Boston 's Leslie Knope

@archifydd.bsky.social

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Former Local Government Archivist now in the Ivory Tower. MBTA green and blue line commuter. Once described as "insane in a great way"

Cars with men cheering for Spain and waving flags slow roll past a crowd of cranky commuters waiting for mythical shuttle buses
Crowd waits for mythical mbta shuttles at Maverick Square
Screenshot of email reading "thanks (this was not written by AI). love dad
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Boston YWCA courses booklet
Archival box with label "Charles L. Glenn papers, 1963-2000"
Postcard with photo of young Black man gazing at camera and text "Young Black Artists Under 36"
Buttons reading "Support Worthy Wages for Childcare,_ "Stop child sexual abusers, April 26, 1990, City Hall Plaza, Boston, No more!" And "Immunize Your Children. They can't protect themselves "
"Now You See It. Now You Don't " promotional material for the Big Dig
Day Sq intersections
Crew of workers gathered around a green line train at Park Street Station
Train platform with people and blank arrivals board
Snow wall on a side street in an urban neighborhood
Screenshot of weather forecast showing 6 inches of snow on January 25 and 3 inches on January 26
Weekend forecast for twin cities with lows of -7 and highs of 1
Crowd of anti-ice protesters in Government Center in Boston
Doorway decorated with garlands and lights with Christmas tree visible through it
Two shotgun houses next to a fire station
Decrepit Dominoes Sugar refinery on the bank of the Mississippi River
A classic case of man spreading on a commuter train
Cat gives camera side eye
Two cats on cushy beds gaze at the camera
A black and white cat looks at the camera with an alert and anxious expression as the PBS newshour plays in the background
Trees with fall colors in the Bennington St Cemetery
Sign posted at Bennington Street Cemetery reading "Tombstone Tour, Gates open, 1-5 pm, Cemetery Tours at 2 pm and 4 pm, All Day Activities"
I really think the Louvre Heist of 2025 was committed by women. A short shopping list, a few tools, adherence to the timetable, sensible transportation, and laser focused. Yeah, it was women
Passenger list for the Cunard Line ship Ivernia
difficult to read handwriting. Says "female" and then possibly "woman-weaver"
Black cat wedged onto a chair besides a human attempting to relax
A cat with ennui lies on a table next to a small vase of zinnias
Exhibit text from "Female Voices"
Handwritten letter in Spanish
Text about the work of female archivists at the ACA
Handwritten records inventory
Exhibit poster reading "Female Voices" in Spanish, Catalan, and English with photo of female archivist and manuscript
Smiling woman in the Archives of the Crown of Aragon courtyard
Extremely thick book in a glass case with a hand next to it
Children 's drawing of boat with "1936" on side and flag with lettering "CNT"
Text about women's suffrage in Spain in front of black and white photo of women
Video with text in Catalan and computer code in front of archival boxes
Exhibit with colored archival boxes spelling out words in Catalan
Light streaming through Sagrada Familia stained glass windows
View from a mountain top with clear skies
Wooden bookshelf with books including lots by Francine Rivers and a stack of ancient Time magazines
Pink shark works on laptop in Morgan Library
Royal Norwegian Air Force ski troops and husky dogs training for invasion at Vesle Skaugum,
brightly colored plastic and metal kitchen tongs labeled "Now 6>50, 2 pcs wrist brace with steel plate for carpal tunnel, adjustable breathable night...."
Mist on a lake with Adirondack chairs in the foreground
Sign on bookstore display reading "Dystopian Fiction: It's bad right now but it could be worse"
Group of highschoolers seated around a table intently using needles and thread to make a pamphlet binding
A train in a station with a sign showing the Canada line of Metro Vancouver and gorgeous mountains in the background
Sunny airy coffee shop
man bedecked in Canadian paraphernalia holds a Canadian flag in front of a harbor with mountains in the background
Life guard and a yellow kayak on a beach with mountains and city in background
Wendy's sign reading "Canadian Ingredients. Our standard"
Sneakered feet hanging off the lifejacket locker on a ferry deck with snowy Mt. Baker in the background
Very robust purple foxgloves in a Beacon Hill yard
Small planter with red, purple, and pink and white flowers