Alex Ioannou
@alexjioannou.bsky.social
Doctoral Researcher at Bangor University & SoNaRR Officer at Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, trying to understand landscape change yng Ngogledd Cymru. (He/him)
Thrilled to have been invited to present my work with
@ystadaucymru.bsky.social at this year's @archpbu.bsky.social's Annual Lecture.
So humbled by the amount of people that joined and with whom I was also able to chat - before and after the lecture -over some great big archive maps!
@ystadaucymru.bsky.social at this year's @archpbu.bsky.social's Annual Lecture.
So humbled by the amount of people that joined and with whom I was also able to chat - before and after the lecture -over some great big archive maps!
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Thrilled to have been invited to present my work with
@ystadaucymru.bsky.social at this year's @archpbu.bsky.social's Annual Lecture.
So humbled by the amount of people that joined and with whom I was also able to chat - before and after the lecture -over some great big archive maps!
@ystadaucymru.bsky.social at this year's @archpbu.bsky.social's Annual Lecture.
So humbled by the amount of people that joined and with whom I was also able to chat - before and after the lecture -over some great big archive maps!
A new film about my project which looks out to the landscape but also within...
Watch on my project's home page:
reframing.wales
Watch on my project's home page:
reframing.wales
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A new film about my project which looks out to the landscape but also within...
Watch on my project's home page:
reframing.wales
Watch on my project's home page:
reframing.wales
Brilliant to hear and learn so much in today's workshop hosted by @historicirishho.bsky.social and @heritagecouncil.ie @maynoothuniversity.ie.
Also a privilege to share the work undertaken by @archpbu.bsky.social and @ystadaucymru.bsky.social with such an engaged audience!
Also a privilege to share the work undertaken by @archpbu.bsky.social and @ystadaucymru.bsky.social with such an engaged audience!
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Brilliant to hear and learn so much in today's workshop hosted by @historicirishho.bsky.social and @heritagecouncil.ie @maynoothuniversity.ie.
Also a privilege to share the work undertaken by @archpbu.bsky.social and @ystadaucymru.bsky.social with such an engaged audience!
Also a privilege to share the work undertaken by @archpbu.bsky.social and @ystadaucymru.bsky.social with such an engaged audience!
Very exciting to be visiting Maynooth to share the great work undertaken by @archpbu.bsky.social and @ystadaucymru.bsky.social during the Welsh Government Funded Penrhyn Jamaica Papers project!
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Very exciting to be visiting Maynooth to share the great work undertaken by @archpbu.bsky.social and @ystadaucymru.bsky.social during the Welsh Government Funded Penrhyn Jamaica Papers project!
"Commonplacing" at Queen's University Belfast with @leoniehannan.bsky.social. Allowing for more connections and reflection during the the Public Histories Annual Conference!
@commonplaces.bsky.social
@commonplaces.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"Commonplacing" at Queen's University Belfast with @leoniehannan.bsky.social. Allowing for more connections and reflection during the the Public Histories Annual Conference!
@commonplaces.bsky.social
@commonplaces.bsky.social
VICTORY!
The @archpbu.bsky.social team have been maintained, with a small reduction in staffing hours.
The petition was a success in helping ensure that the service remains resilient and sustainable, and that the collections are preserved for future generations and made accessible to all.
The @archpbu.bsky.social team have been maintained, with a small reduction in staffing hours.
The petition was a success in helping ensure that the service remains resilient and sustainable, and that the collections are preserved for future generations and made accessible to all.
September 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
VICTORY!
The @archpbu.bsky.social team have been maintained, with a small reduction in staffing hours.
The petition was a success in helping ensure that the service remains resilient and sustainable, and that the collections are preserved for future generations and made accessible to all.
The @archpbu.bsky.social team have been maintained, with a small reduction in staffing hours.
The petition was a success in helping ensure that the service remains resilient and sustainable, and that the collections are preserved for future generations and made accessible to all.
So great to have been invited to share during a session at #RGSIBG25 about co-creating place-based climate adaptation action.
Business as usual does overwhelm... but it was uplifting to hear about the many methods being tested to challenge the status-quo.
Business as usual does overwhelm... but it was uplifting to hear about the many methods being tested to challenge the status-quo.
August 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
So great to have been invited to share during a session at #RGSIBG25 about co-creating place-based climate adaptation action.
Business as usual does overwhelm... but it was uplifting to hear about the many methods being tested to challenge the status-quo.
Business as usual does overwhelm... but it was uplifting to hear about the many methods being tested to challenge the status-quo.
