Ragged Robin @carolineirwin3.bsky.social Passionate about natural history, environment and conservation, visiting historic buildings, churches and gardens. Love reading and photography.
Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social Our 'A Victorian Revival match-funding campaign' aims to save two historic churches in Lincolnshire and Carmarthenshire. These churches are at risk of being lost forever
Support our match-funding now, and every Β£ given will be matched by our generous donor
The Map Room @maproomblog.com A blog by @jonathancrowe.net about maps in all their forms, on and off since 2003. maproomblog.com
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Mastodon: mapstodon.space/@maproomblog
Support via Patreon: patreon.com/jonathancrowe
RUSI @rusi.bsky.social Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Founded in 1831, RUSI is the oldest defence and security think tank in the world.
Website π»: https://rusi.org/
WhatsApp π±: https://bit.ly/4h0M5FQ
The Heritage Alliance @heritagealliance.bsky.social The voice of the heritage movement | Uniting 200+ heritage organisations
Daniel F Gosling @thegozfather.bsky.social Archivist and Historian. Principal Legal Records Specialist at The National Archives. Dr of Late Medieval/Early Modern Legal History. FRHistS. Big fan of archives and original records. Views my own.
The Orchard Project @theorchardproject.bsky.social The only national UK charity dedicated to creating, restoring and celebrating urban community orchards.
All About History @allabouthistory.bsky.social Britain's best independent history magazine, packed with thrilling stories. linktr.ee/AllAboutHistory
Holburne Museum, Bath @holburnemuseumbath.bsky.social Art gallery and Museum with a great cafe in beautiful Bath (also known as 'Lady Danbury's House' in Bridgerton)
Durham University Library @dulib.bsky.social π Home to @durham-university.bsky.social Libraries and @ducollections.bsky.social
π Amazing resources, fantastic spaces and friendly staff
π¬ Not monitored 24/7
Website: durham.ac.uk/library
Linktree: linktr.ee/DULib
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum @the-herbert.bsky.social πJordan Wl, Coventry CV1 5QP
π Stories That Made Us | 14 Nov 2025 - 25 May 2026
π¦ Dippy in Coventry | Until Feb 2026
π linktr.ee/the_herbert_cov_
Metallica @metallica.com Est. 1981
Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social A reader-funded newspaper that truly sits outside the established system and answers only to the public.
Subscribe for exclusive content in the Byline Times monthly print edition: subscribe.bylinetimes.com
Visit our website: bylinetimes.com
Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social A charity bringing together libraries, publishers, and publishing service providers to secure the diversity and financial futures of open access book production and dissemination.
https://openbookcollective.org/
Pete Glastonbury @peteglastonbury.bsky.social Loves Cats, Reading, Nature & Photography.
Long time Stone botherer.
Sky gazer.
If you like or share my photos please
Follow me for #StandingStoneSunday Photos.
Jack White @officialjackwhite.bsky.social ...................
Johnny Guitar, Archbishop Harold Holmes, III
...................
linktr.ee/jackwhiteiii
Ciaran De Buitlear | Gardeningwell @gardeningwell.ie Author of Natureβs Acre. Founder, Gardeningwell.ie β wildlife gardening in Ireland (Stamullen, Co Meath).
Walled garden + school/community projects.
Peat-free, pesticide-free. Native plants, pollinators. Media: gardeningwell.ie/press/media
Naomi Sykes @naomisykes.bsky.social Head of Department of Archaeology & History @UniofExeter
Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social Archaeologist, gold & torc researcher, chocolate artefact maker & mum. Often post about cats who aren't mine...
Views all my own π
Green party π
She/her π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
Work on torcs & gold: https://bigbookoftorcs.com
Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/tess317409
University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department @uoearchhist.bsky.social Archaeology and History department @exeter.ac.uk - posting about research, excavations, news and events
https://linktr.ee/UniofExe_ArchaeologyandHistory
The Prize Papers Project @prizepapers.bsky.social The Prize Papers Project is dedicated to the study and digitization of the Prize Papers collection stored at The National Archives, UK. It is based at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, and the National Archives, UK.
