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2013 April
- Changes to copying and research charges from 1 April 2013
2013 March
- Exploring Cumbria’s Industrial Heritage - a free, exciting project for local schools
2013 February
- Local History Day - Life Under the Old Poor Law (16 Mar)
2013 January
- Happy new year - Ancestry and a glance at New Year Past
2012 December
- Christmas Cheer and Christmas Past
2012 November
- Kendal World War Two film show
2012 October
- Cumbria's Black History exhibition; Halloween Tales event
2012 September
- Heritage open Day events; Carlisle Probate Registry wills
2012 August
- Alfred Wainwright archive - latest news from Kendal Archives
2012 July
- Cumbrian memories of renowned classical singer Kathleen Ferrier
2012 June
- Beyond the Grave: coroners’ inquests and wills now available on our online catalogue
2012 May
- Volunteers’ success at Carlisle Archives
2012 April
- Meet the Archive celebration for 50th birthday
2012 March
- Jubilee Digests for Cumbrian townships
2012 February
- Sir Chris Bonington officially opens the new Cumbria Archive Centre
2012 January
- Alfred Wainwright's archive secured for Kendal Archives
2011 December
- A long hard winter on the road for a soldier’s wife (1813-14)
2011 November
- CASCAT: New online archive Catalogue
2011 October
- Diaries and Common Place Books of William Fleming
2011 September
- Heritage Open Days; conservators' skills preserve parish registers
2011 August
- Gardens fit for Royalty
2011 July
- Sellafield Stories exhibition launch
2011 June
- Crosthwaite Flower Show and Local History
2011 May
- Cumbria Archive Service's conservation work
2011 April
- Bringing World War Two archives to life at Kendal
2011 March
- Survey of visitors to UK archives
2011 February
- An 18th Century love affair
2011 January
- Carlisle Archives setting up home at Petteril Bank
2010 December
- Christmas stocking filler and celelebrations; Barrow Archives new opening hours
2010 November
- Whitehaven's shopping streets