Keen to share your thoughts on our 3-year digital capacity building strategy? We’ve commissioned consultant Simon Wilson to run an independent series of focus group discussions on Our Digital Century and Novice to Know-How! Find out more and sign up for a session: simonpwilson.com/client-area/...

Dawson’s Creek was my entire teenage years. I was obsessed in that unique teenage girl obsession way. I can’t believe James Van Der Beek has died. Cancer can absolutely fuck right off.

The NFL: overall, wish it wasn’t a thing. But props to them for green lighting Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Magnificent. Gives me a glimmer of hope

CLOSING IN 2 WEEKS 🚨 Share your experiences of Our Digital Century, The National Archives’ digital capacity building strategy, and help influence the future of digital capacity building in the sector: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OISX44/

✨ We’re excited to share the first articles from AI & ARCHIVES — a special issue of the new journal Cambridge Forum on AI: Culture and Society (Cambridge University Press). www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

📢 DPC Members 📢 Join us on 3 Feb, 14:00–16:00 UTC for 💾 Copy That Floppy… LIVE! 💾 An online workshop with Dr Leontien Talboom, covering floppy disk preservation and a live demo of the full workflow, from setting up a workstation to verifying results. Sign up […] [Original post on digipres.club]

If you would like to actively participate in tomorrows Holocaust Memorial Day #HMD2026, EHRI has some suggestions for you, from the US to Poland, from online to in person. Some events are live-streamed; some activities digital; access for all. #IHRA #ESHEM www.ehri-project.eu/holocaust-me...

Today, on #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, the millions more murdered under Nazi persecution, as well as all those who have been persecuted during genocides worldwide buff.ly/tuqqfvy

The dog doesn’t let me go to many exhibitions anymore (such a tyrant) but I made it to this one and omg, so glad I did. Just exquisite. To see them next to each other & read about their respective careers. Top notch (I say this as the most basic art person you’ll ever meet).

Today we launched our Digital Collections Portal. A platform to provide access to our born digital collections. postalmuseum.access.preservica.com/portal #digipres #access

I had the loveliest dream about someone I love who died & we sat on a sofa & chatted and caught up about life. It wasn’t like they weren’t here anymore, almost like they’d just been in another room. I truly believe their spirit is still with me & it’s nice to check in from time to time 🩶

On this day in 1912 the British Polar Party headed by Captain Scott reached the South Pole.

My barometer of how light it’s getting is not having to put the dog’s light up collar on for his late afternoon walk 👏🏻

Still open, till end of next week. Can you be part of taking the sector standard forward for the next few years? Bring your ideas and experience, and form part of a really impactful UK archives programme.

Congratulations to our @ihr.bsky.social MA student Amy Walker @amywalkerhist.bsky.social, who completed the course this autumn, on this blog post - giving an insight into her fascinating research into social history and ordinary lives in #Greenwich. globalmaritimehistory.com/windows_maps...

Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976 - 50 years ago today. Did you know our Agatha Christie business papers comprise thousands of letters, incl. from the novelist herself? 📷 EUL UA/P/5i: Christie receiving an honorary degree from @exeter.ac.uk in 1961 #AgathaChristie #OnThisDay #OTD #Archives

The Life of Chuck & People We Meet on Vacation are two very good, very watchable Netflix film recs

Does anyone know of any large collections of correspondence between women covering the 1910s-1960s? I have surveyed a huge collection covering 30+ years of friendship and I’m wondering how unique it is?

We’re seeking 5 new members to join the Archive Service Accreditation Committee! Do you have experience supporting development across a range of archive services and good understanding of the UK’s accreditation standard? Apply by 23 January: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Listening to my dog snoring next to me is so cute. Yet, if it were my husband, all I’d want to do is gently poke him in the ribs to make it stop. The dog is definitely spoilt.

Hey Bluesky, send us your best ducks (Happy #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay to all who celebrate)

This year we chose to go somewhere smaller for our annual winter lights outing & @gilbertwhites.bsky.social did not disappoint! With the added bonus of the trail starting through the house & a focus on trying to minimise the impact of the lights on the environment with UV torches to use outside.

