Not a garden but a carpet of magnolia flowers at Westonbirt Arboretum this morning.

#MedievalSky I received a very important announcement today. Feminae, the bibliographical database on medieval women created and run by Margaret Schaus for the past couple of decades, is going offline as of 1 April. Download as much as you can ASAP: inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/Feminae/Adva...

I loved studying these courses. I am super thrilled to now be a Pharos Tutor myself. 👩🏼‍🏫📚📖📝💻

Woohoo! The Long, Long Trail website is celebrating 30 years of existence! #ww1 #genealogy

21 today! Happy Birthday to us! Amazing that the website pre-dates Streetview and iPhones. Now 8.2 million geolocated and CC-licensed photos of UK + Ireland. Covering >98% of OS 1km squares in GB, with thousands added every week as people record and share their places and travels www.geograph.org.uk

We’re pleased to share that our new website is now live, including our redesigned Learning Hub. You can: • Search for topics you’re researching • Find your favourite speakers • Browse by category • Discover suggestions through “You Might Like…” Visit the Learning Hub: sog.org.uk/learn/learni...

This #MapMonday we have even #MoreMaps for you! 🗺️✨ We've georeferenced the 1,329 first edition Six-inch maps of England and Wales we added in November. Now you can use a special toggle button in our viewers to compare these maps side-by-side. Explore the new tool > maps.nls.uk/additions/#194

Rock climbers Lucy Smith and Pauline Rankin of the Ladies’ Scottish Climbing Club, 1908, Salisbury Crags, Scotland #WomensArt Welcome to #WomensHistoryMonth

#oneplacewednesday In Mary Loder of Lechlade’s will proved in 1808, she describes herself as ‘being in but an indiffering state of health’. Yep, I think we’ve all been there!

So your surname is Bysshe- hmmm, what to call your son- of course, Percy Shelley!

Proud to be no. 500!

Our 500th story! Thanks to all our amazing volunteers and congratulations to @cotswoldtalespast.bsky.social for being number 500 😍😍

The irreplaceable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...

The recording from our #PublicDomainDay virtual event is now available! 🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works entered the #publicdomain—and why copyright is more complicated than it looks. Watch the full recording ⤵️ archive.org/details/the-...

Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"??? www.positive.news/society/yout...

Brand New! Researching Your Yorkshire Ancestors. Yorkshire is the largest county in England, stretching from the coast of the North Sea to the edge of the Lake District to the west, encompassing rural and industrial landscapes. www.pharostutors.com/researching-...

The recording from our #PublicDomainDay virtual event is now available! 🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works just entered the public domain & why copyright is more complicated than it looks. Watch the full recording ➡️ archive.org/details/the-... #PublicDomain

Snowdrops and Hellebores at North Cerney House Gardens. #Nationalsnowdropday.

No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again. The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot. Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!

Grace. Respect. Love.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory Do you have Ancestry's new "Ideas" feature in beta, which uses AI to offer research suggestions? What do you think? I tried it with 2 #ancestors, will test on more ancestors. My initial reaction: climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/01/ance... #GenHour #AncestryHour

If you’re searching for people on the 1939 Register, I notice that Find my Past is ahead of Ancestry on opening redacted entries. #Genealogy #Family

Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️

As you may be aware, Peter Calver, who ran the Lost Cousins #genealogy website, died on Monday. He hoped that Lost Cousins members would “add a few more ancestors to the database” rather than send condolences. If you have a #OnePlaceStudy, you could add your OPS residents by following this guidance.

Did you know our nursing history collection holds nearly 5,000 pamphlets - many over 100 years old? We are working to make them easier to access for members and researchers by: 🔍 Improving search records 📜 Checking each pamphlet’s condition 📷 Identifying digitisation opportunities #HistNursing

New to the @heritagewshc.bsky.social Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre blog: A new dating technique for historic buildings. When dendrochronology failed and carbon-14 dating didn't match what was known about certain roof truss features, another technique was tried... #OnePlaceWednesday

This #MapMonday we're taking you back in time ⌛ We've just added over 9,000 out of copyright Ordnance Survey maps published in 1975 to our Map Images website. What did your neighbourhood look like fifty years ago? 🗺️ 🔗: maps.nls.uk/additions/#191 #MoreMaps

The remains of an Anglo- Saxon pony buried alongside 2 people at Leiston, Suffolk found in an excavation ahead of the building of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant. 👇 BBC News - Princely burial with horse unearthed at Sizewell C excavation - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A busy start to the year. Yesterday I wrote a piece for @familytreeplus.bsky.social and today I'm preparing for my first talk of 2026. I'm proud to be delivering the opening session of the @sogorg.bsky.social course on Crime and Punishment portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1... It's not too late to book

They’ve arrived.

Food for thought!!!

The first new stories of 2026 are now available - 7 Ulster Linen Workers #FamilyHistory #WomensHistory #SocialHistory #Genealogy www.fewforgottenwomen.com/post/new-sto...

A Snow Bunting running across the field for #BirdOfTheDay #Snowy

Ordered and looking forward to it.

In 1847, James Y. Simpson became the 1st surgeon to use chloroform as an anaesthetic during childbirth. Indeed, the 1st baby born under the drug’s influence was nicknamed Anaesthesia! Duncan Flockhart & Co. Ltd were the 1st British manufacturers of chloroform. #histmed #medicalhistory #skystorians

New TV programme about #railwaystations starts this Thursday on #More4. First one features York, when I'll have a few words to say. www.channel4.com/programmes/b...

Sure to be of interest to #LocalHistory / #OnePlaceStudies folk! At Grassington on Saturday 2nd May 2026 from 9.30am to 4pm. Speakers: Esther Rutter, Jude Rhodes, Sally Robinson and David Cant.

As we welcome in the #NewYear2026, a reminder about the Railway Work, Life & Death project. Looking at accidents to British & Irish railway staff before 1939, last year we added 69,000 more records to our free project database! More here:

Great to hear.

Sad news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

William Parr, the electrician from Wigan who went down to the engine room of the Titanic & kept the lights on & the lifeboats davits working as it sank. 👇 BBC News - Titanic hero who kept the lights on as doomed line sank - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As well as publishing the December issue of Destinations today, our website has been updated with the first 6 of our #OnePlaceStudy blogging, vlogging and social media prompts for 2026. These prompts are for anyone seeking inspiration for their OPS-related blog and social media posts—and videos too!

Emily Brontë died on this day 1848 at Haworth. Solitary and reclusive, the most mysterious of the Brontës.

A hearty thank you to @adultadoptee.bsky.social for letting me speak to their members about the work we do at @projectinfant.ie in trying to restore the names of those who died in mother and baby homes, industrial schools & Magdalene Laundries around Ireland… watch here! ⬇️ youtu.be/eJJ9TjeauJU?...