All of Norfolk Libraries - Norfolk County Council will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year's Day with earlier closing than normal on Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve - all can be found on the library website & the electronic library is open 24/7. Happy Reading this Christmas norfolk.gov.uk/libraries-loca…

If you are looking for something to do between Christmas and New Year then don't forget the wonderful #Armistice exhibition Norwich Castle - do check the website for opening hours and special events too... museums.norfolk.gov.uk/norwich-castle

We wish all of our blog readers and twitter followers a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful start to 2019. Thank you for all the interaction this year. We won't be online much now until January hence the early greetings!

Images from the archives norfolkinworldwar1.org/2018/12/24/ima…

Whilst having fun browsing the BFI free films we discovered this silent film from 1915 - take a few minutes break from the #Christmas preperations and enjoy this short film! player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watc…

Wishing all of our followers around the world a very Merry Christmas - we can't send you all a card so here's a link to dozens from #WW1 worldwar1postcards.com/christmas-post…

While all Norfolk Libraries - Norfolk County Council are closed for the Boxing Day Bank Holiday today don't forget that your library card lets you download ebooks, eaudio and emagazines so you don't have to be without a new read today! norfolk.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…

American President Wilson arrived in London on Boxing Day 1918 to meet with politicians and the King - film footage of his visit exists and can be viewed on line britishpathe.com/video/presiden…

Lest We Forget. Remembering the Fallen. norfolkinworldwar1.org/2018/12/28/les…

The exciting #WW2 film the Great Escape is often shown over Christmas but did you know that there were daring escapes in #WW1 too? Borrow this great new book from Norfolk Libraries - Norfolk County Council to find out more norfolk.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus…

Post war life in Norfolk returned slowly to normal and by 1920 people were starting to think of holidays again - as this free short film advertising the #Broads shows. player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watc…

As 1918 drew to a close the people on the isles of Lewis and Harris were awaiting the return of their men from war in time for Hogmany. Sadly the celebrations turned to shock as the overloaded #Iolaire sank just 20 yards from the shore with the loss of 205 virtualheb.co.uk/iolaire-disast…

Norfolk in WW1 Special post on it tomorrow on firstworldwaronthisday.blogspot.com turns out even identifying all of them from CWGC records isn't easy.

As 2019 dawns and the centenary commemorations of #WW1 #FWW wind down it is good to remember that the peace treaty with Germany wasn't signed until June 1919, with Austria until September, and the final Ottoman peace treaty not until 1923 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Pea… (image Imperial War Museums)

Don’t forget that this is the last week/weekend you can visit the brilliant #Armistice exhibition Norwich Castle - it end on Sunday 6th Jan.

So many congratulations to Hilary McKay on winning the @CostaBookAwards prize for best Children’s Book. Don’t forget that you can borrow it from Norfolk Libraries - Norfolk County Council but we bet you’ll want to own it once you’ve read it!

While we aren’t around as much now #ww1 discoveries Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library /Norfolk Heritage Centre & @PictureNorfolk still continue. This week’s discovery: a batch of #postcards & while we work through digitising them & transcribing their messages can anyone help us decode the message on the front?

100 Years On - the end of the war and the final blog post. norfolkinworldwar1.org/2019/03/08/100…