What a wonderful evening organised by @ihr.bsky.social celebrating @cathamclarke.bsky.social’s newly published A History of England in 25 Poems, and hearing from her and poet Hannah Lowe about poetry, history, emotions and feeling 🥳

It’s been a while but finally acquired a new reader’s card and spent some time this evening working on the book at @britishlibrary.bsky.social Feels good to make a return to Humanities floor 1 😊

Fantastic evening at the West Midlands Police Museum learning from Corinne Brazier about the history of policing in #Birmingham and the stories of those connected to the station - from staff to convicts - from the 1800s to 2016 when the station became a museum 🚔

Thrilled to see the July and August 2025 issue of @araukie.bsky.social ARC Magazine out today featuring the latest from the sector 🥳 Lots of fantastic contributions covering a range of topics and projects!

I’m absolutely delighted to receive confirmation today that I passed my postgraduate diploma with a distinction in Archive Administration today with Aberystwyth University! Yay for being a fully qualified Archivist and Records Manager 🥳🥳🥳

Great night viewing Henry V at this year’s Shakespeare In The Park 🥳 Fab performance and what a venue!

Very excited about our #EstuaryAnthology workshop 'Routes to Protest' on 22 June at Gravesend Town Pier. There will be 1381 sound sculptures, a banner workshop and punk legend Gina Birch's choice of protest songs. Come and join the fun - its free!

📢 #jobopportunity #medievalsky 📜 Lecturer in Old English ⏳5 years, full-time (anticipated duration to 30 June 2030) 🏫 University College Cork ⏰12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 8th July 2025 📲 Details of the post, selection criteria and application process: www.ucc.ie/en/future-hu...

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It’s been a little while since I’ve been to @ihr.bsky.social for seminars and what a great re-introduction tonight attending Hannes Kleineke’s paper on evidence about London book production from the late 15th to 16th centuries 📜

Such a fabulous evening celebrating #SceptredIsle. A true labour of love by @helencarr.bsky.social 🙌🏻

Really enjoyed @helencarr.bsky.social’s book launch this evening at @hatchards.bsky.social. So great to hear from Helen and be part of a great crowd of #Medievalists 🥳 Cant wait to delve into Helen’s book and learn so much more about the 14th century!

Not a bad setting in which to have got some research done yesterday 👌🏻

My book has a cover! Out in November with @uolpress.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social #skystorians #medievalsky

The perfect birthday card when you’re a #Medievalist and work on the 14th century 🥳

A fab opportunity for #MedievalHistory students interested in the Medieval March and the Mortimer family. The Mortimer History Society have opened applications for their 2025 Student Bursary: 2 awards of £1,000! Check out the application here: mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk/society/burs...

And that’s a wrap! Day 2 of @irmsociety.bsky.social conference was great and filled with lots of great topics such as the future of #RecordsManagement, case studies of #SharePoint migration projects, #InformationGovernance, and transferable skills between working in #RecordsManagement and #Heritage

Ready for @irmsociety.bsky.social conference Day 2! Kicking things off this morning is Gaynor Dalton discussing governance and compliance in unlocking the full potential of data 📈

A great Day 1 at this year’s IRMS - Information and Records Management Society conference 😃 Lots of interesting papers about #RecordsManagement, #InformationGovernance, #Data, #SharePoint, #DigitalPreservation featuring some discussion on AI too! Looking forward to what Day 2 will bring! #IRMS25

I’m absolutely delighted to be elected as an Associate Fellow of the @royalhistsoc.org for my contributions in the field of History 🥳 Really excited to keep doing this through my research and engagement with the GLAM sector. So great to be a part of the RHS community 😃

Book writing means treating myself to some new books for research! Very much looking forward to getting stuck into this edited collection by Candace Barrington and @sebsobecki.bsky.social 🤩 Some fab essays on treason, complaint literature and some of my fav 14th century poets!

