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archives | maps | stammering | cake | he/him
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Andrew Janes
Archives West Midlands
2 days ago
Would you or one of your service users/stakeholders relish the opportunity to join an ambitious, friendly network, helping to shape the future direction of
#ArchivesWM
, supporting
#archive
services across the West Midlands? The Board has 3 trustee vacancies from September 2026 - to learn more 👇
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AWM Trustee Vacancies
Archives West Midlands will have three trustee vacancies on its Board from September 2026. Would you or one of your service users/stakeholders relish the opportunity to join an ambitious, friendly net...
https://www.archiveswestmidlands.org.uk/news/awm-trustee-vacancies
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James Elder
2 days ago
The Bodleian one of the many libraries, archives and museums whose catalogues (which provide free, open research resources) are being hit hard by bots scraping content for AI companies. It’s not that they shouldn’t do this, it’s just that they could be less aggressive in hammering servers.
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
4 days ago
Here’s our weekly slate of upcoming events with spaces still available! These events cover our open grant schemes, heritage science, community engagement, carbon literacy and more:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Book now to avoid disappointment!
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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland
4 days ago
New platform to give care-experienced and adopted people better access to their records announced by CoramBAAF & ARA today. The platform will make it easier for adopted & care-experienced people to find & access records relating to their adoption and time in care.
www.archives.org.uk/news/new-pla...
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Dave Annal Lifelines Research
5 days ago
To mark
#InternationalWomensDay2026
here's a blogpost I wrote five years ago about the under-representation of women in the key sources that we use for our family history research...
lifelinesresearch.co.uk/2021/03/08/w...
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Where have all the women gone?
To mark International Women’s Day I wanted to have a look at the key records that we use to research our English & Welsh family history, and to consider how those records routinely under-repres…
https://lifelinesresearch.co.uk/2021/03/08/where-have-all-the-women-gone/
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Francesca Hillier
5 days ago
#britishmuseum
#archive
holds very many references to women: the earliest recorded female visitors in 1762, Angelica Kaufmann paid to paint on Derby china in the 1790s, an 1857 photo, Beatrix Potter & women employed after the law for Civil Servants changed in 1921.
#internationalwomensday
#women
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
8 days ago
Feeling inspired? Applications for
#ArchivesRevealed
cataloguing and consortium grants open on Monday 16 March. Apply here by Thursday 30 April:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev...
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Archives Revealed - Portals
Archives Revealed is the only grant programme in the United Kingdom (UK) dedicated to the cataloguing and unlocking of archival collections. The programme is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fu...
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-revealed/
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
8 days ago
We are thrilled to announce, with our partners The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust & the Wolfson Foundation that
#ArchivesRevealed
has awarded 14 cataloguing grants, and a consortium grant! See thread 👇(1/5) 📷 Royal Horticultural Society
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
9 days ago
Join us online for an impact seminar and hear how Kirklees Local TV (KLTV) builds inclusive and meaningful partnership with local communities and heritage organisations! 📆 Thursday 19 March (12:00 – 13:00) Book you place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/impact-sem...
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Andrew Janes
National Library of Scotland
11 days ago
This
#MapMonday
we have even
#MoreMaps
for you! 🗺️✨ We've georeferenced the 1,329 first edition Six-inch maps of England and Wales we added in November. Now you can use a special toggle button in our viewers to compare these maps side-by-side. Explore the new tool >
maps.nls.uk/additions/#194
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Tina Morton
14 days ago
Great opportunity to be involved in something new at The National Archives, based in my department but collaborating across the organisation and the wider archive sector. Regional Loans Programme Coordinator:
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
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Suzanne Paul
16 days ago
All my colleagues
@theul.bsky.social
are cool, obviously, but some are super cool 👇
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Nick Millea
17 days ago
Another
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
#Maps
blog from
@debbietheduck.bsky.social
takes us to
#Collo
in
#Algeria
with a C19 French chart, examining a planned settlement which appears to have occupied an existing village. See more at:
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/
@bcsmaps.bsky.social
@gallicabnf.bsky.social
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50 Million Voices
18 days ago
Applications close at midnight tonght (UK time)! So far we've received applications from 16 countries. We have a few spaces left for some interviewees and interviewers. Apply here:
www.50millionvoices.org/practice-int...
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John Sheridan
21 days ago
If you’re interested in open government data, please read (and repost)
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digita...
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Help us improve Open Government Licensing guidance
The National Archives oversees the UK Government Licensing Framework, helping both public sector information providers and people who re-use this data to understand their rights and responsibilities. ...
