Fascinating podcast. Found myself cheering out loud as @roopikarisam.bsky.social championed #archives & #libraries (as well as community organisations & #education systems) as key to building a data & #AI literate world. #AILiteracy #dataliteracy

Read the @financialtimes.com article accompanying the post from @catherinefletcher.info Fascinating, concerning, if not alarming. Are #AI companies really *throwing a lifeline* to #museums & #galleries?

This #WorkExperienceMonth, discover the wide range of geographical careers out there for Year 11-12 students to explore by watching our free Choose Geography careers talks! 💼 🔗 Learn more about the skills that real geography professionals use in their roles: https://ow.ly/Mct150Zl2EF

Woke to the usual dawn chorus & later enjoyed the extended song of a wren + chatter of goldfinches, blackbirds & jackdaws with whom we share our neighbourhood. Then heard insistent chirp of sparrows & watched as parents fed their offspring in my #insect friendly #messygarden. #birdsong #nature

It's #workexperience season with students discovering the world of working with #archives & #localstudies collections. Had fun digging out docs relating to #4thJuly + US presidents nos 4 & 6. #history #heritagejobs

Just started listening to new podcast series on #history of US inspired by Neil MacGregor's *A History of the World in 100 Objects*. Not a copy/rehash. Definitely quirky. Not thought about importance of thread angle of a screw, or it's impact on #WWII. #history www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Visitors all gone @salisburycathedral.bsky.social ahead of this afternoon's ordination service. A moment of quiet & stillness. Congrats to all those priested today in this most beautiful of #medieval cathedrals. #history #heritage

Made a brief visit to @thelondonarchives.bsky.social today & delighted to encounter a secondary #school visit to the #archives + another school group on the tube alighting at Leicester Square. So great to see animated & excited kids on school outings. #schooltrips #heritage #culture #education

At a loose end today? Why not head to @heritagewshc.bsky.social for a free talk about the fascinating life & times of John Aubrey - Wiltshire-born writer, antiquarian & scientist #history #localhistory #Chippenham

Still time to book your place on a journey through the amazing world of Wiltshire-born scientist, writer & antiquarian #JohnAubrey with historian & author @lrylandepton.bsky.social Saturday, 6 June at 2pm. 👉Reserve your place by email - [email protected] 🎟️Tickets £10, payable on the day.

Only on near-London suburban routes - if you think the new electric Arterio rolling stock is an improvement. Not so sure after checking out the train specs. But what of the rest of the non-electrified #SouthWesternRailway network? When will we see investment & improvements? @theguardian.com

Fascinating. Add this to my check list of things to look out for in our #archive & #map collections @heritagewshc.bsky.social (when I have a spare moment!) #exploreyourarchives #geography #history #archives

Popped into my #messygarden & chose to look skywards... Beautiful evening with wispy, high cirrus clouds & a partial #circumzenithalarc Along with a crescent moon & soaring seagull! #clouds #cloudscape #bluesky #stormhour

I am so proud to have co-curated this exhibition for @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social with the incredible @anecdotalksb.bsky.social Discover John Aubrey as you’ve never seen him before!!

Really looking forward to this talk. Reserve your tickets now to hear @lrylandepton.bsky.social Aubrey talk. And then head to @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social from 13 June for the Aubrey exhibition co-curated by Louise, contributing editor @vch-home.bsky.social @wiltshistory.bsky.social

Check out our recent blogs including this from the Moulton #archive which includes notes & sketches by Alex Moulton on Germany's devastating V1 flying bomb known as the doodlebug. The collection also includes an official diagram of the weapon market SECRET. #WWII wshc.org.uk/doodling-the...

My #messygarden, a mix of the intended & the accidental... #wildlifegarden #yellowpeonies #pentaglottis #aquilegia #blueflowers

I've been embracing the messy garden in recent years, increasingly so as I watch neighbours lay waste to trees & vegetation, replacing them with extensions, hard landscaping & ever larger "garden rooms" (sheds).

My kinda #datacentre but don't forget #archives. #exploreyourarchives

A resource for all #history #teachers @localhistoryhub.bsky.social Check out the Wiltshire HER via the #archaeology pages @heritagewshc.bsky.social website.

On 7 March 1226 William Longespee died. Husband of Lady Ela (who brought title & wealth to the marriage), illegitimate son of Henry II, half brother to kings Richard & John, named in 1215 #MagnaCarta, he was the first person buried @salisburycathedral.bsky.social #medievalhistory #history

As always, a lovely afternoon guiding with Saturday p.m. team @salisburycathedral.bsky.social Took time before & after to snap a few photos, making the most of the sunlight streaming into the cathedral. Inspired by #exhibition of #PeterMarlow photos of English cathedrals. #photography #reflections

Really looking forward to hosting bestselling #author #medievalist & #printmaker Amy Jeffs when we'll be chatting with her about mythology, medieval saints & early folk ballads. 📆1st April ⌚7.30pm 🏛️Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre 🎟️Tickets £10. Email [email protected] More info👇

Looking forward to delivering a new talk ‘Discoveries in Salisbury Churches’ for Bratton History Association tomorrow chaired by Anne Bailey in Bratton at 4pm.