Seeing the Eras tour at Wembley was genuinely one of the highlights of my life and the docuseries they’ve released on Disney of it is everything I need rn (100% would recommend watching the final night show if you have Disney)

EHRI Document Blog | “Boyhood Drawings Made in Deportation” A Discovery of Long-Lost Works Raises Questions About Identity and the Narration of the Self Researcher Olga Stefan discovers that the haunting drawings of a ghetto were made by a 14-year-old boy. blog.ehri-project.eu/2025/12/17/b...

At the point where I’m just defrosting & eating random freezer bingo.

Instagram is my social media of choice but I can’t stand the last two weeks of the year. Too much “look at all I achieved this year” & “look at all my resolutions for the new year”. I just want the yeah, my year was average, no I don’t have resolutions apart from to get through the new year vibes

Register for our upcoming impact seminar on digital and community engagement. Discover innovate ways of sharing collections with new and existing audiences! 📆 Monday 2 February (1pm – 2.30pm) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/impact-sem... (1/2)

The trackpad on my work laptop is on its way out. Which would be fine normally, but this time of year is not generally my finest moment, so all I want to do is throw the laptop out of the window (which I think is probably frowned upon)

Gets kicked out of a pub at 2pm for being too rowdy 😂

The most important festive reminder; the rescheduled bin dates

evergreen reminder: please do not drive in the galleries. our interpretation was not designed for vehicles and we can't guarantee them a quality vehicular experience

Don’t wait on this one, book your spot now! Going to be a great webinar

Send us your feedback on The National Archives’ digital capacity building strategy, Our Digital Century, that ends in 2026! Your responses to this survey will help us evaluate the programme and ensure future initiatives meet the sector’s needs: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OISX44/ ⏰31 January 2026 (1/2)

TNT Sports are having the loveliest conversation during Tea about Robin Smith with a couple players who played with him. It strikes me again why we always wait until people die to talk about how brilliant they were.

We’re delighted to announce that #AYearinArchives 2025 is now live! Have a browse and let us know which projects you enjoy reading about: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... 📷 RNLI, Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, Staffordshire County Council, Gateshead Archive (1/2)

Barclays to me: reminder: we’d love your feedback! Me to Barclays: reminder: I still don’t want to give you any!

Are you a community group with a passion for heritage? Or a museum, library, gallery or archive with a bold idea for community-led research? The Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub is accepting applications for seed corn grants: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu... (1/2)

Do you hold collections that relate to the Holocaust, whether that be its prehistory, its aftermath, or the role of antisemitism before, during and after WWII? The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI) are keen to hear from you... (1/3)

We’re finally on Bluesky!!! Go give us a follow

Actually having a lovely little evening blasting Taylor Swift to drown out the fireworks. Making me nostalgic for the Eras tour

When people have been telling you for years that the Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage, then you visit the museum and find out she sailed for 34 years... MaryRose.org/Visit

I’m sorry but Black Friday is 3 weeks away. You can absolutely get in the bin with your Black Friday sale emails.

The new #BitList includes messages especially crafted for commercial and industrial organisations. Ideal for helping teams understand the real-world risks of data loss. “When industrial data are lost, the consequences go far beyond inconvenience. It […] [Original post on digipres.club]

Happy Celebrity Traitors Final day to all who celebrate.

Will you be in London on Dec 3rd? Perhaps you'd like to come to UCL and hear me talk with Matthew J. Smith about my new book, and potentially even get a book from me without paying international shipping! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-house-...

I think everyone should be made to do a fireworks-trauma-to-animals (and veterans) awareness course. Of course, some people won’t care a jot & will carry on regardless but I’m convinced seeing the panic it causes would change some people’s behaviour.

Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry

In case of emergency, boop the comedy whippet nose! And if you live in the UK, please consider signing this petition to limit the sale of those super-loud fireworks! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... #DogsOfBluesky #SkyDogs #whippets #sighthounds

In huge positive news, the Australian government just ruled out handing the work of their country’s creatives to AI companies for free 🙌 They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law. Other governments should do the same! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Last week, EHRI Director Reto Speck gratefully accepted the official ERIC plate from the European Commission under the dome of the Copenhagen Planetarium during the RTI Summit 2025. After 15 years of hard work in projects, EHRI-ERIC is here to stay. Thanks to all our partners!