Boston 's Leslie Knope
@archifydd.bsky.social
Former Local Government Archivist now in the Ivory Tower. MBTA green and blue line commuter. Once described as "insane in a great way"
The cat always looks alarmed when I turn on the news
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The cat always looks alarmed when I turn on the news
And it's a gorgeous day for it
October 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
And it's a gorgeous day for it
The Bennington Street Cemetery is open for visitors today! Guided tours at 2 and 4 pm @universalhub.com @gigi4district1.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Bennington Street Cemetery is open for visitors today! Guided tours at 2 and 4 pm @universalhub.com @gigi4district1.bsky.social
From Threads. This is also my theory.
October 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
From Threads. This is also my theory.
No! Sweden! She lived on Carolina St in Jamaica Plain in 1920
October 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
No! Sweden! She lived on Carolina St in Jamaica Plain in 1920
All right historian/archivist/genealogy pals.... I am trying to decipher this handwriting for the "occupation" column in a 1902 passenger list for the Ivernia which landed in Boston. Do we think it says "woman - weaver?"
October 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
All right historian/archivist/genealogy pals.... I am trying to decipher this handwriting for the "occupation" column in a 1902 passenger list for the Ivernia which landed in Boston. Do we think it says "woman - weaver?"
It's Caturday and the human has, again, chosen violence by not letting us sprawl on her chest
October 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It's Caturday and the human has, again, chosen violence by not letting us sprawl on her chest
Himself after I told him he was not to snack on the zinnias
September 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Himself after I told him he was not to snack on the zinnias
And finally, I will be using this text in my classes
September 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
And finally, I will be using this text in my classes
Here is a woman accused of being a fortune teller during the Inquisition petitioning for her release
September 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Here is a woman accused of being a fortune teller during the Inquisition petitioning for her release
Really loved this framing text
September 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Really loved this framing text
These are record inventories completed by early female archivists at the Crown of Aragon Archives
September 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
These are record inventories completed by early female archivists at the Crown of Aragon Archives
AND THEY HAD THIS SPECIAL EXHIBIT
September 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
AND THEY HAD THIS SPECIAL EXHIBIT
And then we have the Archives of the Crown of Aragon which are in a gorgeous building
September 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And then we have the Archives of the Crown of Aragon which are in a gorgeous building
This banking book from the 1400s (I think?) is massive. Hand for scale. Imagine the book cradle you would need for that
September 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This banking book from the 1400s (I think?) is massive. Hand for scale. Imagine the book cradle you would need for that
These children's drawings from the civil war show how children experienced heavy bombing of the city by the Italian air force (in cooperation with Franco) and fighting within the city
September 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
These children's drawings from the civil war show how children experienced heavy bombing of the city by the Italian air force (in cooperation with Franco) and fighting within the city
Obviously this part of the exhibit was important to me
September 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Obviously this part of the exhibit was important to me
This was a video at the BMA about the move from analog records to born digital and then need for digital preservation and I caught just enough Catalan to know I approved
September 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This was a video at the BMA about the move from analog records to born digital and then need for digital preservation and I caught just enough Catalan to know I approved
Today, in an entirely unplanned turn of events, I visited the Barcelona Municipal Archives and the Archives of the Crown of Aragon so brace yourself for a long thread with excruciating detail. Spoiler alert: it was AWESOME
September 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Today, in an entirely unplanned turn of events, I visited the Barcelona Municipal Archives and the Archives of the Crown of Aragon so brace yourself for a long thread with excruciating detail. Spoiler alert: it was AWESOME
I have seen many beautiful things in my time but the stained glass at Sagrada Familia is absolutely stunning
September 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I have seen many beautiful things in my time but the stained glass at Sagrada Familia is absolutely stunning
I have been out of the country, hiking, largely with my phone off, and man, I couldn't have timed that better. What a great time to be unaware of current events. Instead I've been looking at this
September 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I have been out of the country, hiking, largely with my phone off, and man, I couldn't have timed that better. What a great time to be unaware of current events. Instead I've been looking at this
Today's selection on their bookcase
September 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today's selection on their bookcase
Got to watch this Kraft truck hit a tree as it pulled up to the curb in front of this East Boston polling place. And then the neighborhood was mesmerized by the graphics. @universalhub.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Got to watch this Kraft truck hit a tree as it pulled up to the curb in front of this East Boston polling place. And then the neighborhood was mesmerized by the graphics. @universalhub.com
Situation normal at the Morgan this afternoon
August 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Situation normal at the Morgan this afternoon
Timeline cleanse. A friend and colleague has been working on digitizing this collection documenting Norwegian-Americans supporting Norwegian armed forces and civilians during WWII. It's so cool and worth a browse. www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-coll...
July 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Timeline cleanse. A friend and colleague has been working on digitizing this collection documenting Norwegian-Americans supporting Norwegian armed forces and civilians during WWII. It's so cool and worth a browse. www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-coll...