We haven't quite reached our target yet to send a @aranewprofs.bsky.social new professional to conference - please give generously www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/202... If we can't raise the money next year we might not be able to do this at all.

Our latest blog is all about newly catalogued material in the Royal Greenwich Observatory archive. specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=31753

Join us on 15 July (12pm) for a free introductory webinar where we’ll explore how you can use data to communicate the impact of your work in the archive sector and beyond! Register today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

Start the new week right by volunteering! We're looking for a new secretary to join our small, fun and friendly team looking after all things New Professional for ARA! All you need is enthusiasmk, and a short supporting statement: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/wp-content/u.... Deadline: 30th Jun

Really pleased to finally be able to launch this CFP! Please do consider joining us at the British Library or online for a day of exploring collections and #DisHist!

Did you know that in the 19th Century the President of the United States of America was the named complainant in a (UK) Chancery case? A representative of the President appeared in Chancery to secure the bequest of James Smithson, to establish the Smithsonian Institution. TNA TS 11/623/2012

Map of parts of Flintshire, Cheshire and Lancashire showing the Flint Sands and Hyle Sand and the mouth of the River Mersey Dim dyddiad / No date Mostyn/7291

We're looking for a secretary to join our lovely team on the ARA Section for New Professionals committee. Role description: aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... Apply by emailing [email protected], by 30 June.

Announcement! The ARA Section for Archives and Museums is hosting its next online training on Tuesday, 9th July. This event is a repeat of our highly popular 'Introduction to Mixed Collections' session, which sold out in May. Register now: www.archives.org.uk/training-eve...

It’s #ManorialMonday! 🥳🗺️ If you were in Falmouth over the weekend, you may have spotted quite a few historic sailing boats. Here are some of the wonderful boats we have found on our manorial maps so far. 🚢⚓ #manorialmonday #manormap @nationalarchivesuk @cios_her

The ways digitisation and AI impact our lives aren't just related to their outputs; they also profoundly change processes and how we relate to one another. An essay by me about forms and admin and people and how, frankly, working in the library is pretty cool. buttondown.com/justenoughin...

My #T20Sweep chances got off to a great start thanks to the good women of Scotland.

Showing my support for Team Scotland in #T20Sweep.

New funding opportunity 👇 The Sites of Memory Community Research Grants are now open, supporting projects exploring the histories and legacies of transatlantic slavery. More info: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...

It’s National #VolunteersWeek, an annual UK-wide campaign held in June to celebrate and recognise the contributions of volunteers. In this new blog, Colin Laker tells us more about his volunteer role at @librarywales.bsky.social: archives.wales/2026/06/01/s...

Yes, the detail on this 16th Century map is incredible, but honestly I noticed that the woods look like the profile of a person trying to balance a biscuit on their nose, and now that's all I see. TNA MPC 1/263 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3...

happy International Archives Day! if you would like to make archives happy you could do worse than with some online volunteering for me – look at pictures! read 19th century minutes! very straightforward, very satisfying, no commitment necessary. www.sal.org.uk/about-us/vac... (scroll down)

Happy #InternationalArchivesDay! To celebrate, the team wanted to share some favourites from the collections, covering Eleanor Armitage's notebooks, William Burchell's colour charts, and John Fraser's poetry. The collections are always full of surprises. #IAD2026 #KewLA

Join us on 9 July (10AM) for a sustainability action planning workshop led by Lorraine Finch: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainabi... This workshop is aimed at professionals working within an archive, whether you’re starting out or looking to refine your existing approach!

#MapOnATuesday is John Kempson’s map of the town and parish of Birmingham shewing the boundaries as perambulated by the Commissioners of the Street Acts in 1810. Ref. - MAP/14009 #LibraryofBham

Did you know that Cambridge University had a farm? Its archive is held @theul.bsky.social and the University Archivist explores its history in our latest blog! specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=31573

Did you know archives are about much more than family and house history? Archives are vital for holding governments and organisations to account, proving citizen rights, preserving community memory and contributing to the wellbeing of individuals and society. #IAW2026 #ArchivesforJustice

This week the global archival community marks #InternationalArchivesWeek on the theme of #ArchivesForJustice: Rights, Memory & Futures. Explore webinars, resources and further information here: www.ica.org/internationa... #IAW2026 (1/2)

The National Archives and @araukie.bsky.social are seeking an experienced supplier to deliver two training courses on leadership skills for early and mid-career professionals. Submit a tender by Tuesday 30 June: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec... (1/2)

For #MapMonday, take a look at this beautiful & interesting topographical view of New York City in 1765. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-... The original is on display in the Stories Unboxed case at The National Archives throughout June 2026.

As an archivist and research assistant at the Arolsen Archives, Mareike Hennies works where history, technology, and people come together. In our interview, she shares what motivates her, what makes #everynamecounts so impactful, and what it’s like to work at the Arolsen Archives.

A new article published today talking about how we set up @nlisn.bsky.social in the Health Sciences Libraries Journal doi.org/10.33178/hsl...

