Paul Wainwright
@paulwainwright.bsky.social
Former business change guy, now living the dream as a student researching improvement in 18thC Yorkshire for MPhil/PhD (and pleasure!). Curious about our ancestors and how they changed the world around them. Love maps, visualisations, manuscripts & Suede.
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This #MapMonday let us take you back in time ⌛
We've just added first edition 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales to our website, published from the 1840s to 1880s. These maps are all from bound volumes.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#188
We've just added first edition 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales to our website, published from the 1840s to 1880s. These maps are all from bound volumes.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#188
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This #MapMonday let us take you back in time ⌛
We've just added first edition 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales to our website, published from the 1840s to 1880s. These maps are all from bound volumes.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#188
We've just added first edition 6-inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales to our website, published from the 1840s to 1880s. These maps are all from bound volumes.
Explore the maps > maps.nls.uk/additions/#188
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This spring, new AI photo tools arrived. Genealogists experimented. Then quickly we realized: these tools don't "restore" historical photos—they may fabricate new faces.
By August, these "restorations" were everywhere, unlabeled, corrupting our shared historical record. #genealogy
By August, these "restorations" were everywhere, unlabeled, corrupting our shared historical record. #genealogy
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This spring, new AI photo tools arrived. Genealogists experimented. Then quickly we realized: these tools don't "restore" historical photos—they may fabricate new faces.
By August, these "restorations" were everywhere, unlabeled, corrupting our shared historical record. #genealogy
By August, these "restorations" were everywhere, unlabeled, corrupting our shared historical record. #genealogy
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Love books? Us too! From now until 3rd October there’s a chance to get your hands on some of the Borthwick's back catalogue - with all available stock 50% off. Browse online or pop by our searchroom in person. On Friday 3rd we'll be open 10am-3pm, with bundle discounts on selected titles
September 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Love books? Us too! From now until 3rd October there’s a chance to get your hands on some of the Borthwick's back catalogue - with all available stock 50% off. Browse online or pop by our searchroom in person. On Friday 3rd we'll be open 10am-3pm, with bundle discounts on selected titles
September 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Early bird tickets are now available for the RQG Conference via Eventbrite and open to everyone, including non-members #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #RQGConf26 #Birmingham rqg-conference-2026.eventbrite.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Early bird tickets are now available for the RQG Conference via Eventbrite and open to everyone, including non-members #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #RQGConf26 #Birmingham rqg-conference-2026.eventbrite.co.uk
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An update from @drogersuk.bsky.social on some of our historical shorthand research, which we have been building AI/ML models to assist with. A shorthand bible from 1687 and the difficulty of symbols for very long phrases!: copperhorse.co.uk/further-work... #palaeography #earlymodern #ai #history #ml
Further Work on 17th Century Shorthand – Machine Learning for Palaeography – Copper Horse
David Rogers explains our continued historical shorthand research work. Unfortunately I'm not in the US this year for the hacking conferences but I hope that next year I will be able to go and explain...
copperhorse.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
An update from @drogersuk.bsky.social on some of our historical shorthand research, which we have been building AI/ML models to assist with. A shorthand bible from 1687 and the difficulty of symbols for very long phrases!: copperhorse.co.uk/further-work... #palaeography #earlymodern #ai #history #ml
Meet Athelstan.
Take in the detail while you can. He’ll soon be watching over you from the heights of York Minster.
Had a tour of the fabulous new Technology Hub & Quad today. Stunning buildings. They must brilliant to work in. 🤩
Am I too late to become a stone mason?
@yorkminster.bsky.social
Take in the detail while you can. He’ll soon be watching over you from the heights of York Minster.
Had a tour of the fabulous new Technology Hub & Quad today. Stunning buildings. They must brilliant to work in. 🤩
Am I too late to become a stone mason?
@yorkminster.bsky.social
August 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Meet Athelstan.
Take in the detail while you can. He’ll soon be watching over you from the heights of York Minster.
