It's time once again for our monthly round up of #PhotoFriday tweets, where we look at images from the local studies collections across the county, which you can find on www.picturethepast.org.uk . December is, for many, party season! So we started off our December tweets with a visit to the Drill Hall in Derby on the 25 … Continue reading #PhotoFriday – December Digest
Author: Lisa, Local Studies Librarian
#PhotoFriday – November Digest
It's time once again for our monthly round up of #PhotoFriday tweets, where we look at images from the local studies collections across the county, which you can find on www.picturethepast.org.uk . For our first #PhotoFriday image in November we did something different and asked for some help. We sometimes get material to add to our collections … Continue reading #PhotoFriday – November Digest
November news from the Local Studies Library
Lynda tells us what is happening in our Local Studies library this month: This month we are happy to open our 'community room' which is a warm space for Derbyshire residents and their families to use now that the weather is getting colder. The room, which was formally one of our meeting rooms, now has … Continue reading November news from the Local Studies Library
British Pudding Day
November 9th is British Pudding Day, which gives you the perfect excuse (if any excuse is needed) to indulge in arguably the best course of any meal. I would say that the most famous Derbyshire pudding, and definitely one of my favourites, is Bakewell Pudding but I wanted to try something new. So I looked … Continue reading British Pudding Day
Bonfire, treason and…Thor Cakes
Bonfire night will soon be here and is a perfect excuse to try another Derbyshire recipe. So I looked in one of my favourite books - Derbyshire Cookery by Janet Arthur - and very soon spotted a recipe for Thor cakes, named after the God of thunder. Very apt for 5th November. Looking at the … Continue reading Bonfire, treason and…Thor Cakes
#PhotoFriday – October Digest
It's time again for our monthly round up of #PhotoFriday tweets, where we look at images from the local studies collections across the county, which you can find on www.picturethepast.org.uk . We started off our October tweets by combining the themes of In Print for History Begins at Home and the Explore Your Archive theme of Community … Continue reading #PhotoFriday – October Digest
October news from the Local Studies Library.
In our monthly look at what's been going on in our Local Studies Library, Archives Assistant Lynda Tomkins explains the theme of our latest display. This month's History Begins at Home topic is ‘In Print’, a very fitting subject for a local studies library as we don't just have books, but lots of different printed … Continue reading October news from the Local Studies Library.
#PhotoFriday Digest – September
It's time again for our monthly round up of #PhotoFriday tweets, where we look at images from the local studies collections across the county, which you can find on www.picturethepast.org.uk . We started off the month by looking at the well-known (pun intended) tradition of well dressing. September sees the last examples of this for the year … Continue reading #PhotoFriday Digest – September
September news from the Local Studies library.
Whilst Covid restrictions closed the Local Studies Library to the public, Local Studies staff took the opportunity to make some minor changes. Here Archives Assistant, Lynda Tomkins describes what went on behind the scenes. The need for social distancing has meant rearranging the computers in our Computer Room. This has given you much more space … Continue reading September news from the Local Studies library.
#PhotoFriday Digest – August
Once again it's time for our monthly round up of #PhotoFriday tweets, where we look at images from the local studies collections across the county, which you can find on www.picturethepast.org.uk . We started off our August tweets with the theme of Lazy Days for History Begins at Home. We joined John Brackenbury and the Berwick family … Continue reading #PhotoFriday Digest – August