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digital/help-us-improve-government-licensing-guidance/
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Oliver House
22 days ago
Jobs! Senate House Library is embarking on an ambitious project to transform access to one of the UK’s largest and richest collections of queer literature —the remarkable Haud Nominandum Collection, donated by activist, bookseller and co-founder of Gay’s the Word bookshop, Jonathan Cutbill.
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Barts Health Archives
23 days ago
We loved introducing Alice to our collections, but you don't need to be a Professor to come to the archives, anybody can visit and explore our collections! Find out how by visiting our website -
www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/barts-health...
#History
#Archives
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Iain Wilkie
24 days ago
Am really enjoying exploring the maps & stories in this beautiful book! Thank you to co-authors Rose Mitchell & Andrew Janes
@cartivist.bsky.social
#MapMonday
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50 Million Voices
24 days ago
Just under 1 week to go until applications close for our 10th Global Practice Interview Event! Taking place 16-23 March (online), our event brings together people who stutter and interviewers for structured practice interviews, feedback, and learning sessions on stuttering and neurodiversity.
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1 week left to apply to participate in this great event.
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
29 days ago
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/...
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Gretchen McCulloch
27 days ago
Roses are red Violets are blue Ideas are green And colourless too
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Orkney Library & Archive
27 days ago
Our Archivists just came across a 1798 map of the centre of Kirkwall
#Orkney
, created for a legal dispute over some ground. It's very exciting because it's one of the earliest detailed maps of Kirkwall we've seen. Read all about it on our Archive Blog:
orkneyarchive.blogspot.com/2026/02/kirk...
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
28 days ago
📣Calling archive professionals Join us on 17 & 24 March for a two-part online introduction to manorial records:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...
No previous knowledge of manorial documents or Latin required!
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Helen Dafter
28 days ago
Question for
#archivists
providing online access to digital collections which include sensitive or offensive content. Do you have age restrictions or your platform?
#archives
#digipres
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araireland
about 1 month ago
The ARA Archive Volunteering Award is accepting nominations for the 2026 award 🏆 Nominations will close on 27th March 2025! Full details, contact information & links to past projects awarded can be found on the link below ⬇️
www.archives.org.uk/news/the-ara...
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The ARA Archive Volunteering Award is now accepting nominations for the 2026 award — Archives & Records Association
The ARA Archive Volunteering Award is a great opportunity to acknowledge the work of volunteers and to thank them for their continued support. It also helps to highlight and celebrate best practice ar...
https://www.archives.org.uk/news/the-ara-archive-volunteering-award-is-now-accepting-nominations-for-the-2026-award
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This needs a 3rd dimension to address context. (Content radical, structure neutral, context purist & proud.)
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Andrew Janes
UK Archive Sector Leadership
about 1 month ago
Check out our website for all upcoming free online events with spaces still available! Our current slate covers strategic advocacy, data migration, records of traumatic histories and more:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
🎫Book now to avoid disappointment!
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mia ridge
about 1 month ago
Quick blog post noting some thoughts on 'Documenting AI-created/enhanced records in catalogues/metadata/displays' - I'd love to know who's already doing it, and how?
www.openobjects.org.uk/2026/02/docu...
#AI4LAM
#MuseTech
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Documenting AI-created/enhanced records in catalogues/metadata/displays? – Open Objects
Open Objects
https://www.openobjects.org.uk/2026/02/documenting-automatic-text-transcription-tools-in-catalogues-metadata-displays/
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Andrew Janes
Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland
about 1 month ago
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: digital record vs. the original record - what is the reader seeking to experience? Is one 'more' authentic than the other? Full info
openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
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Call for Papers
2026 Annual Conference of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland)
https://openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-papers
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Amalia S. Levi, PhD
about 1 month ago
Digitization in countries beyond Europe and North America is often a fine balance between standards and realities on the ground. Several institutions provide digitization guidelines (and grants) that have been developed for projects in such locations. Here I point to some:
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Dr Will Butler
about 1 month ago
My team are looking for a new team leader and Modern Britain (post-1782) specialist. Closes 22nd February and do get in touch if you have any questions
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ050/t...
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Team Leader Modern Britain at The National Archives
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ050/team-leader-modern-britain
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
about 1 month ago
We’ve published a new collection of case studies showcasing the value and impact of charity archives:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Includes contributions from practitioners and organisations working across the archive and voluntary sectors! (1/2) đź“·British Red Cross Museum and Archive
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Melinda Haunton
about 1 month ago
We've kept this open to try to get some more data - important to be able to compare sector position back to 2019 when we pitch for funding to support skills acquisitions. If you can help, please do!