Had a tour of the fabulous new Technology Hub & Quad today. Stunning buildings. They must brilliant to work in. 🤩
Am I too late to become a stone mason?
@yorkminster.bsky.social
Take in the detail while you can. He’ll soon be watching over you from the heights of York Minster.
Had a tour of the fabulous new Technology Hub & Quad today. Stunning buildings. They must brilliant to work in. 🤩
Am I too late to become a stone mason?
@yorkminster.bsky.social
We don’t need a thermometer in our house.
When the coconut oil melts, that means it’s hot! 🥵
When the coconut oil melts, that means it’s hot! 🥵
July 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We don’t need a thermometer in our house.
When the coconut oil melts, that means it’s hot! 🥵
When the coconut oil melts, that means it’s hot! 🥵
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#savethedate The RQG Conference 2026 will be held on Saturday 25 April 2026 at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, Birmingham. Updates via the newsletter @RegQualGenes #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...
2026 Conference - Register of Qualified Genealogists
RQG Conference 2026 Birmingham Ticket details, call for presentations and updates to be posted shortly - sign up to the newsletter hear about our plans and updates about the conference.
www.qualifiedgenealogists.org
May 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#savethedate The RQG Conference 2026 will be held on Saturday 25 April 2026 at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, Birmingham. Updates via the newsletter @RegQualGenes #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...
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So if you can help - and you have all been MEGA GENEROUS lately, so absolutely no pressure, then please help. every £ nudges us closer to the target.
yustart.hubbub.net/p/galtonands...
yustart.hubbub.net/p/galtonands...
‘Innit Marvellous?’: The Galton and Simpson Archive project
Saving Hancock, Steptoe, and more
yustart.hubbub.net
May 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
So if you can help - and you have all been MEGA GENEROUS lately, so absolutely no pressure, then please help. every £ nudges us closer to the target.
yustart.hubbub.net/p/galtonands...
yustart.hubbub.net/p/galtonands...
Reflections.
Crown Point Bridge on the River Aire, Leeds.
The second in a very infrequent series!
#Leeds #Waterways
Crown Point Bridge on the River Aire, Leeds.
The second in a very infrequent series!
#Leeds #Waterways
June 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Reflections.
Crown Point Bridge on the River Aire, Leeds.
The second in a very infrequent series!
#Leeds #Waterways
Crown Point Bridge on the River Aire, Leeds.
The second in a very infrequent series!
#Leeds #Waterways
I’m loving the artwork in the display cabinet in @uoylibrary.bsky.social, but @artatyork.bsky.social what’s the story behind this funky piece?
It appears to be on the back of the canvas. Did the artist ‘reject’ this piece and put the main work on the other side? Or vice versa? Or something else?!
It appears to be on the back of the canvas. Did the artist ‘reject’ this piece and put the main work on the other side? Or vice versa? Or something else?!
May 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I’m loving the artwork in the display cabinet in @uoylibrary.bsky.social, but @artatyork.bsky.social what’s the story behind this funky piece?
It appears to be on the back of the canvas. Did the artist ‘reject’ this piece and put the main work on the other side? Or vice versa? Or something else?!
It appears to be on the back of the canvas. Did the artist ‘reject’ this piece and put the main work on the other side? Or vice versa? Or something else?!
That’s another 500 items added to the Merchant Adventurers catalogue for your delectation.
Cue the search room filled with the sound of a trumpet voluntary! 🎺🎉
@uoyborthwick.bsky.social
Cue the search room filled with the sound of a trumpet voluntary! 🎺🎉
@uoyborthwick.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
That’s another 500 items added to the Merchant Adventurers catalogue for your delectation.
Cue the search room filled with the sound of a trumpet voluntary! 🎺🎉
@uoyborthwick.bsky.social
Cue the search room filled with the sound of a trumpet voluntary! 🎺🎉
@uoyborthwick.bsky.social
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‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
March 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
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Happy #pancakeday everyone. May your day be filled with lemon, sugar and batter goodness.
So why have we posted a bell you ask? Well this is THE pancake bell. Want to know more?
