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Inspiring Stories: exploring and growing the North East Nature Archive 
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Inspiring Stories: exploring and growing the North East Nature Archive 

NHSN Heritage Researcher Mel Tuckett explores some of the stories from our ‘Treasures of the Archives’ events Finding and sharing…

4 February 2025

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Finding Kathleen: a volunteer’s experience 
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Finding Kathleen: a volunteer’s experience 

North East Nature Archive, Sue Vaughan, reflects on her discovery of Kathleen Barrett’s vivid nature journals. Kathleen Barratt was born…

10 December 2024

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Hidden treasures: Revisiting the Fungi Paintings of Sarah Dickson
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Hidden treasures: Revisiting the Fungi Paintings of Sarah Dickson

Heritage Researcher Mel Tuckett and volunteer Alan Hart introduce one of the artistic highlights of the North East Nature Archive…

3 December 2024

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‘To preserve men from sicknes, sorowe and payne’: William Turner’s Great Herbal
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‘To preserve men from sicknes, sorowe and payne’: William Turner’s Great Herbal

NHSN Heritage Researcher Rachel Anderson investigates one of the most priceless books in the North East Nature Archive collection This…

23 October 2024

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An A-Z of the beauties of Gosforth: Dick Gilhespy’s Nature Journal
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An A-Z of the beauties of Gosforth: Dick Gilhespy’s Nature Journal

Heritage researcher Mel Tuckett delves into a new addition to the North East Nature Archive As part of the Gosforth’s…

16 October 2024

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NSHN welcomes new Heritage Researchers
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NSHN welcomes new Heritage Researchers

Last week NHSN was proud to welcome our new Heritage Researchers, Rachel Anderson and Mel Tuckett. Rachel and Mel will…

16 October 2024

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More of Your Stories About Nature’s Cure in Time of Need
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More of Your Stories About Nature’s Cure in Time of Need

Thank you for sharing your stories! In this blog, Project Archivist Kate Guariento shares more of your stories collected so…

1 May 2024

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Stories from the North East Nature Archive: Kathleen Barratt’s diaries
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Stories from the North East Nature Archive: Kathleen Barratt’s diaries

Explore more treasures from the North East Nature Archive with NHSN Project Archivist, Kristopher Mckie ‘…the scene itself enchanted me….

16 January 2024

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Nature’s Cure in the Woods: Your Stories about ‘Nature’s Cure in Time of Need’
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Nature’s Cure in the Woods: Your Stories about ‘Nature’s Cure in Time of Need’

Dive into some of our stories collected so far for the Nature’s Cure project, starting with Nature’s Cure in the…

3 August 2023

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Nature’s Cure in Time of Need: New Voices for North East Nature
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Nature’s Cure in Time of Need: New Voices for North East Nature

Project Archivist, Kate Guariento, gives an update on the community workshops and events held as part of the Nature’s Cure…

7 July 2023

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