Learn more: www.prizepapers.de
Lincoln College, University of Oxford @lincoln.ox.ac.uk The official account of Lincoln College, University of Oxford
Corporeal Becoming Corporal @otherandothering.bsky.social A Conference on the theme of 'other and othering', brought together by a team of Postgraduate students at Worcester University. 07.03.26 Check our website for more: https://atkg121.wixsite.com/otheringconference
Museum Wayne @museumwayne.bsky.social Classicist with an MA in Preventive Conservation, currently researching 'Preservation of degrading plastic objects in small underfunded museums'
West Midlands Heritage @wmheritage.bsky.social We are a not-for-profit organisation which aims to secure the future of listed buildings at risk through development.
https://linktr.ee/wmheritage
Mκ¬se Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social Historically inaccurate
He/him
https://www.mooseallain.co.uk
@angerj.eurosky.social @angerj.eurosky.social Once a bookseller, always booky, so you'll see some of that here. Also trained in horticulture. Now making art among other things. UK
StΓ©ise @booksparrow.bsky.social Left-handed book wrangler: Systems, Metadata & Cataloguing. Librarianπ
Likes heritage, social history & folk
π³οΈβπ unapologetically femme. Occasionally wears clogs/dances with swords.
Expect Typos
NLISN @nlisn.bsky.social Neurodiverse Library and Information Staff Network, Supporting Neurodivergent Talent in Library & Information Staff in the UK & Ireland. Find us at NLISN.org
Banner: Photo of NLISN committe at UKSG Conference by
@mattjhodgkinson.scicomm.xyz.ap.brid.gy
MBA Library @nmbluk.bsky.social National Marine Biological Library, based @thembauk.bsky.social. A place to access our electronic and printed collections, to ask for help, or just to work in peace
https://www.mba.ac.uk/our-facilities/library/
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry @belgradetheatre.bsky.social Sharing stories. Creating connections. Celebrating communities.
linktr.ee/BelgradeTheatre
Aaron Law @aaronjlaw.bsky.social Work in tech. Endless gig goer.
Usually taking photos of old buildings and bigging up Coventry.
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust @worcswt.bsky.social Keep up to date with the goings on of Worcestershire's wildlife (office hours).
http://worcswildlifetrust.co.uk
Museums Worcestershire @museumsworcs.bsky.social Discover 3 fantastic museums:
π¨ Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
π° County Museum at Hartlebury Castle
π The Commandery & π« Escape Room: Commandery Quest
https://linktr.ee/museumsworcestershire
Michael Durrant @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social Lecturer in Book History at IES, Uni of London. Author of The Dreadful Name of Henry Hills (MUP 2026). Co-editor of upcoming Routledge Companion to Book Studies.
Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social Archaeologist turned author with a science fiction take on life. Author of Plague Birds, member of SFWA and SPJ. He/His. Represented by Lucienne Diver. www.jasonsanford.com
Folklore Twitcher @folkloretwitcher.bsky.social Random views myne owne. Canadian. Seeker of #Hiraeth. A latter-day OOwl fancier (with a good dose of Wren-fancying too). MA in Folklore Studies. #KDrama Addict. Learning δΈζ. Spins woolly yarns & story threads
Emma Weird Wiltshire @weird-wiltshire.bsky.social π²π§π» Writer of strange & unusual tales. Ghosts, folklore & history from Wiltshire and beyond. Earth & nature lover. π»π§π² β www.weird-wiltshire.co.uk
Historic Buildings & Places @hbap1924.bsky.social We champion historic buildings and places of all ages and all types and work to provide a sustainable future for them.
Black Country Society @blackcountrysoc.bsky.social The Society is concerned with the history, people, places and lifestyles of the generations that lived, worked and played in the area and those currently making a difference. https://www.blackcountrysociety.com/
The Stained Glass Museum @stainedglassmuseum.bsky.social The only museum dedicated to the art of stained glass in the UK. Located in Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire. Our collection spans over 800 years!
Katie Holmes @runyoung50.bsky.social Independent sports historian sharing the stories of pioneering female distance runners.
"Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners: the British women who asserted their right to run" out on 13 Aug
Member: Women's History Network & British Society of Sports History.
National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social Irelandβs premier cultural institution and home to the greatest collection of Irish heritage, culture and history. Free admission.
UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social Archive Sector Leadership department at The National Archives UK. We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Find out more about the support we offer: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/
ENU Heritage Collections @enuheritage.bsky.social Home of Edinburgh Napier University's archives, rare books, and museum collections.
See also @edinburghnapier.bsky.social and @enulibrary.bsky.social.