Join us for a thread as we explore its history, throwing in some riots and bribery along the way...
So why have we posted a bell you ask? Well this is THE pancake bell. Want to know more?
Join us for a thread as we explore its history, throwing in some riots and bribery along the way...
March 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Happy #pancakeday everyone. May your day be filled with lemon, sugar and batter goodness.
So why have we posted a bell you ask? Well this is THE pancake bell. Want to know more?
Join us for a thread as we explore its history, throwing in some riots and bribery along the way...
So why have we posted a bell you ask? Well this is THE pancake bell. Want to know more?
Join us for a thread as we explore its history, throwing in some riots and bribery along the way...
Today my Merchant Adventurer activity temporarily switches from cataloguing 16c membership records, to checking out their coffee house.
Still counts as research though.
Surely?
@yorkadventurers.bsky.social
Still counts as research though.
Surely?
@yorkadventurers.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Today my Merchant Adventurer activity temporarily switches from cataloguing 16c membership records, to checking out their coffee house.
Still counts as research though.
Surely?
@yorkadventurers.bsky.social
Still counts as research though.
Surely?
@yorkadventurers.bsky.social
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We are very pleased to learn that the UK Ministry of Justice has dropped a proposal, made by the previous govt, to destroy print copies of post-1858 wills following their digitisation: bit.ly/3WaXud8
This follows submissions from 100s of historians, and others, opposing the proposal. #Skystorians
This follows submissions from 100s of historians, and others, opposing the proposal. #Skystorians
January 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are very pleased to learn that the UK Ministry of Justice has dropped a proposal, made by the previous govt, to destroy print copies of post-1858 wills following their digitisation: bit.ly/3WaXud8
This follows submissions from 100s of historians, and others, opposing the proposal. #Skystorians
This follows submissions from 100s of historians, and others, opposing the proposal. #Skystorians
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Wonderful article. Really makes us think how big tech has changed our ways of life in such a short time compared to how we've viewed the world for hundreds of years. The skills needed to use compasses and physical maps must not be lost.
@jerrybrotton.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
@jerrybrotton.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Lost your sense of direction? Turn off your phone and you’ll soon reconnect
Tech giants said today’s digital native kids would be the first generation who would not know what it meant to get lost. But is that a good thing?
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Wonderful article. Really makes us think how big tech has changed our ways of life in such a short time compared to how we've viewed the world for hundreds of years. The skills needed to use compasses and physical maps must not be lost.
@jerrybrotton.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
@jerrybrotton.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Our starter pack of people working on
#Yorkshire 's Past is live!
If you'd like to be added to the starter pack, please let us know in the replies.
Any period, any discipline - everyone is welcome, from academics to filmmakers, and local historians to enthusiasts.
go.bsky.app/QMP6cDC
#Yorkshire 's Past is live!
If you'd like to be added to the starter pack, please let us know in the replies.
Any period, any discipline - everyone is welcome, from academics to filmmakers, and local historians to enthusiasts.
go.bsky.app/QMP6cDC
November 14, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Our starter pack of people working on
#Yorkshire 's Past is live!
If you'd like to be added to the starter pack, please let us know in the replies.
Any period, any discipline - everyone is welcome, from academics to filmmakers, and local historians to enthusiasts.
go.bsky.app/QMP6cDC
#Yorkshire 's Past is live!
If you'd like to be added to the starter pack, please let us know in the replies.
Any period, any discipline - everyone is welcome, from academics to filmmakers, and local historians to enthusiasts.
go.bsky.app/QMP6cDC
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tangential to my research on OT reception/representation in medieval #Armenia but too astounding to ignore, this depiction of the Tree of Jesse from 14th c Vayots Dzor
Matenadaran 206, fol. 258v
Matenadaran 206, fol. 258v
November 19, 2024 at 5:01 PM
tangential to my research on OT reception/representation in medieval #Armenia but too astounding to ignore, this depiction of the Tree of Jesse from 14th c Vayots Dzor
Matenadaran 206, fol. 258v
Matenadaran 206, fol. 258v
Fascinating how this part of York has changed to meet the city's needs.
