🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 We did it! Now we’ve got about four and a bit weeks to submit our responses to the consultation gov.uk/government/con… #SaveOurWills

Thank you everyone! We’ve breached the 10k threshold to elicit a response from the Government, but we need to keep advancing. Something is only out of reach or impossible if we believe it to be so. Let’s set our sights on the 100k prize and claim it! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6540…

We are back! We reopened on 12th Feb. Here are some photos of our first visitors, those who had been eagerly awaiting our reopening to get on with their research or to find necessary information. Why don't you come to visit too? See what treasures you may find. #archives #London

Happy Birthday #Shakespeare ! We are delighted to welcome back to Lambeth Archives 3 original Shakespeare Folios after they have been on very long loan at the British Library for the last 74 years. Thank you British Library for looking after them so well.😀

Privileged to be able to visit this last week - Standing with Giants, "Heads bowed in reverence, a staggering 1,475 giants now stand among the fields of the British Normandy Memorial". The British Normandy Memorial is awe-inspiring, especially with the beaches as the backdrop.

#OtD 28 Apr 1958 a general strike began in Malta against British colonial authorities, protesting low pay and the closure of the dry docks. Workers blocked roads and rioted, and 100 were arrested and jailed. It sowed the seeds of independence in 1964 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9975/m…

Looking for a professional researcher in England and Wales? Use our Directory to find an AGRA Member or Associate who can assist you. agra.org.uk/memberbrowse

Huge thanks to everyone who attended the AGRA Study Day yesterday. Great to see new faces - welcome. Inspiring talks from Helen Fry and Emma Jolly. Congratulations to latest Fellow Antony Marr

If elected Prime Minister I promise to restore compulsory long bow practice for 2 hours after church each Sunday to ensure we are ready to drive back the French...

Guys if anyone tells you that the NHS model should change to an insurance based system, share this with them. The BMJ brought experts together and they agreed that the current model is best. It’s an excellent piece of work: bmj.com/nhs-commission

Revisiting hubbie's #genealogy (it's been a long time) ahead of a tour of Ireland in August. Very excited to find that the 1821 census has survived for this town; one of few. I think we might be going to Birr.

Aargh! Yet another article wrongly telling family historians that 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act abolished outdoor relief, so going into workhouse was only option. Outdoor relief carried on throughout 19thC. £3.6M given in 1870 alone! AGRA Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Distressing case of the widow of Henry Nugent Bell (1792–1822), Genealogist to his Majesty, Morning Herald, 25 April 1823 #genealogy #familyhistory.

I'll be representing AGRA Genealogy at this open day on Sunday; come say hello and I will try to answer any queries you might have about #familyhistory. I will be in the Chapel #Ladywell #Brockley #Lewisham

Any peeps I know in the SE London area please buy a ticket for this fab event!!! ⁦The Country Show with Bob Harris⁩ ⁦Americana Music Association⁩ ⁦alice renouf⁩ ⁦Joe Martin⁩

⁦Experience Glasnevin - Ireland's National Cemetery⁩ fabulous visit this morning, brilliant tour, interesting exhibitions and a delicious breakfast! Thank you.

I’m involved in THREE of these and I couldn’t be happier! Cracking line-ups

Off to the renamed London Metropolitan Archives today; insurance records and school evauations in WW2. bit.ly/3Titgnj