Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social That bloke from off of Twitter. Writes books. Likes cats. That sort of thing.
You can give Ko-Fi donations too, if you fancy it:
https://ko-fi.com/nickpettigrew
Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of 7000+ historians - please join us: https://royalhistsoc.org/
Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social Passionate about archives, archaeology and the medieval past.
Clare Kirk @digupyourancestors.bsky.social #FamilyHistory researcher
Trustee @cotswoldarch.bsky.social
Editor @friendlesschurches.bsky.social
OFHS advisor
Singer, baker, occasional mudlarker
Blogging at digupyourancestors.com
Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social Freelance cybersecurity journalist & writer. Welsh. SE London.
Also likely to post about games, rugby, F1, wrestling & the cat.
I have a Simpsons reference for every occasion.
Chester Zoo Science @chesterzoosci.bsky.social Science and global conservation news from Chester Zoo's Science and Field Programmes departments.
Happy to link up with conservationists, vets, keepers, ecologists, academics and animal-lovers.
Journo requests to r.waller@chesterzoo.org. 
museumsmith @museumsmith.bsky.social Elderly millennial, museum factotum, 🇬🇧 🇪🇺, lay catholic-ish Anglican of non-conformist ancestry, #AuDHD, strolling player, cishet 🏳️🌈/🏳️⚧️/🍉/anti-racist/refugee ally.
Own views (who else would want them?!). He/him.
Debbie Cameron @debsadelight.bsky.social Amateur family historian and the many roles of women in WW1 in the UK. Love cats, churchcrawling, photography, nature and.Spurs.
Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social critic @vulture
Dr Patricia Dark @therealdrdark.bsky.social Knower of random things. Teller of interesting tales. Keeper of transpontine receipts. Interested in almost everything. Lover of books, caffeine, patisserie. The best cross-cultural communication is food. All opinions personal.
Pronouns: she/sie/ella
The Dead Sleuth Ancestral Researcher and Storyteller @deadsleuth.com Tee Bylo Hitching. Sleuthing Hawkshaw. Research Fiend, Obit Crafter. Ancestral Storyteller. Writer. TEE TALK Speaker.
Grave Hunter @graveyardsquirrel.com
True Crime Scribe @politetourist.com
Founder @teebylo.com
Dead Botherer - deadsleuth.com
Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social Molecular Biologist. Debunker of myths. Proud European. 🇩🇰🇪🇺🇬🇧
www.emmamonk.co.uk
https://monkdebunks.substack.com
www.linkedin.com/in/emma-monk-780686190
https://medium.com/@info_28174
Dr Rachel Murphy @rachelmurphy.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Irish History @unioflimerick.bsky.social | Landed estates, history of family, local history, digital humanities | Historical GIS | Genealogist | Learning about biodiversity | Thurles, Co. Tipperary. 🇪🇺🌍🌳
Karen Lucas-Thompson 🇬🇧🇦🇺🦘 @kaz747.bsky.social Your Family Stories 🇬🇧 Liverpool lass who has lived in Perth, WA 🇦🇺 for nearly 60 years - £10 Poms - I love uncovering the secrets, skeletons and stories from my (and my husband’s) family tree. Researching 🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇮🇲🇦🇺 https://yourfamilystories.blog/
Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social Set up by Emma Bastin, Lucy Jane Santos, Karen Averby and Kathryn Ferry the Independent Historians Network is for exactly what the name suggests! A network for those historians working outside academia. Join up now.
https://independenthistorians.org
Huddersfield Exposed @huddersfield.exposed Exploring the history of the Huddersfield (UK) area. Account run by Dave (Library Systems Manager, University of Huddersfield).
https://huddersfield.exposed
https://huddersfield.click
Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social Romans, Archaeology, Museums, Typos.
We're not a villa and we don't do Latin.
Dr Justine Gallagher @justinegallagher.bsky.social Assistant Professor at Northumbria University, teaches on BA(Hons) Childhood and Early Years Studies. Research themes of motherhood, poverty, genealogy and family history.
Tara MsFrugalone @msfrugalone.bsky.social M.A. #HistFam (UL). Likes incl. Genealogy, #AncestryHour, Sport, Current Affairs, Feminism. Mo thuairimí féin RT≠endorsement. She/Her/Sí/Í
TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS). We're in Pasadena for #nacbs2026!
Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social Chief Executive, The British Academy
Chair, Our World in Data
Board, National Audit Office
Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE
Visiting Professor, Kings College London
Fellow, Birkbeck College
Views my own
Peter Mitchell @pdkmitchell.bsky.social 'Imperial Nostalgia' (MUP, 2021) / I do @LortBurnSpecials.bsky.social and @thewhale1851.bsky.social and am bald and very handsome
Newcastle Uni Special Collections & Archives @ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social Newcastle University Special Collections & Archives is an Accredited Archive Service, home to Newcastle University's archive and rare book collections.
Find out more: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/special-collections/
Richard Wiltshire @ricshire.bsky.social #archivist
University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social One of the UK’s leading research institutions and a centre of world-class teaching and learning. Posting weekdays 9am – 5pm.
https://liverpool.ac.uk
https://linktr.ee/livuni
Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire @historicsoclandc.bsky.social Founded in 1848, we promote and celebrate the history of the Palatine counties of Lancashire and Cheshire, with public lectures, grants, prizes and our annual peer-reviewed journal, Transactions.
https://www.hslc.org.uk/
Tony Evans @tonyevans92a.bsky.social 
Ravi S @ravisubbie.bsky.social Doting grandad; trade union official; maths/physics geek; semi-retired DJ
posts = personal; RPs/faves ≠ agree
Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social 🥊 1880s boxing+wrestling historian
📕 THE DEVILS' DANCE FLOOR (Duckworth '27)
✍🏻 Hezekiah Moscow, Alec Munroe, Sugar Goodson, Wannop, Smith, Ball &c.
👊🏻 Write fight books raise dinosaur child
👩🏻💻 Science charity PR
🏖️ Clacton-on-Sea
www.grapplingwithhistory.com
Neil Atkinson @knoxharrington.bsky.social Turns meetings into pints and pints into meetings. Host of The Anfield Wrap and occasional writer of things. Author of Transformer for the good people at Canongate.
Utah Genealogical Association @ugagenealogy.bsky.social The Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) provides genealogical education and information for researchers at all levels, supporting members from around the world.
Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social Astronomer, writer and zookeeper. Oxford, Gresham and the Zooniverse. The human half of the Dog Stars podcast. New book: 'Our Accidental Universe' (UK/rest of world) and 'Accidental Astronomy (US) now out.
LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social Library, Archive & Open Research Services @LSHTM.bsky.social - supporting discovery, preserving history, and promoting open access & open science, including LSHTM Press. Sharing collections, insights & updates from our community.
National Museum Directors' Council @nmdcnews.bsky.social The National Museum Directors' Council represents the leaders of the UK's national collections and major regional museums.
Our Newsletter updates you on what's happening in museums and cultural policy in the UK.
https://www.nationalmuseums.org.uk/
@lucygobag.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social 
Alex (Christmas Countdown Edition) @wychwoodnz.bsky.social Not actually a cat (that’s Zoe, she says hi). She/her. ♒️♌️♐️ #OnePlaceStudies ~ #OhNoIBoughtAnotherBook ~ #StarTrek
Jane Harris Janealogy @janejanealogy.bsky.social Retired pro genealogist, Black Isle dweller (Scotland), Orkney-born, French, Welsh, bit of running, bike & hills, one-place study #NorthWallsAndBrims Orkney, trustee of St John’s Kirk - Walls Heritage
https://janealogy.co.uk
Katie Risseeuw @katierizz.bsky.social Will die on niche hills, windows always open.
Libraries, archives, preservation, art, turtles, Chicago, bricks, the desert.
Jan Hicks @dustystacks.bsky.social Archivist. Book reader. Persistent.
I write down my thoughts about books here https://thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com/
Genealogy Assistant @genea.ca Genealogy Assistant for Google Chrome supercharges your research workflow on popular genealogy websites like Ancestry, MyHeritage and FamilySearch.
Try it out: https://install.genea.ca/
View all of our products and learn more at https://genea.ca/
Diahan Southard @yourdnaguide.bsky.social Your DNA Guide helps turn DNA test results into meaningful family connections. We provide resources for anyone who has taken a DNA test for ethnicity or genealogy purposes.
https://www.yourdnaguide.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@YourDNAGuide/
Family History Federation @federationfhs.bsky.social The Family History Federation, supporting #Genealogy and the membership of #FamilyHistory societies worldwide 🌳 #FamilyHistoryFriday familyhistoryfederation.com / http://exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk
Mike Jones @mikejonesphd.bsky.social Professional historian, consulting archivist, museum researcher, occasional academic, reader, film fan, musician, occasional DJ, one-time photographer, dad, queer, goth, Naarm resident, and maker of lists. https://mikejonesonline.com
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/
Kathy Wilshaw @kathyw.bsky.social Yorkshire based. Professional genealogist, adoption search specialist. RQG and AGRA Member. Strathclyde University MSc student.