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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland
about 1 month ago
The archive volunteering award 2026 (UK & Ireland) is now accepting nominations - read more here
www.archives.org.uk/news/the-ara...
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The ARA Archive Volunteering Award is now accepting nominations for the 2026 award — Archives & Records Association
The ARA Archive Volunteering Award is a great opportunity to acknowledge the work of volunteers and to thank them for their continued support. It also helps to highlight and celebrate best practice ar...
https://www.archives.org.uk/news/the-ara-archive-volunteering-award-is-now-accepting-nominations-for-the-2026-award
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Andrew Janes
Royal Berkshire Archives
about 1 month ago
This month’s highlight takes the saying "take a pew" to a whole new level. Discover the story behind a 17th century pew dispute case in Warfield, and why it still matters today, here:
bit.ly/4ayYtdN
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James Elder
about 1 month ago
Need to read this more carefully, but at first glance it appears thoughtful and helpful. Certainly more helpful than, on the one hand, ill-informed boosterism from tech bros and, on the other, 'AI should never be used by archivists!' absolutism.
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AI Preparedness Guidelines for Archivists — Archives & Records Association
https://www.archives.org.uk/ai-preparedness-guidelines-for-archivists
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Daniel F Gosling
about 1 month ago
I found a cool thing today. A 1660 list of diocesan jurisdiction, listing the number of parishes each diocese covered. Lincoln, as expected, absolutely dominating with 1255 parishes. TNA IND 1/17125
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50 Million Voices
about 1 month ago
For interviewers, it’s also a chance to reflect on communication norms, challenge assumptions around fluency, and learn how to create fairer interview experiences. 📅 Online | 16-23 March ⏰ Applications close 23 February Apply here:
www.50millionvoices.org/practice-int...
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50 Million Voices
about 1 month ago
Alongside our core educational session, and 1:1 or panel practice interviews, participants can participate in an optional learning session on stuttering and neurodiversity, all running during Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
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50 Million Voices
about 1 month ago
Our 10th Global Practice Interview Event isn’t just about interview practice, it’s also about learning about how stuttering aligns with other neurodiverse conditions.
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Dr Tasha Kitcher
about 1 month ago
I’m running a survey to ask researchers what they want the UK Government Web Archive to offer in the future to enable wider use of the collection. If you’re a web archive user, or you would like to be, please take ten minutes to complete this survey:
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKGWA-Rese...
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Heather Craddock
about 1 month ago
The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories. Available here:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
#envhist
#envhum
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Andrew Janes
South West Heritage Trust
about 1 month ago
Thanks to
@thefnl.bsky.social
this exceptionally rare Tudor map of Kingsbridge in Devon has been acquired for public research at the Devon Heritage Centre, after more than four centuries in private hands.
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
about 2 months ago
Calling archivists, researchers & heritage professionals! Join us online on Wednesday 25 February (1PM) to learn about the responsibilities and considerations involved when providing access to records related to traumatic histories: Register here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wi...
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UK Archive Sector Leadership
about 1 month ago
The 2025 Accessions to Repositories Survey closes on Monday! Your responses lend us crucial insight into collecting practices and help us highlight the achievements of your archives! Any questions? ⬇️
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
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The Wiener Holocaust Library
about 2 months ago
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
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Andrew Janes
Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
about 1 month ago
An excellent new resource from
@uoscollections.bsky.social
! We're looking forward to exploring the catalogue and developing links between the Arthur Scargill Archive and the archives of the National Union of Mineworkers archives (full NUM catalogue available in the next couple of months!)
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Vicky Iglikowski-Broad
about 2 months ago
Our latest exhibition, Love Letters, is now open at The National Archives, revealing 500 years of love. From paupers, monarchs, queer networks & quiet acts of affection found in government records. Very proud to have been lead curator on this one, working with so many wonderful people! đź’Ś
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ianVisits
about 2 months ago
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From Tudor treason to coded classifieds: the National Archives puts love on trial
From newspaper adverts placed by men seeking "chums" to the letter that exposed Henry VIII’s fifth wife's affair, the National Archives has assembled a display devoted to love in all its risky forms – forbidden, unrequited, treasonous.
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/from-tudor-treason-to-coded-classifieds-the-national-archives-puts-love-on-trial-87054/
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