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Students at the Mills Archive

April 04 2013 by Liz Bartram (221 views)
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My name is Liz Bartram, and I recently won a place on the Vodafone World of Difference programme. The programme selects the winners from thousands of applicants to work for their chosen charity and get paid for their time. …

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Mills Archive new accessions

January 29 2013 by Ron (484 views)
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Each year we shall be providing the National Archives with a list of material that we have received. The latest list includes 23 collections of varying size and importance, three of which are important millwrighting records. Some of the collections …

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Urgent alert – threat to Croydon Archives

January 14 2013 by Ron (228 views)
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Archives for London reports that, "Once again the Croydon Archives are under threat from closure", and "The Consultation closes at midnight on 15th January which is a Tuesday".

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Mills Archive Heritage Survey

November 23 2012 by Ron (359 views)
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Our survey of Mills Archive users attracted a very encouraging 35% response rate and the results were impressively consistent.

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Archive services are important

October 13 2012 by Greg (354 views)
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It is a pity that the world economy has forced all sorts of funding problems on to so many in so many places. Even here in New Zealand funding for museums and archives is being looked at to see which …

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Which Archive services are most important? - we need your help

October 06 2012 by Ron (414 views)
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A chance to win a £30 book token is on offer to anyone prepared to spend 5 minutes or so completing a simple questionnaire.

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Is nothing safe?

October 02 2012 by Ron (421 views)
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Archivist leads attack on museum pieces sale. The Brent and Whetstone Press reports that "bosses at Barnet Museum, in Wood Street, Barnet, have accused the council of betraying people’s trust by selling off hundreds of items donated to the museum …

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Hillsborough disaster archive underlines the value of archives

September 12 2012 by Ron Cookson, Janice Tullock, Gary Brannan and many others (631 views)
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The distressing story behind the Hillsborough disaster is now revealed and underlines the importance of properly maintained archives. The Mills Archive echoes the tributes paid by many to the Panel and its disclosure of the 450,000 documents now published online. …

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Holgate history wins research prize

July 28 2012 by Michael Harverson and Alan Stoyel (961 views)
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The first winners of the Mills Archive Research Prize Competition were Anna Cook, who wins The Mills Archive Research Prize of £500 for her paper "The Millers of Holgate : a social history of milling at Holgate Windmill", and Dave …

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Ron Cookson MBE

June 16 2012 by Peter King (957 views)
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I am pleased to report that Dr Ron Cookson, founding chairman of the Mills Archive Trust, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's birthday honours list, "for services to heritage".

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