Wednesday 7 May, 12,00 | online Working with records for social justice ▶️Jessica & Matthew Turtle, @ourmoh.bsky.social ▶️Sandra Shakespeare, Museum X ▶️Sean Cunningham, Head of Medieval and Early Modern Records, North America Indigenous Community work Register: shorturl.at/ZMY7A

Happy birthday to the Peak District National Park, designated #otd 13 April 1951. Originally 555 square miles of moor and valley, the 'great north roof of England.' It would never have happened but for one woman... 1/4

Wednesday 15 April, 13:00 | online Working with medical and mental health records ▶️ Laura Robson-Mainwaring, The National Archives ▶️ Jenny Marsden, Manchester Together Archive ▶️ Kate Jarman @ermerlindaj.bsky.social, Barts Health NHS Trust shorturl.at/z5biD

15 miles of pleasant windy & wet coastal path. (Lynmouth to Combe Martin)

Received this beauty today 🌊 Looking for info about: - The Homeland Handbooks (history? audience? is there an archive? any bibliography?) - Photographer John Dixon-Scott (or J D Scott?) TNA holds a vast collection of photos but no information about him. Eager to do more research on this.

A beautiful series of posters commissioned by the Countryside Commission in 1986-1987. Design: Ian Carstairs. - Any reason why Snowdonia and Pembrokshire were already referred to by their Welsh name, but not Breacon Beacons? - Has anyone seen them around back at the time? TNA ref: COU 3

Getting ready for two Archive Rambles this April: 🗺️ North Devon: Lynton to Woolacombe 🥾 Yorkshire Dales: Skipton to Sedbergh I’m looking for local archive collections related to these areas, or material documenting the long-distance paths that connect them.

Working with criminal justice records Wed, 25 March | 13:00 GMT | Online 🎤 Charlotte Smith, The National Archives 🎤 Dr Jessamy Carlson, The National Archives 🎤 Miles Wright, The Law Commission of England and Wales Reserve your spot here: shorturl.at/KlsVm

8 years ago, at the British Library, I first saw this map: an FT reader competition to predict the boundaries of Europe after WW1. I made a note to find out more one day - which ultimately led me last month to this tomb in West Norwood cemetery. You can read more here: www.ft.com/content/79a4...

📣 Online Event: Stories of Compassion, Love and Loss – Re-presenting the AIDS Epidemic How official records intersect with community-generated archives to reveal the emotional and human dimensions of the crisis? 🗓 10 March 2026, 1:00pm (online) 📍 Zoom (free) 🎟 Reserve here: shorturl.at/GAqVj

Working with records of traumatic histories Wed, 25 Feb | 13:00 GMT | Online 🎤 Eliza McKee, @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy 🎤 Hari Jonkers, @holocaustnorth.bsky.social 🎤 Gillian Boll and Malcolm Mathieson, @amnestyuk.bsky.social Info and registration here: shorturl.at/jAfJO

Following the December "Pollution in the Archive" symposium, my colleague @hcraddock.bsky.social and me have wrote a recap of the day with some post-event reflections that you can now read it on @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy blog. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional...

How can archival research deepen the experience of hiking, and vice versa? My first "Archive Rambler" blog on walking along the South West Coast Path & researching The National Archives records is out now. From Harland to Clovelly: shorturl.at/3ZFxS From Clovelly to Westward Ho!: shorturl.at/MLED6

Looking for info on the British photographer John Dixon-Scott. Anything that could help pin down and his life and (many) projects) is all very welcome! The National Archives hold a huge collection of photographs and I am keen on studying it more deeply.

For World Aids Day, 1 December, I’ve co-curated a new highlights gallery exploring @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy state records collection related to the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s. To access it: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

Join us for the launch of 'Archives and Emotions', a ground breaking text exploring intersections of archival practice, historical research, national & disciplinary borders. 🕰️ 23 Jan 25, 16:00 - 18:00 🗺️ The National Archives & online 🎟️ bit.ly/4gw7Xb4

The "HIV and AIDS collections symposium. Collections, Research and Responses" is now openly available on youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Nice to see some old work I coordinated at the British Library finally being published online. Thanks @miaout.bsky.social and @bldigischol.bsky.social blogs.bl.uk/digital-scho...

Another interesting workshop at The National Archives (who don't seem to be on here) next month about photographic collections, organised by @giorgiatolfo.bsky.social #dh blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/exploring-ea...

My own talk on the key findings of the national survey of HIV records can be found in the recording from the first panel at the 38:00 minutes. youtu.be/cR36HNPq6Hs?... Thank you @giorgiatolfo.bsky.social for organising such a great event!

Are you a digital humanist? Software developer? Digital researcher? Are you interested in Intellectual Property or early photography? If so, join our Collaborative Digital Experimentation hackathon on 27/28 Jan 2025! To know more, visit: blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/exploring-ea...

During UK Disability History Month, you can explore this topic by checking out the Bibliography and British and Irish History's (BBIH) online reading list. This resource allows you to uncover the most recent studies in this field. Visit the link provided to learn more: https://buff.ly/3QWrffO.

Great progress by @mrcwarwick.bsky.social in its three-year project to index the archives of the National Union of Mineworkers and predecessor unions. A dozen catalogues online and more to come. Project archivist @worsted.bsky.social deserves a medal! sslh.org.uk/2024/11/25/n...

A week to go to the "HIV and AIDS Archives: collections, research and responses" symposium. Have you registered? Info: blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hiv-and-aids... Full programme: cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/hi... Booking: eventbrite.co.uk/e/hiv-and-ai... [Image UK AIDS memorial quilt]

🚨 Deadline closing! 🚨 Apply by tomorrow, 20 Nov at 6pm, for our HIV and AIDS Archives onsite digital humanities workshop. Learn how raw data can support digital storytelling by utilising a dataset produced for the 1987 Public Health Campaign. Apply: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hiv-and-ai...

Interested in DH and medical humanities? If so send your application to the ‘HIV and AIDS Archives: Recovering, re-presenting and exploring open digital data’ workshop on December 2. More info and link to apply: blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hiv-and-aids...

For the last few months I have worked on a workshop and online symposium on HIV and AIDS archives. This will take place on the 2-3 December. The symposium is online and free. Full details in the thread below! live-www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/our-re...