Working from home today... Beautiful walks to & from meetings in #Salisbury @salisburymuseum.bsky.social & Salisbury Library, via Lizzie Gardens. Water meadows doing what they should following heavy rains. @salisburycathedral.bsky.social #floods #watermeadows #reflections #salisbury800

Sign up now for writers' workshop & talk from historical novelist Carolyn Kirby @heritagewshc.bsky.social

Three posts with links to three thought provoking articles on #reparations. It's not just #history #Caribbean #Africa #slavery

Rain clouds cleared & @salisburycathedral.bsky.social bathed in late afternoon #autumn sunshine. #stormhour #autumncolours

Wiltshire #bigsky at its best on my drive home with #moonrise over Roundway Down & #sunset over Bromham. Beautiful. #Wiltshire #fullmoon

Most enjoyable day prepping & then working with these enthusiastic young people at the start of their #media course at Wiltshire College. #mediastudies #heritageeducation

A much needed day off. A spot of #mindful wandering around my happy space - the Cathedral Close @salisburycathedral.bsky.social Popped into @salisburymuseum.bsky.social for another look at the #ElizabethFrink exhibition. Still time to catch the last few days. #wellbeing #salisbury

Parking attendant today at my third talk of the week, this one at Dauntsey under the glorious Doom there. Previous talks in Malmesbury for the museum on the Reformation and then on Last Judgement Art. Similar talk planned in November for Sarum Chronicle annual lecture. We’re DOOMED!

As well as great #archives on display, we have our pop-up Heritage Café plus experts galore to chat about archives, #househistory, #familyhistory, #archaeology & conservation. Join us tomorrow 20th from 10am. #exploreyourarchive

Definitely worth a visit across Salisbury Plain to check out the treasures at this year's #HeritageOpenDay @heritagewshc.bsky.social

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3 project reports now available for our Leverhulme-funded Rural Racism project. A film below reflecs just 3 of our 135 in-depth interviews. These supplement statistics, gaining insights into the human experience of racism in the countryside, where only 4% of the population is from a minoritised gp

Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A courteous but very impressive rebuke to Nigel Farage from the Bishop of Oxford. "I heard no compassion in what you said...". "I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities". Do read. blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...

A lovely looking sky earlier this evening (Tuesday), but wispy #cirrus #clouds a sure sign rain is on its way. How much rain is another matter. #stormhour #cloudscape #summer #weather

Don't be alarmed dear reader @telegraphnews.bsky.social but pro-pedstrian Wilts Council was Tory-led when it received a Tory Govt grant for the Fisherton Gateway improvement scheme. P.S @salisburyjournal.bsky.social stop with the "killer kerb". I know it's the silly season, but please... #Salisbury

Love the print. And the idea of a wine market. Definitely think we need more appreciation of all things #casks #barrels #coopers #coopering #barrel #cask #tradeguilds #cityliveries #heritage #heritagecrafts

Read my latest blog for @heritagewshc.bsky.social I'm so privileged to work at the History Centre & to be a #volunteer guide @salisburycathedral.bsky.social so I can share my enthusiasm for #medieval #history #magnacarta

AI will never locate a new archive. It will never uncover a new source. It will never find a small, privately held collection of papers that can upend what we think we know about the past. It can never work with undigitized sources. It can never do real oral history or ethnography.

Great 'in conversation' event with @alanlester.bsky.social & @sathnam.bsky.social @salisburycathedral.bsky.social Every day a learning day & so relevant to my day job with #archives & as a #volunteer guide at the Cathedral.

Go England. What a result. Amazing team effort. And congrats to Michelle Agyemang on being named Young Player of the tournament. #lionesses #kcl #reggie #kingscollegelondon

Running a few errands in town but had time to pop into @salisburymuseum.bsky.social to see the Frink #exhibition (for the third time). Lovely to just sit, look & contemplate. #elizabethfrink @wessexmuseums.bsky.social

An afternoon indoors in the cool @salisburycathedral.bsky.social #volunteering #volunteers #heatwave #summersun

Where #Roman, #Medieval & modern London meet. St Alphage Garden by London Wall is one of my favourite City spots. #cityoflondon #citylivery #history #heritage

No need for the gym when you've moved 42 boxes of books weighing in at 530kg! Something special about opening those first boxes to see fab looking *Churches of Salisbury & District*. See website for pre-launch offer & order form.👇 sarumchronicle.wordpress.com/churches/ #sarumchronicle #churches

They've arrived.🎉 Tad later than expected... but they're here. All 750 copies of *Churches of Salisbury & District*. See website for offer price & order form which downloads automatically. sarumchronicle.wordpress.com/churches/ #salisbury #churches #history #architecture #sarumchronicle