Tracks to the old station ran through arches made in the city walls (1840s). A road bridge was built over them to access the new station (1870s).
Tracks and bridge are now gone, but there are still hints of what was there.
Tracks to the old station ran through arches made in the city walls (1840s). A road bridge was built over them to access the new station (1870s).
Tracks and bridge are now gone, but there are still hints of what was there.
November 17, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Fascinating how this part of York has changed to meet the city's needs.
Tracks to the old station ran through arches made in the city walls (1840s). A road bridge was built over them to access the new station (1870s).
Tracks and bridge are now gone, but there are still hints of what was there.
Tracks to the old station ran through arches made in the city walls (1840s). A road bridge was built over them to access the new station (1870s).
Tracks and bridge are now gone, but there are still hints of what was there.
The Aire & Calder Navigation in all of its reflective glory today.
It’s seen some action over the past 300 years so it’s only fair that it can take it a bit easier nowadays.
It’s seen some action over the past 300 years so it’s only fair that it can take it a bit easier nowadays.
November 11, 2024 at 3:52 PM
The Aire & Calder Navigation in all of its reflective glory today.
It’s seen some action over the past 300 years so it’s only fair that it can take it a bit easier nowadays.
It’s seen some action over the past 300 years so it’s only fair that it can take it a bit easier nowadays.
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Welcome to the 'Railway Work, Life & Death' project BlueSky account!
Check our expanding database of British & Irish railway worker accidents, covering the later 19th & early 20th centuries - all free!
Currently over 48,000 cases, with more to come.
railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
Check our expanding database of British & Irish railway worker accidents, covering the later 19th & early 20th centuries - all free!
Currently over 48,000 cases, with more to come.
railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
November 11, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Welcome to the 'Railway Work, Life & Death' project BlueSky account!
Check our expanding database of British & Irish railway worker accidents, covering the later 19th & early 20th centuries - all free!
Currently over 48,000 cases, with more to come.
railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
Check our expanding database of British & Irish railway worker accidents, covering the later 19th & early 20th centuries - all free!
Currently over 48,000 cases, with more to come.
railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk
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With a week to go, it's time to decide how you're mapping the #Presidentialelection. Here's my award-winning guide to over 100 ways to make your map blue, red, or some colour in between.
www.amazon.com/Kenneth-Fiel...
#Election2024 #Vote
www.amazon.com/Kenneth-Fiel...
#Election2024 #Vote
October 28, 2024 at 6:07 PM
With a week to go, it's time to decide how you're mapping the #Presidentialelection. Here's my award-winning guide to over 100 ways to make your map blue, red, or some colour in between.
www.amazon.com/Kenneth-Fiel...
#Election2024 #Vote
www.amazon.com/Kenneth-Fiel...
#Election2024 #Vote
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📢THE WILLS PROJECT IS NOW LIVE ON ZOONIVERSE 📢
And now we need your help!
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hjs...
Using cutting edge technology we've generated transcriptions of 25,000 wills, now we need participants to check & correct them
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🗃️ #skystorians #EarlyModern #CitizenScience
And now we need your help!
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hjs...
Using cutting edge technology we've generated transcriptions of 25,000 wills, now we need participants to check & correct them
🧵1/
🗃️ #skystorians #EarlyModern #CitizenScience
October 16, 2024 at 7:22 AM
📢THE WILLS PROJECT IS NOW LIVE ON ZOONIVERSE 📢
And now we need your help!
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hjs...
Using cutting edge technology we've generated transcriptions of 25,000 wills, now we need participants to check & correct them
🧵1/
🗃️ #skystorians #EarlyModern #CitizenScience
And now we need your help!
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hjs...
Using cutting edge technology we've generated transcriptions of 25,000 wills, now we need participants to check & correct them
🧵1/
🗃️ #skystorians #EarlyModern #CitizenScience