RCPSG Heritage @rcpsgheritage.bsky.social News, events and stories from the library, archive and museum at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/ #histmed #libraries #archives #museums
Museums Association @museumsassociation.org Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage π€ based in the UK π museumsassociation.org
Anna Woodham @annawoodham.bsky.social Museum & Heritage Studies, Kingβs College London (views own)
Jane Henderson @jane-henderson.bsky.social Museums, Conservation Wales. I want to help share, save and enjoy stuff from the past.
Jennie Morgan @drmorgan.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Heritage. Own views. UK / NZ. Museums, ethnography, emotional labour, collecting, methods. Norwegian forest cat π and newly diagnosed coeliac posts π
Lucilla Ronai | Conservator @lucillaronai.bsky.social π Paper Conservator & Assistant Lecturer
π£ Passionate about sharing conservation!
π¬ Check out my Youtube videos - https://www.youtube.com/@TheConservationStarter
@plowdensmith.bsky.social @plowdensmith.bsky.social
ICCROM @iccrom.bsky.social ICCROM is the only institution of its kind with a worldwide mandate to promote the conservation of all types of cultural heritage.
LJMU Special Collections & Archives @ljmu-sca.bsky.social Home to: LJMU's history; punk & pop culture; visual arts; music; women & girls' comics (Femorabilia); Stafford Beer; Liverpool theatre; 19th Century periodicals; & more! βπ°
https://linktr.ee/ljmu_sca
University of Reading Special Collections @uorspeccoll.bsky.social Sharing treasures from our Special Collections, Rare Books and Archives.
Website: https://collections.reading.ac.uk/special-collections/
Enquiries: specialcollections@reading.ac.uk
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/unirdg_collections
CILIP Rare Books and Special Collections Group @ciliprarebooks.bsky.social
Cambridge UL Special Collections @theulspeccoll.bsky.social Cambridge University Library Special Collections, featuring our manuscripts, archives, maps, music, rare books, photographs, objects and more. https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/special-collections
University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social Join us in exploring the University of Exeter Library's Special Collections, which include archives, manuscripts, rare books and maps.
There's something for everyone, and everyone is welcome.
Find out more! β‘οΈ libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives
Durham University Collections @ducollections.bsky.social Collections from @durham-university.bsky.social museums, art collection, biosciences, archives and special collections. Not monitored 24/7. @dulib.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/DUCollections
The National Archives Trust @natarchivestrust.bsky.social Supporting education and engagement projects to share the stories held at The National Archives and beyond.
The John Rylands Library @thejohnrylands.bsky.social Promoting world-leading research using the unique special collections of The University of Manchester Library.
Open to visitors Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm
An Lanntair @anlanntair.bsky.social An award-winning hub for creativity and the arts in the Outer Hebrides. We're a multi arts venue β at one and the same time a contemporary art gallery, theatre, cinema, dance studio, concert hall, platform for poetry & literature, studio and cafΓ¨/bar.
Archives West Midlands @archiveswm.bsky.social Archives West Midlands is a Non-Profit Organization that exists to protect and conserve the regions rich and diverse archives for now and for the future.
https://www.archiveswestmidlands.org.uk/
Vernacular Architecture Group @varchgroup.bsky.social The Vernacular Architecture Group was formed in 1952 to further the study of traditional buildings, originally those of the British Isles. Today the VAG also reflects a growing interest in buildings from other parts of the world. https://www.vag.org.uk
Copyright Literacy @copyrightliteracy.bsky.social
Decoding copyright and bringing you enlightenment. Copyright education from Jane Secker and Chris Morrison. Check out our website and open educational resources at https://copyrightliteracy.org #copyright #education #OER
The University of Manchester Library @uomlibrary.bsky.social National Research Library at the heart of @official-uom, welcoming over three million students, researchers and visitors every year.
Emma Booth (she/her) @emmabooth.eurosky.social Manchester Metadata Maven
#Metadata Librarian (UK) #OpenAccess & #OpenInfras supporter.
Discovery drives the Collection; Metadata drives Discovery; #MetadataMatters
Opinions my own.
https://linktr.ee/emmabooth
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1390-2720
Alec Muffett @alecmuffett.bsky.social everybody deserves good security.
https://alecmuffett.com/about
Teresa Jones @tess101.bsky.social
iPRES 2025 International Conference on Digital Preservation @ipres2025.bsky.social iPRES 2025 is in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, 3-7 November 2025
Follow us for news and updates on the premiere international digital preservation conference.
All the details are at ipres2025.nz
Freya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social Reader (Associate Professor) in Microbiology at the University of Warwick, UK.
