Jen Novotny
@novojen.bsky.social
History. Archaeology. Books. (She/her)
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Hi Bluesky! 👋
Make Your Mark supports everyone in Scotland to volunteer with history, culture and nature organisations.
Search our volunteer portal to see what opportunities are available at museums, nature reserves, zoos, archives and historic sites near you: volunteer.makeyourmark.scot
Make Your Mark supports everyone in Scotland to volunteer with history, culture and nature organisations.
Search our volunteer portal to see what opportunities are available at museums, nature reserves, zoos, archives and historic sites near you: volunteer.makeyourmark.scot
March 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Hi Bluesky! 👋
Make Your Mark supports everyone in Scotland to volunteer with history, culture and nature organisations.
Search our volunteer portal to see what opportunities are available at museums, nature reserves, zoos, archives and historic sites near you: volunteer.makeyourmark.scot
Make Your Mark supports everyone in Scotland to volunteer with history, culture and nature organisations.
Search our volunteer portal to see what opportunities are available at museums, nature reserves, zoos, archives and historic sites near you: volunteer.makeyourmark.scot
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(1/3) ☀️We are hiring: Festival Manager
Enthusiastic about events? Ready to make a mark on Glasgow's cultural heritage scene? Glasgow Doors Open Days wants YOU as our new Festival Manager!
Enthusiastic about events? Ready to make a mark on Glasgow's cultural heritage scene? Glasgow Doors Open Days wants YOU as our new Festival Manager!
March 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(1/3) ☀️We are hiring: Festival Manager
Enthusiastic about events? Ready to make a mark on Glasgow's cultural heritage scene? Glasgow Doors Open Days wants YOU as our new Festival Manager!
Enthusiastic about events? Ready to make a mark on Glasgow's cultural heritage scene? Glasgow Doors Open Days wants YOU as our new Festival Manager!
Sunny day in Edinburgh with lovely folks (and nice cakes) @scotsarchives.bsky.social Community Archives - Community Stories event!
February 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Sunny day in Edinburgh with lovely folks (and nice cakes) @scotsarchives.bsky.social Community Archives - Community Stories event!
Having lived my life exclusively in post-industrial places (on two different continents), this resonated
beltmag.com/terranexus-i...
beltmag.com/terranexus-i...
Terranexus in the Rust Belt
If we are going to care about the environment and preserve natural spaces in the so-called “rust belt,” then we must love rust. We must practice terranexus and accept and even love the chaotic interse...
beltmag.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Having lived my life exclusively in post-industrial places (on two different continents), this resonated
beltmag.com/terranexus-i...
beltmag.com/terranexus-i...
New year, new goings-on at the Scottish Civic Trust, including a refreshed strategy and new Chair of our Board of Trustees!
scottishcivictrust.org.uk/trust/new-st...
scottishcivictrust.org.uk/trust/new-st...
New strategy for Scotland’s local civic and heritage groups announced
scottishcivictrust.org.uk
February 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New year, new goings-on at the Scottish Civic Trust, including a refreshed strategy and new Chair of our Board of Trustees!
scottishcivictrust.org.uk/trust/new-st...
scottishcivictrust.org.uk/trust/new-st...
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Our interview with @simonverdegem.bsky.social might be of interest to @1418research.bsky.social, @tonypollard.bsky.social, @profgsheffield.bsky.social, @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social, @novojen.bsky.social, @ryankmcnutt.bsky.social, @almurray.bsky.social, @thehistoryguy.bsky.social
#WW1 Western Front Podcast
The fully-illustrated video of our chat with @simonverdegem.bsky.social about the incredible preservation of First World War trench archaeology of Flanders Fields and projects like Dig Hill 80 is out.
It's haunting, inspirational and unmissable.
youtu.be/EYUniJ_NZuo?...
The fully-illustrated video of our chat with @simonverdegem.bsky.social about the incredible preservation of First World War trench archaeology of Flanders Fields and projects like Dig Hill 80 is out.
It's haunting, inspirational and unmissable.
youtu.be/EYUniJ_NZuo?...
Echoes from the Trenches: WW1 Unearthed – with Simon Verdegem
YouTube video by Red River Archaeology Group
youtu.be
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our interview with @simonverdegem.bsky.social might be of interest to @1418research.bsky.social, @tonypollard.bsky.social, @profgsheffield.bsky.social, @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social, @novojen.bsky.social, @ryankmcnutt.bsky.social, @almurray.bsky.social, @thehistoryguy.bsky.social
The Scottish Civic Trust's My Place Awards 2025 are officially open for entries!
