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After all their hard work, the ‘Graveyard Gang’ are ready to launch their book and graveyard survey website!

Today was the last day of the excavations for Peeling Back the Layers, but it does not mark the end of the project.

The past two weeks have seen us visiting all the schools (well nearly all) who are coming to help us out during our excavations, which begin

And last but not least it’s Paul’s contribution… First a word about what I was looking for. Harrisons, Horabins with various spellings,...

Matthew gives us the penultimate instalment of the historical research so far… I spent the day looking through some early 18th century...

Leila, in collaboration with Harry, is here to give us the 6th instalment of our historical research updates… Leila, Elspeth, Hilary and...

The sixth of our instalments is from Kay… Going through the Lichfield Diocesan Registry Visits Records for years between 1629 and 1668 it...

Unfortunately, I missed putting out an instalment yesterday! So here’s Hilary to make up for it. It ends on a happy note too… At Matlock,...

It’s day four of our historical research updates and here is Elspeth’s account… It was my first visit to Matlock record office after a...

The third instalment is by Carolyn… My visit to the records office was an amazing experience. Handling rental records written on paper by...

Day two of our daily updates on the historical research. This time it’s Anna’s turn… I have only been able to participate in one of the...

Alex kicks off with the first of the daily instalments about what’s been going on at those record offices… My next job was to...

Some of the history research group have been visiting Derbyshire Record Office and Lichfield Record Office in January and February under...

Elspeth writes of her experience of visiting the record offices as part of the project… Not only I have I met new people who have joined...

On Thursday 3rd December, the first meeting of the newly formed history group for Peeling Back the Layers takes place. Dr Simon Harris...