News from the Friends

Date	Title
Jan 20 2006	A vision of the past Memories of the Archives' previous incarnation as the General Post Office were brought back by a visit of two former employees
Feb 13 2006	A terribly large memory! Photographs taken as part of the project to digitise Archives records have been backed up on very large external hard drives.
Mar 2 2006	University place for Archives volunteer David Parsons, one of our keenest volunteers, has obtained a place on an archives course at Aberystwyth University
Mar 6 2006	The President returns Jim Nicholson, the Friends' President, made his comeback to Archives after his recent heart operation
Apr 11 2006	Dad's Army in action In the event of a German invasion, the Home Guard were to blow up a Middlesbrough fuel dump. Some of the relevant documents have been donated to Archives
May 4 2006	2006 Annual General Meeting Changes in the Committee
May 8 2006	The British Steel Collection Steps are being taken to obtain a Lottery grant to catalogue this large collection
Jun 29 2006	The African evening at Archives The conclusion of the African Living History Project was celebrated with a lively evening at Archives
Mar 6 2008	The British Steel Archive Project The Project kicks off on 1st April. Volunteers welcome!
Mar 6 2008	Teesside Archives Expansion! New space for Teesside Archives is becoming available in Exchange House.