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kresenkernow.bsky.social
As part of the ‘Pobel ha Leow – People and Places’ exhibition, we’re showcasing a remarkable volume from the Cornwall County Constabulary. This wartime diary documents air raids across Cornwall during the Second World War, detailing bomb types, target sites and the impact on local communities.
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social
Visitors to the Museum will have the exciting opportunity to enter our beautiful Earth Sciences Library.

A rare occasion to see treasures from the collection and learn about the Museum’s work as shown through the collections we care for.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #SpecialCollections #MuseumArchives
An event advert. The image is a mash up of five images including artwork, a photograph and sketch. The wording reads: Library & Archives Open Day, free, 5 December 2025 10.00 - 16.00. Location: Lasting Impressions Gallery (Red Zone).
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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uknatarcsector.bsky.social
We’re delighted to announce that #AYearinArchives 2025 is now live!

Have a browse and let us know which projects you enjoy reading about: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

📷 RNLI, Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives, Staffordshire County Council, Gateshead Archive

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Four women pose for the camera wearing colourful patterned dresses. A large exhibition space displaying a buggy (with an explanatory placard in front of it) and an interactive screen. A colourful yellow and red poster entitled 'Cockney Rebels: Popular Music in Tower Hamlets 1624-2003'. The centre of the poster shows an electric guitar in front of photos of performers from various decades. A black and white image of four people wearing raincoats and walking in a straight line. Two of the people carry models of boats. The other two carry collection boxes that say 'life-boat'.
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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araukie.bsky.social
Thanks to David Luck from Bethlem Museum of the Mind for this blog for #DisabilityHistoryMonth

www.archives.org.uk/diversity-allies-blog/disability-history-month-accessibility-and-archives-a-night-that-never-ends
Disability History Month: Accessibility and Archives: “A night that never ends”? — Archives & Records Association
In this blog for Disability History Month, David Luck from Bethlem Museum of the Mind shares some of the history of that institution, not so much as a place of care and treatment, but as a vivid...
www.archives.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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archivistliz.bsky.social
📣 Archive job klaxon: Newcastle University are hiring a Digital Preservation Project Officer F/T 3yrs. Closing date 12 Dec 2025.
#digipres

jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
Digital Preservation Project Officer
Digital Preservation Project Officer
jobs.ncl.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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uknatarcsector.bsky.social
Are you a community group with a passion for heritage? Or a museum, library, gallery or archive with a bold idea for community-led research?

The Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub is accepting applications for seed corn grants: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu... (1/2)
A person holds a large, tanned map (with a red outline) in both hands.
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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milleanick.bsky.social
Our next @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #maps blog by @stuartackland.bsky.social features the "false" map of #Oxford from 1644. Look at this and be prepared to be confused!
blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/. When is north not north? And who was Anthony Wood? @bcsmaps.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @bbcoxford.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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worsted.bsky.social
Useful archival cataloguing term found
Extract from typed document with title 'Main Comments on Bungle of Documents' It continues by listing the contents of the Bungle.
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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uknatarcsector.bsky.social
📣Calling archivists, researchers & heritage professionals!

Join us online on Monday 26 January (1PM) to learn key concepts of trauma-informed and person-centred practices and practical frameworks for embedding these into your work.

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti... (1/2)
A young man sits at a table with a laptop and dozens of toned paper documents in front of him. He holds up one particular document and points to it while another archivist stands over him to offer advice.
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
cartivist.bsky.social
Happy Catalogue Week! Read about just some of the variety of cataloguing that goes on at The National Archives (UK): www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
Catalogue Week 2025
Archivist Jane Langford introduces our annual celebration of cataloguing projects at The National Archives.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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cartivist.bsky.social
Come & work with me! We’re looking for a project manager to oversee digitisation of the National Farm Survey & other grant-funded projects. Fixed-term until March 2027. £39.5k-48.4k. Apply by 3 Dec 2025. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
a cartoon of two bears applying for jobs
Alt: A cartoon of a panda typing at a laptop and a bear walking back and forth talking. Caption: “applying to jobs”.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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archivesportal.bsky.social
Our Content Provider #NationalArchivesUk (TNA) created a "Rapid response collecting" guide on how archivists can deal with unexpected events nationally or locally – a very interesting and useful read www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/rapid-response-collecting-from-the-uk-national-archives/
Rapid Response Collecting from the UK National Archives
www.archivesportaleurope.net
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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uknatarcsector.bsky.social
Congratulations to: Hackney Archives, Marx Memorial Library, Powys Archives @mediamuseum.bsky.social, @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social & @yorkminster.bsky.social Archives on achieving Archive Service Accreditation for the first time! (1/2)