The Awards celebrate community-led placemaking, and have 2 categories:
1⃣ Community-led Projects
2⃣ Community Champions
View a clip from our launch yesterday and learn more about how to apply: myplacescotland.org.uk
The Awards celebrate community-led placemaking, and have 2 categories:
1⃣ Community-led Projects
2⃣ Community Champions
View a clip from our launch yesterday and learn more about how to apply: myplacescotland.org.uk
My Place
myplacescotland.org.uk
January 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Scottish Civic Trust's My Place Awards 2025 are officially open for entries!
The Awards celebrate community-led placemaking, and have 2 categories:
1⃣ Community-led Projects
2⃣ Community Champions
View a clip from our launch yesterday and learn more about how to apply: myplacescotland.org.uk
The Awards celebrate community-led placemaking, and have 2 categories:
1⃣ Community-led Projects
2⃣ Community Champions
View a clip from our launch yesterday and learn more about how to apply: myplacescotland.org.uk
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We are thrilled to announce the next lot of Community Stories - Community Archives skills sessions. They cover topics including cataloguing, engaging outreach and preservation.
Take a look at all the CS-CA events and book your spaces via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/scottish-c...
Take a look at all the CS-CA events and book your spaces via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/scottish-c...
January 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We are thrilled to announce the next lot of Community Stories - Community Archives skills sessions. They cover topics including cataloguing, engaging outreach and preservation.
Take a look at all the CS-CA events and book your spaces via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/scottish-c...
Take a look at all the CS-CA events and book your spaces via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/scottish-c...
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Did you know that GWL is the only Accredited Museum dedicated to women's history in the whole of the UK? We're always in need of support, & one of the best ways is to become one of our valued Friends:
womenslibrary.org.uk/how-to-get-i...
Join us and help to keep us running!
womenslibrary.org.uk/how-to-get-i...
Join us and help to keep us running!
Be Our Friend | Glasgow Women's Library
From as little as £2 per month, you can ensure that our work continues now and for future generations, and develops in new directions.
womenslibrary.org.uk
November 26, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Did you know that GWL is the only Accredited Museum dedicated to women's history in the whole of the UK? We're always in need of support, & one of the best ways is to become one of our valued Friends:
womenslibrary.org.uk/how-to-get-i...
Join us and help to keep us running!
womenslibrary.org.uk/how-to-get-i...
Join us and help to keep us running!
Beautiful day in Stirling hearing about great community heritage projects at Scotland's Community Heritage Conversations!
November 21, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Beautiful day in Stirling hearing about great community heritage projects at Scotland's Community Heritage Conversations!
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NEW POST: The Brooch of the Dragon by @archaeonado.bsky.social
On the archaeological parallels that seem to have inspired the penannular brooches used in season 2 of House of the Dragon #HotD
On the archaeological parallels that seem to have inspired the penannular brooches used in season 2 of House of the Dragon #HotD
The Brooch of the Dragon
By Adrián Maldonado The gift and the curse of being a medievalist is that watching fantasy fiction adaptations can feel a bit like taking your job home with you. You’re still able to be a fan, but...
almostarchaeology.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:45 AM
NEW POST: The Brooch of the Dragon by @archaeonado.bsky.social
On the archaeological parallels that seem to have inspired the penannular brooches used in season 2 of House of the Dragon #HotD
On the archaeological parallels that seem to have inspired the penannular brooches used in season 2 of House of the Dragon #HotD
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📚 If, like all fine people, you like spending your weekend reading about Vikings, trade and silver economies, then do I have a book for you, early medieval Bluesky!
A #Viking Market Kingdom in Ireland and Britain is a rollercoaster of a ride from Samarkand to Skye: www.routledge.com/A-Viking-Mar...
A #Viking Market Kingdom in Ireland and Britain is a rollercoaster of a ride from Samarkand to Skye: www.routledge.com/A-Viking-Mar...
November 15, 2024 at 4:08 PM
📚 If, like all fine people, you like spending your weekend reading about Vikings, trade and silver economies, then do I have a book for you, early medieval Bluesky!
A #Viking Market Kingdom in Ireland and Britain is a rollercoaster of a ride from Samarkand to Skye: www.routledge.com/A-Viking-Mar...
A #Viking Market Kingdom in Ireland and Britain is a rollercoaster of a ride from Samarkand to Skye: www.routledge.com/A-Viking-Mar...
[Just Like] Starting Over (Ultimate Mix)
YouTube video by John Lennon - Topic
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November 15, 2024 at 6:12 PM