Writing Home : Creative Writing Session

Norfolk Record Office (NRO) collects and preserves unique archives relating to the history of Norfolk and makes them accessible to people all over the world.The events listed here are run from our base at The Archive Centre, Martineau Lane, Norwich.   Free parking is available at County Hall for Archive Centre users. All visitors must report to the security kiosk at the car park entrance to obtain a visitor’s parking pass.For events at Norfolk Heritage Centre, please contactheritagecentre@norfolk.gov.uk, for events at King's Lynn Borough Archive please visitstoriesoflynn@west-norfolk.gov.uk. Our staff also attend public events and give talks/run workshops in other locations around the County; from local libraries to village halls and other meeting places.This page provides information about events we are running or involved in all over the County and allows you to book online where applicable.To  subscribe to our events mailing list, please visithttps://www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/keepintouchYour details will not be passed to anyone else and you can leave the mailing list at any time by clicking on the link above. Deatils of how the NRO handles personal data are avilable in the privacy policy atwww.norfolk.gov.uk.We look forward to welcoming you soon!Norfolk Record Office (01603 222599 or norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk)

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Learn about the Strangers, who came to Norwich from the Low Countries in the 16th Century.

The Green Room, Norfolk Record Office

Writing Home for Norwich Refugee Week

In person and online events for Norwich Refugee Week 2004.  
Find out about the 16th Strangers who came to Norwich in the 16th Century fleeing persecution.

Learn about the Strangers, who came to Norwich from the Low Countries in the 16th Century. Their letters home previously held in Ypres Archives were destroyed during the First World War, however, summaries created by a 19th-century historian survive. In this session you will use these summaries to recreate the letters imaging what the writer may written, and work with us to record your work for our Reading from the Archives session on 26 June.Refreshments providedPart of Norwich Refugee Week 2024.Find our Spring 2024 programme of events <a href="https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-spring-2024/(opens in a new tab)" title="https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-spring-2024/(opens in a new tab)" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>Please let us know if you can no longer attend, as we usually have a waiting list for places.

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