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... (5/5)
Suttons floral display at the Chelsea Flower Show, 1958 – a grass bath runs through beds containing a vast variation of flower types.
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
Happy Birthday! 🎂
I can only assume that someone mistakenly thought that 32 was supposed to be hexadecimal. A similar confusion happened to me a few years ago with 28 and 40. I complained bitterly about such incompetence but it remains unresolved.
A man is plugging a wire into a stereo system. In front of him, are various pieces of sound and television production equipment.
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...
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
Round dish with lentil tortillas sticking out and a glass of beer.
Just as well it’s not working out too badly in archives at the moment as I’d never get a job pulling pints. Looking to a week’s staycation with both plans and free time. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
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...
All my colleagues @theul.bsky.social are cool, obviously, but some are super cool 👇
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
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...
Pale green dish of coated peanuts and glass of opaque yellow liquid, both standing on a mock granite surface.
I fear that I have become hooked on these non-alc premixed pina coladas, but there are worse things to be addicted to. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
If you’re interested in open government data, please read (and repost) www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digita...
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.
Colour photo showing a nurse behind a desk, she is on the phone, a man in green scrubs stands in front of the desk
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
Am really enjoying exploring the maps & stories in this beautiful book! Thank you to co-authors Rose Mitchell & Andrew Janes @cartivist.bsky.social #MapMonday
Bright pink promotional graphic for the 10th Global Practice Interview Event for people who stutter. Text reads: “10th Global Practice Interview Event for people who stutter. Includes session on ‘Stuttering and Neurodiversity’ for Neurodiversity Celebration Week. 16–23 March 2026. Virtual event. Applications close 23 Feb.” The 50 Million Voices logo appears at the top. On the right, there is a photo of a smiling man holding a laptop in an office setting. Contact details and website information are shown at the bottom, along with social media icons.
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.
Thank you, Iain. Glad you approve!
1 week left to apply to participate in this great event.
Two young people sit at a computer monitor watching something on the screen. Both people have their phones and notepad in front of them.
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/...
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Ideas are green
And colourless too
Frosted glass of clear, sparkling liquid with ice cubes, on a mock-granite surface.
Hope you feel better soon. I have a can of non-alc botanical G&T. I also have marmite-flavoured cashew nuts (unpictured to protect the squeamish). Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
A hand drawn map of part of Kirkwall in Orkney, with street names and other areas labelled
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...
Manorial Court Roll from Crown Manor of Perching, Sussex 1849
📣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!
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
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...
This needs a 3rd dimension to address context.
(Content radical, structure neutral, context purist & proud.)
A man wearing a lanyard sits in an office watching something on a computer monitor.
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!
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
It’s the leaves and stem of a cauliflower, with stock, some potato for thickening & smoothness & some garlic, with a bit of rosemary & black pepper. I softened the veg in some butter & olive oil before bunging everything in the soup maker.
Glass of opaque yellow liquid with too much foam. The back of a little Mickey Mouse figurine is accidentally included in the top right-hand corner.
I have a can of delicious premixed non-alc pina colada. Earlier, I made cauliflower-leaf soup, which is much tastier than it sounds. Cheers! #ConfinedCocktails