📷 The Chapter of York, Photographer: Peter Li
A wide interior shot of York Minster cathedral, taken from the nave.
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
I've written up the findings from our work with people and organisations who have used AI notetakers in meetings, identified 9 risks and a bunch of mitigation strategies. www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
Nine risks caused by AI notetakers — Careful Industries
AI transcription tools are not currently mature or reliable enough to be regarded as an always on, single-source of truth for meeting notes. Nine common risks, and six possible mitigations.
www.careful.industries
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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sonofanger.bsky.social
We installed a new Jane Austen display case in time for Jane's 250th birthday in December. The display is available in the Treasures Gallery (free) at the British Library in London until 15 March 2026. Blogpost: www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
Display case in the British Library Treasures Gallery showing Jane Austen's manuscripts and printed editions.
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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wellcometrust.bsky.social
From hospital records to family papers, collections give unique insights into health across time and place.

But they don’t just have historical value. Collections have incredible potential for discovery research – and we need to unlock it.

Learn more in our report: wellcome.org/insights/rep...
Archives, manuscripts and material culture in health and wellbeing research | Reports | Wellcome
Archives, manuscripts and material culture collections hold profound potential for advancing knowledge about life, health and wellbeing. This report examines how these collections are currently used i...
wellcome.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
cartivist.bsky.social
Come & work with me! We’re looking for a project manager to oversee digitisation of the National Farm Survey & other grant-funded projects. Fixed-term until March 2027. £39.5k-48.4k. Apply by 3 Dec 2025. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
a cartoon of two bears applying for jobs
Alt: A cartoon of a panda typing at a laptop and a bear walking back and forth talking. Caption: “applying to jobs”.
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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uknatarcsector.bsky.social
We’re delighted to announce the latest recipients of Research and Innovation Grants!

Congratulations to Chief Archivists in Local Government Group (within @araukie.bsky.social) & @kresenkernow.bsky.social

Read more here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

📷 Kresen Kernow
A toning map from 1822 showing various manors in Cornwall.
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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lhaasis.bsky.social
What a wonderful "Time Travel Event" at The National Archives, UK! Kids aged 8-11 explored privateers & pirates, wrote with quills, and learned about letters of marque. Thanks to TNA Education and Silke Bakenhus for this amazing collaboration! #earlymodern #maritimehistory #history #education
Presenting original documents to the kids Group picture with Rachel Hillman, Lou Cash, Silke Bakenhus and Georgie Fernando from TNA Education. Event announcement on a screen, with a wooden box and playmobil figures in the front Preparing the room
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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kresenkernow.bsky.social
Our A to Z of Cornish gardens and gardening continues and for H we wanted to share one of Cornwall’s most magical of gardens – the Lost Gardens of Heligan.

The Lost Gardens of Heligan were once part of a thriving Cornish estate owned by the Tremayne family of St Ewe.
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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jtullock.bsky.social
Great work from Rachel & the team at Edinburgh University Archives.
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A lovely story of an archivist reaching out for religious community support to fully understand a holy book in the collection, and that community getting a wonderful experience in return.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sikhs flock to see rare outing of ancient holy book in Edinburgh
The Guru Granth Sahib is so fragile it was taken to Edinburgh Gurdwara in a special convoy by curators for just a few hours.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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uknatarcsector.bsky.social
We’re shaping the future of our training programme for the archive sector and we want your input!

This focus group is your opportunity to share ideas and influence the topics that matter most to you and your colleagues.

Register today: www.eventbrite.com/cc/focus-gro... (1/2)
Several people sat around a conference table having a discussion. Most of the participants have either laptops or notepads in front of them.
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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thegozfather.bsky.social
Not strictly a legal record, this Star Chamber diet book nevertheless informs us how the Privy Council sitting judicially in the Star Chamber ran the court. Or, at least, tells us the vast amount they ate and drank on a particular day [TNA E 407/55]
16th Century list of accounts
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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deegonz92.bsky.social
Want to showcase and share the fantastic #Archives and #RecordsManagement work that you’re doing with the sector? There’s still room in the Industry news and Community news sections of the Jan/Feb issue of ARC Magazine! Please get in touch via arceditors@archives.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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uknatarcsector.bsky.social
We’re inviting qualified archive professionals, or those with equivalent experience, to join the pool of consultants for the #ArchivesRevealed Scoping Grants funding strand!

Find out more and apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/3)
An archivist and a volunteer sit in a reading room and hold open a diary resting on a cushion. Next to them sits a box containing a painting of a soldier from World War One.
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM