#ArchiveMyths for #Archive30 - archivists and researchers very rarely wear white gloves to handle collections, this is often a media request. We do wear non-latex gloves for handling photographic material, which is more sensitive to residue on your fingers.

Barter Books, Alnwick, UK.

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Door at Alnwick Garden, Northumberland

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Today Cyndi's List is officially 29 years old! Still your FREE starting point for genealogical research. Please be sure to stop by and BROWSE the categories. Browsing helps prod your thinking and point you in new directions. Thank you for all your support all these years! cyndislist.com/categories

Closer economic ties with the European Union will boost growth by up to 2.2 per cent, according to new economic modelling shared with members of the cabinet

If Labour’s mission truely is “growth” they need to have an honest discussion with the public about this
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

With reports that Britain is THREE TIMES more likely to arrest climate activists than other countries everyone should watch this film

The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s
case is due in the coming weeks

youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...

If you don’t want history to be re-written please share this video widely - because the only way to stop that happening is to constantly call this boll**** out with the actual facts

The outcome of this case will affect every one of us but is barely getting a mention in UK media. Why?

Peaceful protest is a fundemental democratic right. The decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s important case is due any time now. This is why I’m standing with them👇
youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...

If you don’t want history to be re-written please share this video widely - because the only way to stop that happening is to constantly call this boll**** out with the actual facts

If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it

We cannot allow them to rewrite history.

If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely
youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...

Have you read my brief article on the Ministry of Justice’s response to their consultation on the storage and retention of original will documents? You’ll find it in this month’s @federationfhs.bsky.social Bulletin. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

The magnificent 14th century Octagon tower at Ely rises like a citadel above the buildings of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England.

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The truth about garden bird decline revealed by Essex birdwatcher eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

Another 3000 followers request was from @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social, who asked about Catherine Booth, the co-founder of the Salvation Army. We don't have much for her, but here's her baptism as Catherine Mumford at King Street Methodist Church, Derby, in 1829.

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