Collections
Marriage records We have been busy in our local Sudbury library uploading some Suffolk marriage records onto the People Collection. The records are marriage allegations. Upload and explore! We thought that we should stop and understand what they actually mean. A marriage licence allegation indicates the intention to marry. Definition of a marriage licence with…
DigiClerk seeks a sponsor for the Yachting Collection. The sponsor is most likely to be a business or organisation with an interest in reaching out across the maritime leisure sector. Yachting Collection the beginning The collection started with a request from David Harding, a yachting journalist and photographer. Practical Boat Owner, a yachting magazine, put out…
Suffolk of old To all you amateur archivists out there we have found some great sources of Suffolk records in our local Sudbury library. Two books: History, Gazetter, and Directory of Suffolk by William White 1844; and Kelly’s Directory of Norfolk and Suffolk 1937. The books gives a great overview of the history, topography, industry…
As we write (6 Feb 2023) the DigiClerk Yachting Collection grows and now contains 2,031 records. From our estimation that leaves us with some 98,000 records still to digitise. Quite a task! Those initial records were from David Harding (see his latest yacht review here). As part of the development phase 3c (P3c) we will…
As we write (28 Mar 2023) the DigiClerk People Collection grows with further development and more uploads. The People Collection contains 8,694 records. As part of the further development phase 3c (P3c) we will be enhancing the visualisation of the records. The first part will be the ability to sort and filter the graphs, tables…
What do we mean by ‘Archive in your attic’? Well, everyone is an amateur archivist. You might find old documents or photos when tidying up in an attic or doing some house clearance. If any of those records have a person in them with a date they are suitable to upload onto DigiClerk (DC). If…
The hearth tax This topic seems so appropriate in these economic times of high central heating costs and poorly insulated housing stock!. We have found a source for our oldest records on the People Collection. But first, what is a ‘hearth’? A hearth is is either the surround of a fireplace or the footprint of…
Splash racing dinghy Whatever happened to this little racer made by Moores of Wroxham, Norfolk, UK? We have just uploaded the 1994 sales brochure and price list onto the platform. As an avid sailor and dinghy racer, I am amazed that I have never seen one. “Splash is a strict one design class. This means…
Look at records. April 2023 At last, we have got to the stage where we can demonstrate the the ‘look at records’ process. We break these down to four sub processes: see, browse, search and view records. To date we have focussed on the uploading process and got that working on both the PC platform…
As we write (3 March 2023) the DigiClerk Yachting Collection grows with further development and more uploads. The Yachting Collection contains 1,851 records. Another treasure trove of information uploaded onto DigiClerk Yachting. This one is a classic reborn, the Swordsman 37. Come an join the records revolution… https://www.digiclerk.uk/collections/yachting
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