Find out about our initiative to foster community connections and conversations within Dyffryn Ogwen, building upon the foundations laid by my doctoral research project:
www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/ne...
@ystadaucymru.bsky.social, @archpbu.bsky.social, Partneriaeth Ogwen and other collaborators.
www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/ne...
@ystadaucymru.bsky.social, @archpbu.bsky.social, Partneriaeth Ogwen and other collaborators.
August 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Find out about our initiative to foster community connections and conversations within Dyffryn Ogwen, building upon the foundations laid by my doctoral research project:
www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/ne...
@ystadaucymru.bsky.social, @archpbu.bsky.social, Partneriaeth Ogwen and other collaborators.
www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/ne...
@ystadaucymru.bsky.social, @archpbu.bsky.social, Partneriaeth Ogwen and other collaborators.
Happy to say that 100 records have been digitised by @archpbu.bsky.social and are now online!
This means you can engage with the historical resource and evidence in your own way.
www.jstor.org/site/bangor-...
This means you can engage with the historical resource and evidence in your own way.
www.jstor.org/site/bangor-...
July 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happy to say that 100 records have been digitised by @archpbu.bsky.social and are now online!
This means you can engage with the historical resource and evidence in your own way.
www.jstor.org/site/bangor-...
This means you can engage with the historical resource and evidence in your own way.
www.jstor.org/site/bangor-...
Join us for an inspiring evening of exploration and reflection on the Biblical Landscapes of Wales @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social
Organised by @ystadaucymru.bsky.social, the National Centre of Religious Education for Wales and @archpbu.bsky.social.
www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/events/...
Organised by @ystadaucymru.bsky.social, the National Centre of Religious Education for Wales and @archpbu.bsky.social.
www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/events/...
May 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Join us for an inspiring evening of exploration and reflection on the Biblical Landscapes of Wales @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social
Organised by @ystadaucymru.bsky.social, the National Centre of Religious Education for Wales and @archpbu.bsky.social.
www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/events/...
Organised by @ystadaucymru.bsky.social, the National Centre of Religious Education for Wales and @archpbu.bsky.social.
www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/events/...
Such an amazing and inspirational time sharing my research last weekeend at the annual conference of @awwe.bsky.social at Gregynog Hall.
A special time to wonder and dream.
A special time to wonder and dream.
May 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Such an amazing and inspirational time sharing my research last weekeend at the annual conference of @awwe.bsky.social at Gregynog Hall.
A special time to wonder and dream.
A special time to wonder and dream.
Our records cover the period when arguments for and against the abolition of the slave trade were raging.
Richard Pennant was part of a influential pro-slavery network and "...an outspoken campaigner in favour of the continued legal status of slavery" - Eleanor Harding
doi.org/10.16922/whr...
Richard Pennant was part of a influential pro-slavery network and "...an outspoken campaigner in favour of the continued legal status of slavery" - Eleanor Harding
doi.org/10.16922/whr...
February 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our records cover the period when arguments for and against the abolition of the slave trade were raging.
Richard Pennant was part of a influential pro-slavery network and "...an outspoken campaigner in favour of the continued legal status of slavery" - Eleanor Harding
doi.org/10.16922/whr...
Richard Pennant was part of a influential pro-slavery network and "...an outspoken campaigner in favour of the continued legal status of slavery" - Eleanor Harding
doi.org/10.16922/whr...
It can be a puzzle trying to find connections between records and to cross reference material.
However, sometimes you come across something very much puzzle like!
These are individual parcels held in Jamaica, possibly part of a larger map.
However, sometimes you come across something very much puzzle like!
These are individual parcels held in Jamaica, possibly part of a larger map.
February 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It can be a puzzle trying to find connections between records and to cross reference material.
However, sometimes you come across something very much puzzle like!
These are individual parcels held in Jamaica, possibly part of a larger map.
However, sometimes you come across something very much puzzle like!
These are individual parcels held in Jamaica, possibly part of a larger map.
Cynhaliwyd yr arddangosfa ryngweithiol yn Pontio a mae'r deunyddiau a gafodd eu harddangos bellach ar gael i bawb ar-lein yma.
The interactive exhibition was hosted at Pontio and the material on display has now been made available to all through this online space.
reframing.wales/newid-eryri
The interactive exhibition was hosted at Pontio and the material on display has now been made available to all through this online space.
reframing.wales/newid-eryri
February 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Cynhaliwyd yr arddangosfa ryngweithiol yn Pontio a mae'r deunyddiau a gafodd eu harddangos bellach ar gael i bawb ar-lein yma.
