Although we’re closed to the public at present, we’re taking this opportunity to give you a flavour of the rich records we hold in trust for you via our new #ArchiveFromHome videos! In them, NAI staff will pick a record from our collections and explain why they’ve chosen it...1/2

In today's #archivefromhome, Julia Brzozowska tells the incredible true story of August Agbo-Ola Browne, a Nigerian-born jazz musician and Polish war hero, who was the only known black soldier to have fought in the 1944 #WarsawUprising #BlackHistoryMonth

For #Archive30 #ArchiveFromHome, I’m at home but can find this picture of something that would’ve also been found in many homes - a furniture-maker’s marker from Morris of Glasgow.

In today’s #Archivefromhome, Vicky talks to us about Jamaican feminist and activist, Una Marson. She was also a writer and broadcaster and the first black woman employed by the BBC during #WW2. She was a real advocate for change. We hold various records relating to her life #BHM

At the start of the #FWW there were just 4 women in the MI5, but by June 1918, there were 296! In today’s #ArchiveFromHome Juliette tells us about the types of roles these women worked and how you can still find traces of their legacy in our KV files. #WHM2021 #WomensHistory

In today's #ArchiveFromHome video Vicky shares with us the incredible life story of Sarah Remond, an American slavery abolitionist, suffragette and doctor. We hold her naturalisation application from 1865 and related Home Office files. What do our records tell us about her? #WHM

So, off we go on another #Archive30 journey! Our archive of policing and crime-busting and its research room are both now based in Woolwich, waiting to awaken back into life post-lockdown. #ExploreYourArchive #YourArchive #MuseumFromHome #ArchiveFromHome

In today's #ArchiveFromHome, our Head of Military Records tells us about Margaret Gibson, one of the members of the Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps who received the Military Medal - an unusual medal to be awarded to women during the #FirstWorldWar. #WHM2021

In today's #Archivefromhome video, Katherine Howells talks to us about a highly successful pamphlet which was published by the Ministry of Information, one year after the #BattleofBritain. Learn more about creative publishing during #WW2 in the blog: https://t.co/sxXlNIna2a

Next up in our new #ArchiveFromHome series is the lovely @NAIConservator! Today's clip features a #1911Census return for her maternal grandmother in Belfast. As Zoë says, why not check the census website? You never know what you might find! https://t.co/Fdyo2VLLjF #FamilyHistory

Alan Turing was born 109 years ago today. Today a new £50 banknote is released, featuring an image of Turing. In today's #ArchiveFromHome video, Juliette Desplat provides an overview of some of the records we have relating to his work during the Second World War.

It’s Day 1 of #Archive30 and today is all about #YourArchive. Here’s the teeny weeny ‘Strongroom’ at the old @theUL before we moved to West Road in 1934, and here’s a glimpse inside one of the many strongrooms we have now. My how we’ve grown! #ArchiveFromHome #ExploreYourArchive

In Today's #ArchiveFromHome, our Health Records Specialist @Laur_Mainwaring tells us about the 1952 Great Smog of London 🌫️ and how it impacted upon the history of public health, resulting in the Clean Air Act of 1956 #publichealth #history #Archives

Today's #Archivefromhome is about the making of The Bridge on the River Kwai. This film is set in a #WW2 POW camp where the British are held by the Japanese. Discover how the War Office felt about the script and whether the producer compromised #VJDay75 https://t.co/5zo0x48hxo

Today's #ArchiveFromHome is a three-part series of videos from Padej Kumlertsakul - an Overseas & Defence Records Specialist. He introduces us to Dr Puey Ungphakorn, his role as a leader of the Free Thai Movement in England, & a Special Operations Executive agent during the War

We are moving to a new home in Woolwich & over lockdown have been given several housewarming gifts, aka some of our recent donations waiting for us once the move is complete. #SomethingNew #Archive30 #ExploreYourArchive #ArchivesOnTheMove #ArchiveFromHome #MuseumFromHome

Archiving all your keepsakes is a lovely way to refresh the memory. Keep beloved memories & momentoes in one place with our paper storage boxes. We love the idea of an archive - makes us very nostlagic. #homedecor #ArchiveFromHome

The GWR and BR Western always at the forefront of railway marketing & promotion since early days of 20th C. Many thanks for the research assistance on my @penswordbooks series of books from the expert teams @steam_museum and Great Western Society @DidcotRailwayC #ArchiveFromHome

The National Archives holds a large collection of fascinating documents relating to the 1951 #FestivalofBritain. In today's #ArchiveFromHome, hear from Visual Collections Team Manager @Sarah260363 about an image by artist J D M Harvey and what it tells us about the festival site.

75 years ago today, in 1945, Churchill received an interesting letter from Hitler's confidant, Joachim von Ribbentrop. On today's #ArchiveFromHome, our Head of Miltary Records @wbutlerhistory talks to us about this document #OTD #SecondWorldWar