Bundles of fun!

The Shibden Hall collection comprises of 264 boxes of archives which date from the 13th century to 1933. It is a popular collection with many researchers and an awful lot is known about the contents of this collection…but its still capable of giving us all a surprise. A surprise that came in the form of …

New Exhibition at Leeds – Sailing Through History

Although inland, Leeds Archive surprisingly holds a wide variety of nautical themed records across its collections. In a new exhibition at the Leeds archive a range of these records, such as photographs, port books, and impressment registers have been used to showcase West Yorkshire’s connections with the waves. This particular list of Seafaring men shows …

Christmas Gift Ideas

Christmas is almost upon us and if you are anything like this writer, the panic of not knowing what to get anyone is starting to take hold. Before the seasonal surge of fear begins to course through your veins, take a moment to exhale deeply and read this handy guide of pre-prepared gift ideas taken …

The Diary of Ensign John Carter

Thanks to our guest blogger, Emily Pomeroy, who wrote this piece as part of the MA module HIST5020M Making History: Archive Collaborations at the University of Leeds. John Carter Ensign John Carter was a soldier during the Peninsular War fought between Britain and Napoleonic France between 1807 and 1814. John's journal (Reference: WYL639/388B), which covers …