Our upcoming webinar on Metadate Shame and Imposter Syndrome is less than a week away! By thinking about our end goals, understanding how to prioritize, and supporting one another we can be less burdened by metadata shame and imposter syndrome. Book your space: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/processing...

🎉🎉WE'VE WON!! Absolutely thrilled to share that Crowd Cymru has won this year's @araukie.bsky.social Annual Volunteering Award. What a way to celebrate the work of our brilliant volunteers and the Crowd Cymru team during #VolunteersWeek! www.archives.org.uk/news/crowd-c...

Many congratulations to @crowdcymru.bsky.social on winning the @araukie.bsky.social Volunteering in Archives award 2026. It's such an impressive project, and has been sustained and developed by the partners and funders over time.

#EYAColourful + #WellingtonWednesday means sharing some beautifully coloured maps and plans! Today, from 1801, the royal palace of San Ildefonso in Spain showing the buildings in block plan, the layout of the gardens and the routes of the water supplies @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Check below for our free upcoming events with spaces still available ⬇️ These events cover working with beneficiaries, surveying as a tool for relationship building and preservation, succession planning and more! Sign up here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Last week, I was delighted to launch the PASSAGE International Research Mobility Programme at the British High Commission in Jamaica. The programme will distribute £450 000 across 15 projects in Barbados, Cameroon, Ghana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/caribbe...

#DyddLlunyMap #MapMonday Plan of the town of Rhyl, Flintshire - showing land belonging to H.R. Hughes, Esq Dyddiad/Date: c.1865 KIN/1724

Not all maps are made for adults! This 1998 map reimagined Chicago for children. Chicago and beyond are illustrated with points of interest, a Loop inset, and an index to everything worth seeing when you're small & the Windy City feels enormous. #MapMonday https://myumi.ch/rw7Dn

For #MapMonday, take a look at this beautiful & interesting topographical view of New York City in 1765. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-... The original is on display in the Stories Unboxed case at The National Archives throughout June 2026.

🚨 FLOOD IN THE ARCHIVE! 🚨 Now i've got your attention - playtest our serious tabletop game on heritage disaster response. 12th June, 1-4pm, Exeter Innovation Hub Open to anyone in heritage (paid/unpaid)/ interested in game design 🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1990790345... Find out more ⬇️

The Archives Graduate Trainee recently completed their cataloguing project, working on the papers of William Philip Hiern. Amongst his research papers on Central African plants, they discovered notes which also included a pressed plant specimen! #KewLA

Do #DigiPres archivists have 'treasures'? In physical archives we have the oldest/prettiest/unusual items we use to engage VIPs. I'm wondering if anyone has born digital equivalents?

📢Call for papers for our 2026 conference ‘All Mapped Out: Maps, Plans and Charts in the Archives’ on Tuesday 24th November 2026. Abstracts submission deadline 5pm on Wednesday 1st July 2026. For more information: www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/news/call-fo...

Do you have metadata shame? In this session we will be thinking about our end goals, understanding how to prioritize, and supporting one another individually and professionally so we can be less burdened by metadata shame and imposter syndrome. Book your space: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1989292921...

Applications are open for our Resilience Grants funding programme! Resilience Grants, worth up to £20,000, support archives to respond to change and develop sustainable solutions to any challenges they face. Apply by Monday 6 July 2026: nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

On 12 July 2026, I'm taking part in Archives Fest at The National Archives. A full day of archives goodness. I'm chatting about the trial records of Anne Boleyn and the Gunpowder Plotters. Plus you can see the actual records in person! www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-fes...

We liked this book of 16th century writing styles so much it is one of our 50 Treasures, and we even decorated the windows in our microfilm room with pictures from it 😄 You can see all our treasures on our blog: https://recordoffice.wordpress.com/50-treasures/ #EYAHandwriting

Want to get involved with our work? Apply to be our new Chair! This voluntary role for ARA members is open for applications until 1 June 2026 - just send a short statement of interest to [email protected]. See the latest Training and CPD Bulletin from ARA for more details

Notebooks of William Dawes, 1790, documenting the grammar and vocab of the language spoken in the area around Sydney, Australia. These books are the major source of information about the Aboriginal language of Sydney. #EYAHandwriting https://ow.ly/iW7n50YRHmE

#MaryAnning was born 227 years ago this week. Here is a letter she wrote to the #britishmuseum in 1829 offering a #plesiosaur fossil for sale. It was purchased by the Museum & here it is displayed in 1875. It now can be seen at the #NaturalHistoryMuseum here in London.

We’re thrilled to announce, on behalf of the Archive Service Accreditation Committee, that over 200 UK archives have achieved accredited status! Find out more about this milestone and the newly accredited services: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/200th-u... (1/3) 📷 Eastside Community Heritage

This palm-leaf manuscript contains three religious works written in Pali with Sinhalese. #EYAHandwriting https://ow.ly/xuiK50YRH01

Something a little unusual for our #ArchiveOfTheWeek: a couple of stories written by 8yo Charles Sisum Wright of Eyam Hall in 1903. In this one a mouse luckily escapes from the stomach of a cat when a snake chases the cat and snaps it in two! #1900s #EYAHandwriting