Biofilm, chronic infection and ancientbiotics.
https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingBiofilm
Stuart Hunt @librarystuart.bsky.social Director of University Library & Collections and University Librarian, Durham University. All views or opinions expressed my own. βNon minima pars eruditionis est bonos nosse libros.β
Open Research and Public Engagement Roadmap @engagedroadmap.bsky.social Co-Creating Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap
ENGAGED is building a national roadmap to shape public involvement in open research in Ireland. We believe that research can and does play an important role in tackling societal challenges.
Tom Vause @cheese12233.bsky.social Business, Computing and Partnerships Librarian in HE
Kirsten the (ex) Librarian @librarykirsten.bsky.social Formerly Research Intelligence Librarian and NHS librarian. Co-founder of Fair Library Jobs. UCU member. Equity, pedantry, cats. She/her.
Hannah Crago @hannahcrago.bsky.social Open Research Development Librarian at the University of Essex
@mandystfc.bsky.social @mandystfc.bsky.social Research Support Librarian at Cranfield University, Chair of DARTS (Discover Academic Research, Training and Support) committee, supporter of Swindon Town FC.
The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social Read: TheNewWorld.co.uk
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Buy merch: shop.thenewworld.co.uk
Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social Romans, Archaeology, Museums, Typos.
We're not a villa and we don't do Latin.
Heritage Crafts @heritage-crafts.bsky.social Heritage Crafts is the UK charity for traditional craft skills. Registered as the Heritage Crafts Association CIO 1159208.
Christine Daoutis @christined.bsky.social
Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social Coordinated by OAPEN β’ OPERAS β’ Open Book Publishers β’ SPARC EU β’ #OAbooks news, events & discussions β’ info@oabooksnetwork.org β’ Join us! β’ openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org
The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social The London Archives is a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. Visit today and explore 1000 years of history.
About us - https://www.thelondonarchives.org/
Events - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-london-archives-2913691059
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/
Andy Jackson @anjacks0n.bsky.social Mostly at https://digipres.club/@anj
BSSH @bssh.bsky.social British Society of Sports History promotes the study of sport history and physical education
Arran Rees @arranjrees.bsky.social Museum data, researcher, cat friend, runner. π³οΈβπ (he/him)
Neil Stewart @neilstewart.bsky.social Head of Library & Digital @ihrlibrary.bsky.social at the Institute of Historical Research, London, UK @ihr.bsky.social. Libraries, history, books, music, film, current affairs, the odd bit of politics- you know, the good stuff.
Melanie Swalwell @melswal.bsky.social Prof of Digital Media Heritage, Swinburne University. #AusEAASI Project Lead. π€πβ€οΈ ally, living and working on Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung lands.
Niels Stern @nielsstern.bsky.social Managing Director of OAPEN Foundation - @oapenbooks.bsky.social - providing open infrastructure services for scholarly books. Not-for-profit. Not-for-sale. POSI adopter. Co-director of DOAB @doabooks.bsky.social
The Local Mythstorian @elilewislycett.bsky.social Eli Lewis-Lycett is an independent folklorist and history writer from Cheshire - described by the BBC as βone of the definitive voices on Cheshire and Staffordshire folklore."
Visit thelocalmythstorian.com
IHBC @ihbc.bsky.social The Institute Of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is a charity and professional accreditation body for the Historic Built Environment based in the United Kingdom.
The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social Based in London, The Folklore Society has been collecting, studying, publishing and promoting the study of folklore in all its forms since 1878. Visit our website: https://folklore-society.com
Sarah Ross-Thompson - Printmaker @sarahrossthompson.bsky.social I am a Fine Art Printmaker, living and working on the West Coast of Scotland.
I specialise in Collagraphy, printing from hand built collage printing plates.
www.rossthompsonprints.com
Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social Wildlife gardening.. love insects, plants, birds, fungi, grass snakes, trees, moths, rivers, caterpillars & all things wild, especially solitary bees, bumblebees... and Dippers!
Art. Poetry. Cornwall
Author 'Dancing with Bees - a Journey Back to Nature'
Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social Historian of religion and belief | folklorist | Balticist | indexer | lay canon @stedscath.bsky.social | series editor for @universitypress.cambridge.org
University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social Opening up humanities research.
Passionate advocates for the humanities, we are a collaborative, non-profit and predominantly open access publishing partner to researchers and institutions, creating award-winning scholarly books.
https://uolpress.co.uk