The interactive exhibition was hosted at Pontio and the material on display has now been made available to all through this online space.
reframing.wales/newid-eryri
The interactive exhibition was hosted at Pontio and the material on display has now been made available to all through this online space.
reframing.wales/newid-eryri
The digitization of colonial archives has to be situated and understood within their historical, political and affective context.
The "Penrhyn Jamaica Papers" Project will help towards @archpbu.bsky.social's work in understanding, presenting and sharing wider contexts of our important collections.
The "Penrhyn Jamaica Papers" Project will help towards @archpbu.bsky.social's work in understanding, presenting and sharing wider contexts of our important collections.
February 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The digitization of colonial archives has to be situated and understood within their historical, political and affective context.
The "Penrhyn Jamaica Papers" Project will help towards @archpbu.bsky.social's work in understanding, presenting and sharing wider contexts of our important collections.
The "Penrhyn Jamaica Papers" Project will help towards @archpbu.bsky.social's work in understanding, presenting and sharing wider contexts of our important collections.
The Penrhyn Archive is dominated by men - the Lords Penrhyn or their agents.
Elizabeth became a Pennant after her marriage to Edward Pennant.
Documents such as this deed from 1702 reveal women's roles in colonisation and estate expansion.
Interestingly also the patent is granted by Queen Anne.
Elizabeth became a Pennant after her marriage to Edward Pennant.
Documents such as this deed from 1702 reveal women's roles in colonisation and estate expansion.
Interestingly also the patent is granted by Queen Anne.
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Penrhyn Archive is dominated by men - the Lords Penrhyn or their agents.
Elizabeth became a Pennant after her marriage to Edward Pennant.
Documents such as this deed from 1702 reveal women's roles in colonisation and estate expansion.
Interestingly also the patent is granted by Queen Anne.
Elizabeth became a Pennant after her marriage to Edward Pennant.
Documents such as this deed from 1702 reveal women's roles in colonisation and estate expansion.
Interestingly also the patent is granted by Queen Anne.
Humbled that my paper entitled "Reframing Eryri: A multidisciplinary collaborative approach to exploring human/landscape entanglements in North Wales" has been accepted as part of the ISCH 2025 conference proceedings!
Look forward to visiting Lapland ...thankfully in June!
Look forward to visiting Lapland ...thankfully in June!
February 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Humbled that my paper entitled "Reframing Eryri: A multidisciplinary collaborative approach to exploring human/landscape entanglements in North Wales" has been accepted as part of the ISCH 2025 conference proceedings!
Look forward to visiting Lapland ...thankfully in June!
Look forward to visiting Lapland ...thankfully in June!
The tactile nature of the records can't be forgotten.
Creative ways were used to show changes in land-ownership or in boundaries re-alignments.
As you can see these two surveys have flaps which can be lifted to reveal the changes.
Something the digitising team may struggle to replicate!
Creative ways were used to show changes in land-ownership or in boundaries re-alignments.
As you can see these two surveys have flaps which can be lifted to reveal the changes.
Something the digitising team may struggle to replicate!
February 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The tactile nature of the records can't be forgotten.
Creative ways were used to show changes in land-ownership or in boundaries re-alignments.
As you can see these two surveys have flaps which can be lifted to reveal the changes.
Something the digitising team may struggle to replicate!
Creative ways were used to show changes in land-ownership or in boundaries re-alignments.
As you can see these two surveys have flaps which can be lifted to reveal the changes.
Something the digitising team may struggle to replicate!
Bangor University Archives and Special Collection are housed in the now listed New Arts Building (1963).
Great to work in a historic building which has elements which are "hammered", "snecked" & "cuboid", "trapezoidal" features. A reflection of the variety in our records!
@c20cymru.bsky.social
Great to work in a historic building which has elements which are "hammered", "snecked" & "cuboid", "trapezoidal" features. A reflection of the variety in our records!
@c20cymru.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Bangor University Archives and Special Collection are housed in the now listed New Arts Building (1963).
Great to work in a historic building which has elements which are "hammered", "snecked" & "cuboid", "trapezoidal" features. A reflection of the variety in our records!
@c20cymru.bsky.social
Great to work in a historic building which has elements which are "hammered", "snecked" & "cuboid", "trapezoidal" features. A reflection of the variety in our records!
