Big news! Announcing the shortlist for the Marsh Awards Community Archaeologist of the Year 2025 🎉 Meet the six archaeologists championing community heritage across the UK. Get to know their stories and find out about the incredible work they do here 👉 bit.ly/4jN6tdm Congratulations!

A comparison to demonstrate how I retrieve weak colour information from a faded autochrome: I never paint on new colour to digitally colourise a photo, I only ever work with & boost the colour information in the original plate. This photo shows WWI French war graves at Laffaux on Moday 14th May 1917

📣 Hello Bluesky! We’re ARA Northern 💙 We’re the regional group for the Archives and Records Association (ARA) in Northern England — and we’re thrilled to be joining Bluesky! We look forward to sharing news from the North with you! 🎉 #Archives #RecordsManagement #ARANorthern #BlueskyArchives #ARA

It’s #InternationalArchivesDay! As @lincoln.ox.ac.uk College Archivist, I get to look after a wide range of records, objects and artworks dating from the Middle Ages to the present day! 📜🎨🎉 Archive catalogue: lincoln.ox.ac.uk/discover/lin... Artwork listing: artuk.org/discover/art...

On the regional train rolling north from Rome to Pisa; in the lead car the soundscape is being contested between two women intoning their afternoon Ave Marias and a live version of Because the Night. An echoey Trenitalia announcement reminds us that our schedule could be subject to variations

Taken exactly 97 years ago this month - in June 1928 - this beautiful autochrome study of a German garden in Baden is a wondrous riot of colour. I just love the 'twenties outfit with cloche hat and aqua marine scarf! It is all original colour, not colourised. 😍

@milleanick.bsky.social I ticked off another of the North Eastern Railway tiled maps at Scarborough yesterday.

Sunset on Friday 18th December 1908. I have cleaned-up this astounding autochrome photograph of twilight 117 years ago, taken in colour by Julien Gérardin. It is an original colour plate, not colourised.

🎙️More podcasts 🎙️ added to the The World Turned Upside Down A unique free open access resource for everyone interested in the people, events and ideas of the British Civil Wars - explored and explained by leading historians Take a look👇

When we took this certificate out of its frame, we found a school timetable lurking underneath! We don't know which school it belongs to, but as the certificate is for a Chesterfield festival from 1934, the timetable is likely to be from around the same place and time. #1930s #history

The irony of a silverfish being discovered on this page of a notebook, containing a drawing of a silverfish, is not lost on us. Nature notebook of Allan Mahood from the Ted Ellis archive (NRO, ACC 2025/21). #silverfish #archives #bugsinbooks

It’s oral history recording this week at The Exchange for the Unlocking the Vaults project - such great stories and recollections that will be an integral part of the planned interpretation. Thank you to all our participants 😊 www.birmingham.ac.uk/the-exchange...

Pleased to be in #Manchester today. What a #library! Archives+ is hosting a members’ event for @ARANorthern ‘Where Next For EDI in #archives?’

'The County of London Plan' by E. J. Carter & Erno Goldfinger (PAM 16030) published 1945. A proposal on how to develop London following the Second World War. One of many items that will be on display at our Architecture drop-in event on Friday 6th June, 12-3pm. #festivalofarchitecture

If you’re confused by a dame or a denizen or want to know the difference between a flonk and a fold, then 'The Local Historian’s Encyclopaedia' is for you. Full of fascinating facts it’s a go to book for anyone interested in #LocalAndCommunityHistoryMonth - find a copy in our #LocalStudies library.

If you want to take part in #LocalAndCommunityHistoryMonth but don’t know where to start, our #LocalStudies collection has lots of books to help. (As well as lovely staff who’ll be more than happy to point you in the right direction 😃). #LocalHistory

In our latest blog, Sophie Coulthard from Collection Care takes us behind the scenes and talks about how they conserved special collection items for display in the recently refurbished gallery spaces here at the John Rylands. Blog: ow.ly/FzQn50VTMjy

21 May 2025 - Members’ Event Join us at Archives+ #Manchester ‘Where next for EDI in #archives?’ (round table discussion) Enjoy a tour of the iconic Central Library Meet your committee! Tell us what you need from YOUR region Details are being sent directly to members

I get that some people aren't fans of wide and even ultra-wide-angle lenses, but for me, the wider the better! substack.com/@alexluyckxp... #filmphotography #photography #believeinfilm #shootfilmbenice

21 May 2025 - Members’ Event Join us at Archives+ #Manchester Central Library ‘Where next for EDI in #archives?’ (round table discussion) Enjoy a tour of the iconic Library Meet your committee! Tell us what you need from YOUR region Details are being sent directly to members

21 May 2025 - Members’ Event for ARA Northern @araukie.bsky.social Join us at @archivesplus ‘Where next for EDI in #archives?’ (round table discussion) Enjoy a tour of the iconic #Manchester Central Library Tell us what you need from YOUR region Details are being sent directly to members

Next Tuesday, Julia King will talk about Syon Abbey and the Book Trade at the Book Collecting Seminar @ies-sas.bsky.social do not miss it! 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/events/syon-...