And so it begins! Book writing and extending the research of my thesis officially starts today 🥳

I’m so pleased to see the podcast continue to grow and develop and such a fab start to season 4 by speaking to Dr Paul Dryburgh and @joesaunders1.bsky.social about all that @balhnews.bsky.social does for the #LocalHistory community! Can’t wait for the release of this episode 🎉

This was such a fun time! Felt like we were really immersed in the atmosphere and what an amazing place to stage this performance! Definitely need to revisit @chloermckenzie.bsky.social 😃

Fab evening at the @warburginstitute.bsky.social hearing from @jfwinters.bsky.social Winters about archiving in the digital age, who delivered this year’s BRA Maurice Bond Lecture. Lots of food for thought about capturing born-digital records & web archiving, & the importance of collaborating

A most serene view to start the day with 🦢 ☀️

I’d also love to feature a fellow professional in the Backchat section of ARC and showcase you and your career! If would like to contribute, please get in contact with [email protected]

Want to share your experience of working in archives, records management, or information management? Why not contribute to @araukie.bsky.social’s July/August issue of ARC Magazine? I’m looking for pieces for Industry News, Community News, and ARA News, all short pieces of 100-250 words

What an absolutely brilliant evening learning about Jane Austen and The Lady’s Magazine from Professor Jennie Batchelor! Amazing to understand how connections can be made between short stories in the Magazines and Austen’s novels

Happy St Patrick’s Day! Here’s a fantastic medieval map of Ireland from a 15th-century navigational chart, now @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Ashmole 1352, f. 3r ☘️🎉

Every time I walk around Lichfield it’s learn something new about the city’s #LocalHistory & the people who contribute to its story. Feels very apt to come across this plaque commemorating Daisy Stuart Shaw, first woman to be a Councillor in Lichfield, during #WomensHistoryMonth

Great time chatting to @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social about @harchivestrust.bsky.social & #DigitalEngagement for the @balhnews.bsky.social #Podcast. V. excited for this episode & share all the wonderful things that HAT do to engage people with #LocalHistory & #Heritage. Thanks for inviting me 😃

The pleasure was all mine! Always happy to talk #NecessaryWomen - now out in paperback thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/...

Loved recording this episode with @satisfactory20.bsky.social! Learnt so much from Mari and always a fun chat! 😃

Some touristy snaps of #London

BBC News - Salisbury Cathedral displays 700-year-old bible for first time - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gorgeous day for a hike in Cannock Chase 🥾☀️

So great to check out Lichfield Guildhall Prison Cells today as part of their open day today 😃 Really interesting history and great to learn a bit more about the history of the local area

Sunny days and daffodils 🌼 ☀️

Time of the year to start organising Season 4 of @harchivestrust.bsky.social’s #Podcast #HampshiresHeritageRevealed 🎙️If you work on a #Hampshire related topic/#LocalHistory / #FamilyHistory / #Archives / #Heritage, please get in touch. Would love to showcase more diverse histories!

Evening strolls 🌅

Happy #GalentinesDay! Had a fantastic evening with @deegonz92.bsky.social at a private viewing of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Medieval Women exhibition! 📜💕

What better way to spend #GalentinesDay than with wonderful @liber-ray.bsky.social and the fantastic Medieval Women whose stories are told in @britishlibrary.bsky.social exhibition 🤩 👌🏻

Registered for IRMS 2025 @irmsociety.bsky.social conference today 🥳 Excited to learn more and meet other #RecordsManagement #InformationManagement professional in Birmingham

This was such a great session! Lots of food for thought and great take always about why #DigitalPreservation is vital

Amazing to see this exhibition about the David Drummond Pantomime Collection up in the Templeman Library at the University of Kent 🥳 I had the best time cataloguing this collection and I’m so happy to see it out in the world for people to see 🥹 www.kent.ac.uk/library-it/s...

. @lichfieldcathedral.bsky.social in yesterday’s frosty fog ❄️

Another fantastic few days back home in #Gibraltar catching up with friends and family, and recharging my batteries ready for 2025 😊 Sad to be leaving but looking forward to what the new year will bring!

I loved recording this episode with Paul for the @harchivestrust.bsky.social #Podcast 🥳 Speaking and learning from Paul is an absolute joy and I love hearing more using #Medieval records for #LocalHistory

Not a bad day for a run. Feels good to be back in #Gibraltar