The FBDMA Spring Lecture this year will be given online via Zoom on Friday 26th March 2021, at 7.00pm.  Linda Bankier, Berwick Archivist, will speak on “Archives Revealed – Unlocking Berwick’s Borough Archives”.  During the last two years, an extensive cataloguing operation, as part of the Twixt Thistle & Rose project, has been providing the means of discovering the contents of the town’s archives.  Linda will explore some of the topics and personal stories which have been brought to light in the course of this work.

Anyone who wishes to join this online talk should send an email...

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The online catalogue of Berwick Borough Archives is now live for searching.  Much of the work to create the entries has been carried out in the Twixt Thistle & Rose project over the last two years.  The records can now be searched in the online Northumberland Archives catalogue at this address:

https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/catalogue/

To browse through all of the Borough Archives material, go to the Advanced Search screen and enter in the RefNo box:  BA*   You can also combine...

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On Saturday 6 March 2021, from 10.00am to 12 noon, an online mini conference is being held to celebrate Berwick’s Borough Archives and the cataloguing work undertaken in the Twixt Thistle & Rose project, funded by Archives Revealed.

“Come and join us for an introduction to Berwick’s unique Borough Archives dating from the 16th to 20th centuries.

The Twixt Thistle and Rose project has been recataloguing the collection and involving local volunteers in making it more accessible to a wider audience.

This mini conference...

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The announcement that Northumberland is now under Tier 4 restrictions means that Berwick Record Office will no longer be able to open for personal visitors until further notice.

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Northumberland Archives is holding the following series of online talks in early 2021 as part of its Covid Recovery Work supported by the National Heritage Lottery Fund. All the talks start at 7pm and are free to attend.

Booking is via Eventbrite 

Thursday 7th January 2021
Evidence of Women and their Lives in the Berwick Archives : Linda Bankier

Thursday 21st January
The Butler Family of Ewart Park : Sarah Littlefear, Archivist

Thursday 28th January
Frogs, Hermits and History:...

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