December’s Twitter Digest

Happy New Year! And welcome back for the last of the Twitter Digests for 2022! Our Archive Of The Week stream was its usual diverse assortment. We began with the Parish of Doveridge, which includes this 1721 agreement for repair of the church clock, by a Uttoxeter blacksmith named Lewis Shutt... ... paid £1.40 up …

Wish you were here? … Or back then?

Today's post comes from one of our Archives Assistants, Vicky, highlighting some of the postcards available in Local Studies ... We can use our mobile phones to take a photo of anything which takes our fancy, anytime, anywhere; then send it along with a short, perhaps, witty text to someone the other side of the …

November’s Twitter Digest

If you’re having one of those "Nothing much" days, welcome to the Twitter Digest for November. Here’s an extract from the diary of Isabella, Lady Crewe. This month’s Archives of the Week started out with something a little out of the ordinary. We don't often tweet about quarry archives but Twyfords quarries in Birchover and …

Twitter Digest October 2022

Welcome to the latest Twitter Digest! We’re going to bend the rules a little this month, as we got inspired by the Archives & Records Association for Scotland’s Archive Box initiative, which began on September 26th. Each morning they would release a number and we would find something in our collections to match. Here’s our …

Twitter Digest for September 2022

Welcome to the latest Twitter Digest, and this month’s Archive of the Week tweets began with a bit of a mystery. We have been given this photograph: ... but we don't know who the people are, or if the building is in Derbyshire. Look familiar to anyone? We continued with an unusual one for DRO …

Derbyshire: a hotspot for the paranormal?

Today’s post comes from a school pupil, who recently spent a week at Derbyshire Record Office. Here’s their story … My name is Sophia and recently I have been on work experience at Derbyshire Record Office. During my stay, amongst the many interesting things I did, such as listing building plans and helping with the …

Twitter Digest for August

Welcome back to our Twitter review. Here are the highlights for August 2022. Our Archive of the Week series kicked off with a quinquennial inspection reports on Edale Parish Church. Did you know that Church of England church buildings have to be professionally checked every five years? Of course, that’s how they get their name. …

July’s Twitter Digest

Welcome to the Twitter Digest for July! And in Matlock, we also had a few sunny / sweltering days last month. So, in the hope of an Indian Summer, if you should find yourself needing to cool down, just imagine yourself on an 1820s arctic expedition, cutting a path through the ice for your ships. …

My Work Experience Week

Today's post comes from Sam, a pupil at Highfields School, Matlock, who recently spent a week on work experience at Derbyshire Record Office. Here's their story ... I have really enjoyed my time here at Derbyshire Record Office for my work experience. I knew it would be something I would be interested in because I really like …

June’s Twitter Digest

Welcome to the Twitter Digest for June, and no prizes for guessing that there's something of a Royal theme this month. Our Archive Of The Week noted that Apperknowle Board School celebrated our Queen’s Silver Jubilee with country dancing and a fancy cake. We even highlighted some of those held at one of Her Majesty's …