Call for Contributions! The Student & Early Careers Conference 2025 is back 🎓🏺 🗓️ 30 July | 🕒 3 - 8 pm | 📍 Online Share your work in a friendly space: talks, posters, or videos welcome! Submit by 2 June, 9 am 👉 [email protected] Find out more 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/youth-engage...

Are Early Medieval Books your thing? We have a summer school course for you!👇 #Skystorians #MedievalSky ies.sas.ac.uk/london-inter...

This year’s Book Trade History conference will explore the Book Trades at War. Booking information coming soon for conference in London on 23/24 November.

Attended a lovely event at The Exchange for unveiling of blue plaque for John Baskerville, to be placed on Baskerville House next door to the Library of Birmingham with exhibition in the foyer to mark 250th anniversary of his death @theironroom.bsky.social @typetweets.bsky.social

In lieu of #ConfinedCocktails we present tripartite #TeaUp from Hadrian's Wall with @hannahkj.bsky.social and @jessamycarlson.bsky.social.

📷 Desperately seeking shutterbugs We're looking for photographers to undertake a commission alongside the British Journal of Photography! Winning photographers will be invited to visually interpret the moments, discoveries, or actions that initiate significant change and advancement.⁠ ⁠

One of our most popular collections is D595 Inland Revenue: Derbyshire Valuation Offices. Whilst the title is not riveting, the collection contains maps and schedules giving extensive information about the owners and occupiers of land and property just prior to WW1. #PopularItem #Archive30

Our #PopularItem is our map of 'The Plott of the Mannor of Dringhouses Lyinge within the Countie of the Citie of Yorke.', hand-drawn by Samual Parsons (1624-29).  #Archive30 #Maps #York #Dringhouses

One of our most popular items, and one that we always get out for tours, is the Crawford Map of 1776. Its one of the oldest detailed maps of Dundee. Here are some interesting details from the map. #PopularItem #Archive30

Take a look at this fantastic blog post on Deaf education by placement student Ellis Wright, who is studying for an MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies. Ellis' blog is inspired by her work with our University Heritage Collections. medium.com/special-coll...

A project we're very proud of

Did you know that our exhibition is free to visit? London in the Second World War tells the story of the people that lived and worked in a city at war, and includes the iconic London County Council bomb damage maps, personal diaries, photos and much more.

Fancy winning £50? We’re conducting a short public survey to help us further grow our Fellowship (membership). Once you've completed the anonymous survey, you'll find instructions on how to enter the draw to win a cash prize: www.surveymonkey.com/r/CKJZ2NB

Another large ditch-and-bank enclosure in Orkney's West Mainland. But is it actually a Neolithic 'henge'? #archaeology #Orkney #Neolithic #BronzeAge

For today's #Archive30, our #MiniMilestone is fast approaching The Yorkshire Miners' Association/National Union of Mineworkers Yorkshire Area archive is a key part of the project to conserve & catalogue the NUM archives. We're now weeks away from making the catalogue of 3,500+ documents available!

The staff canteen at the British Museum has always been an important part of Museum life - here it is in former times! #Archive30 #ArchiveFoodandDrink #BritishMuseum #Archive

Black Country Society talk - The West Midlands, the Slave Trade & Anti-slavery. by Malcolm Dick. Bilston Town Hall. Wednesday 30th April 2025 – 7.30pm (Free for member and £5 non-members). Details at www.blackcountrysociety.com/events

Join us at #CultureDateWithDublin8! We are open for free 12-5pm with our mini-figure hunt on Saturday May 10th, more info here: www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/whats-on/mar... We are also holding late evening tours that same evening. More info here: www.culturedatewithdublin8.ie/whats-on/eve...

#Archive30 #ArchiveTechnology Joseph Sankey of Bilston were at the forefront of providing component parts for the electrical industry at a time when this was still exciting new technology. @arascot.bsky.social @postcardjim.bsky.social #GKNarchive #WinterbourneHouseandGarden

Want to learn something new this summer? This 2-day course on writing in the Early Frankish World could be for you! 👇 #MedievalSky @ies-sas.bsky.social ies.sas.ac.uk/london-inter...

For #Archive30 #ArchiveTechnology we are looking at one of the many MPs who had a scientific or industrial background. Read more here about Charles Tilston Bright, MP for Greenwich and a pioneer in electric telegraphy: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2019/02/20/m...

Good to see the British Museum included in the London landmarks!

Are you an enthusiastic archivist who would love the chance to delve into the vast photographic archive of the Peak District National Park and catalogue it all? Then apply to join us for this 1 year project funded by Archives Revealed: jobs.derbyshire.gov.uk/libraries-pl...

Day 11 #Archive30 In Jan 1804, Dublin's Cow Pock Institution was founded to vaccinate against smallpox using 'cow lymph'. In 40 years, 170k+ people were vaccinated. We're showcasing this crucial part of public health for #HiddenHistories @arascot.bsky.social @hselive.bsky.social

There's a veritable cornucopia of institute faces in a 2022 documentary series on prehistoric Scotland, now available to view online. #archaeology #orkney #neolithic #ironage #ThinkUHI archaeologyorkney.com/2025/04/12/v...

Sometimes white gloves do belong in archives! This one is painted with a map design showing London landmarks at the time of the 1851 Great Exhibition. [The National Archives (UK) 📁 EXT 11/159.] #ArchiveFashion #Archive30

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