@c20cymru.bsky.social
Today is a big day as the over 200 selections from @archpbu.bsky.social are being collected for digitisation!
Each record was identified, recorded and packaged by the project team showcasing what we hope to be an informative cross-section of what has been deposited in the Archive.
Each record was identified, recorded and packaged by the project team showcasing what we hope to be an informative cross-section of what has been deposited in the Archive.
February 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Today is a big day as the over 200 selections from @archpbu.bsky.social are being collected for digitisation!
Each record was identified, recorded and packaged by the project team showcasing what we hope to be an informative cross-section of what has been deposited in the Archive.
Each record was identified, recorded and packaged by the project team showcasing what we hope to be an informative cross-section of what has been deposited in the Archive.
The Pennant family had multiple estates across Jamaica and the UK.
Lord Penrhyn's letters were addressed to or sent from Penrhyn Castle in Gwynedd, Wicken Park in Stratford or Grosvenor Square in London (and Liverpool).
All revealing global links.
Map: M0005003 @wellcomecollection.bsky.social
Lord Penrhyn's letters were addressed to or sent from Penrhyn Castle in Gwynedd, Wicken Park in Stratford or Grosvenor Square in London (and Liverpool).
All revealing global links.
Map: M0005003 @wellcomecollection.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Pennant family had multiple estates across Jamaica and the UK.
Lord Penrhyn's letters were addressed to or sent from Penrhyn Castle in Gwynedd, Wicken Park in Stratford or Grosvenor Square in London (and Liverpool).
All revealing global links.
Map: M0005003 @wellcomecollection.bsky.social
Lord Penrhyn's letters were addressed to or sent from Penrhyn Castle in Gwynedd, Wicken Park in Stratford or Grosvenor Square in London (and Liverpool).
All revealing global links.
Map: M0005003 @wellcomecollection.bsky.social
Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn was intricately involved in the everyday management of his plantations.
Having several agents across several Jamaican estates, BUASC has pages of letters.
This means trying to read and make sense of lots of different types hand-writing!
(~Content Warning~)
Having several agents across several Jamaican estates, BUASC has pages of letters.
This means trying to read and make sense of lots of different types hand-writing!
(~Content Warning~)
January 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Richard Pennant, 1st Baron Penrhyn was intricately involved in the everyday management of his plantations.
Having several agents across several Jamaican estates, BUASC has pages of letters.
This means trying to read and make sense of lots of different types hand-writing!
(~Content Warning~)
Having several agents across several Jamaican estates, BUASC has pages of letters.
This means trying to read and make sense of lots of different types hand-writing!
(~Content Warning~)
The Penrhyn Jamaica Papers Project would not have been possible without the past labours of many talented, passionate and amazing people. Including those who collaborated with us in a BU funded workshop in 2023. Such as: @cevans3.bsky.social @mariangwyn.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Penrhyn Jamaica Papers Project would not have been possible without the past labours of many talented, passionate and amazing people. Including those who collaborated with us in a BU funded workshop in 2023. Such as: @cevans3.bsky.social @mariangwyn.bsky.social @corinnefowler.bsky.social
FisHistory, a @ukri.org funded project @sosbangor.bsky.social and @ystadaucymru.bsky.social.
Tonight's presentation of @alecbmmoore.bsky.social thinking and approach was fascinating.
Makes me look at my kitchen accessories differently!
Tonight's presentation of @alecbmmoore.bsky.social thinking and approach was fascinating.
Makes me look at my kitchen accessories differently!
January 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
FisHistory, a @ukri.org funded project @sosbangor.bsky.social and @ystadaucymru.bsky.social.
Tonight's presentation of @alecbmmoore.bsky.social thinking and approach was fascinating.
Makes me look at my kitchen accessories differently!
Tonight's presentation of @alecbmmoore.bsky.social thinking and approach was fascinating.
Makes me look at my kitchen accessories differently!
Metatdata, an excel spreadsheet where myself and colleagues are inputting information regarding each record.
Providing digital copies of records held at Bangor University means creating certain information that describes, informs and enables the use of the material.
Diagram - National Archives
Providing digital copies of records held at Bangor University means creating certain information that describes, informs and enables the use of the material.
Diagram - National Archives
January 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Metatdata, an excel spreadsheet where myself and colleagues are inputting information regarding each record.
Providing digital copies of records held at Bangor University means creating certain information that describes, informs and enables the use of the material.
Diagram - National Archives
Providing digital copies of records held at Bangor University means creating certain information that describes, informs and enables the use of the material.
Diagram - National Archives