrets of Eyam, Chesterfield, the Matlocks, Derby and more. #EYASecrets

Happy #ValentinesDay
Love #CarlisleArchives

#Smithy #love #marriage #GretnaGreen #shortbread #biscuits #EYALove #EYASecrets

What made this note from 1772 to Sir Robert Wilmot so dangerous that it is labelled 'Most secret and to be burned'? We're not sure, but it seems to concern Sir George Macartney, then Chief Secretary for Ireland, being kept in the dark…
#EYASecrets

DDX 3111 is a brilliant collection of photos submitted to the local censor during World War 2. One of the most surprising secrets is that pictures of the top of Blackpool Tower had to be cropped to help hide the radar station which had been added. #EYASecrets

“A book that started by accident…” This collection of 10 fascinating walks to sites in the White Peaks uncovers secrets of the past, with route instructions and notes about the planes, photographs, and historic notes. Find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.
#EYASecrets

Explore Your Archives for February is #EYAsecrets So here is a book hollowed out to hide a transistor #radio when they were banned
Radley College
The Radleian Society
School Archives and Records Association Explore Your Archive

This postcard of Little Wolford Manor shows a very royal hiding place- an oven! King Charles II is said to have concealed himself in this secret spot during the civil war, after fleeing from the Battle of Worcester.

#EYASecrets #ExploreYourArchive

📸 WCRO, PH0352/206/17

This month we are taking part in Explore Your Archive theme which is secrets!

Excavation can be an exciting way to explore secrets and uncover new evidence within lithics.

What’s the best stone artefact you have found whilst excavating? Add them below!

#Fieldwork #EYASecrets

It's Family History Help Desk time again! See below for February's dates, times and locations. All sessions are drop-in - no appointment necessary - so come along and take a step back into your #family 's #history ! #heritage #culture #ExploreYourArchive #EYASecrets #discover

⚓️It's 1689 when Alice Thornton writes this letter to her cousin, Lord Danby. He has helped get her son, Robert, on a ship to Spain and she thanks him for 'putting him... so far away'. Robert was much in debt at the time. This fascinating record is at BL Modern Manuscripts #EYASecrets

For #ValentinesDay we have a beautiful folded Valentine card, which is perfect for #EYA Secrets because we don't know who made or received it. Reference DDSP/60/1/10

#ExploreYourArchive #EYA

This document, by Stephen A. V. Russell outlines a secret code which could be used in letters to communicate with family while serving in Northwest Europe early in WW2. The code uses innocuous phrases like ‘How is Rufus’ to send messages about his movements.

#eya secrets #eya

This month the Explore Your Archive theme is #EYASecrets and we've got some photos from our Local Studies Library & Archive to share!

This document marked 'Secret' is dated March 1884

It warns the local police about 2 men, Thomas Williams & Michael May, who left New York for England to gather information about country seats, factories and churches with a view to placing explosives
#EYASecrets

Their papers had been crammed into boxes & many were caked with dirt.

They've been cleaned & a new order has been found within the chaos, with over 3000 individually requestable items now added to the Greville archive catalogue! (2/2)

#ExploreYourArchive #EYASecrets

Parlyaree or Polari is a relatively secret language derived largely from Italian and has been used by people in the #fairground and #circus communities as well as the #LGBT + community. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2833vfd2 #EYASecrets #LGBT HistoryMonth

The Boxers, officially known as the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists, were a Chinese secret society based in Northern China that carried out the Boxer Rebellion from 1899 to 1901. Get in touch to find out what sources we have #EYASecrets

Fahnenfluchten, Straftaten eigener Mitarbeiter, Suizide: Besonders geheimhaltungswürdige Vorgänge archivierte das MfS in seiner Geheimen Ablage. So z.B. die Ermittlungen gegen den eh. Stasi-Offizier Silvester Murau, der 1954 in den Westen floh. #EYASecrets
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💍Alice Thornton was born and died in #Yorkshire . This document from UoY Borthwick Institute for Archives is her will made in 1705. She died in January 1707. Her children and grandchildren were left rings ‘to wear in remembrance of me’. Her books became family heirlooms too. #EYASecrets #herstory