Searchlight Archive @searchlightarchive.bsky.social An archive of antifascist, radical and extreme histories based at the University of Northampton, UK. Opened in 2013, the archive holds several collections including its main collection - the archival holdings of antifascist magazine Searchlight.
Sue Wright @suewright.bsky.social Family, animals, books, swimming, goddesses, genealogy.
Rachel Anderson @rach-anderson.bsky.social Special Collections and Archives Assistant @ Newcastle Uni Library / Heritage Researcher @ Natural History Society of Northumbria / PhD’ing @ Durham Uni History ✨
BAVS @bavs-uk.bsky.social Bluesky account of the British Association for Victorian Studies
Sarah Wise @misssarahwise.bsky.social Historian, researcher, author, tutor,
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
misssarahwise.co.uk
https://linktr.ee/misssarahwise
Latest book: The Undesirables
https://www.stanfords.co.uk/the-undesirables-the-law-that-locked-away-a-generation
Catherine Mailhac @catherinemailhac.bsky.social Freelancer helping to connect people with each other and with nature. Evaluation, research, engagement, participation, partnerships, programming, interpretation. Mainly working in the cultural, heritage and environmental sectors. Carbon Literacy trainer.
Sarah Radford @sarahradford.bsky.social Archivist, museum-goer, history lover.
Mairead @maireadorourke.bsky.social Arts and heritage consultant who also loves running. Living in the Chilterns via Dublin.
Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised historian, not surprised eels.
Doctor of medieval things. Talkin’ eels, history, and maps. Spaniel mourner. Alt-text artist.
I draw custom maps and artwork on commission:
https://surprisedeelmaps.com/
Support me here: patreon.com/SurprisedEel
Alison Atkin @alisonatkin.bsky.social Artist. Osteoarchaeologist. Canadian. Doing creative things with heritage in the NW (UK). Multi-passionate person. Can expect knitting, gardening, ttrpg, nerdery. Aprendiendo español! she/her
Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social Hello👍Bluesky
happy to be here!
🐙🐙🐙🐙🪨🪨🪨
FYI👋I zombied IG👎
Dr. Chase A. Thompson @chaseathompson.bsky.social Podcaster, Historian, Writer, living in Salinas, California. Check out the Interesting Pod: https://pod.link/1826088946. Doctoral degree in counseling, pursuing a history PhD. I love hiking, mystery reading, & eating cereal in perilously unhealthy volumes.
Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social she/her. LFC, movies, music, politics, nonsense.
Instagram: yourphotosarewellshit
Letterboxd: mariclmurphy
Bird app: mariclmurphy
tumblr: mariwatchesmovies
Up the Reds. Trans rights are human rights.
“never knowingly a knobhead, always a gobshite”
Emily Brand @emilybrand.bsky.social Historian of the long 18thC, editor, genealogist.
📚 Book: The Fall of the House of Byron
📝 Writing about: Marie Antoinette’s ladies
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/ 
Anne Hanson @annehanson.bsky.social My book, Buried Secrets: Looking for Frank and Ida, is the true genealogical detective story of how I discovered the hidden past that my grandparents took to their graves. Learn more at annehanson.com. #genealogy #familyhistory #memoir #familysecrets
Louvain Rees ⚰️ @hellohistoria.bsky.social Award-winning Historian & Genealogist ✍️🏻
Death, Wales and Psychiatry 💀
Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum 🧠
Workhouses | Poor Law | Lunacy 🧠
🥇BBC History Extra '30 under 30' 📚
📍Cardiff | views are my own • she/her
🔗 www.linktr.ee/louvainrees
Pete Mitchell @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social Heritage at @nenature.bsky.social
'Nature's Cure in Times of Need': collecting stories of how nature has helped you get through hard times, generously supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Writing stuff is over here: @pdkmitchell.bsky.social
CanerdianGirl @canerdiangirl.bsky.social 🏴 🇩🇪blood, 🇨🇦 citizen, 🇺🇸 resident. Facts, civility and common sense. Sugar, spice, after-market parts. Mischief maker. Aging horse girl. Family history seeker. This is a 🚫 politics zone unless it’s not. #ElbowsUp
Genealogy Guy @genealogyguy.co.uk Audio Genealogist, Presenter Armchair Genealogy Podcast, 5th Independent UK Podcaster in the UK (2005), Media Exponent, Polymath, Social Entrepreneur, Advanced practitioner
Dr Miranda Kaufmann @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social #Historian. Author #BlackTudors #Heiresses (out September 2025) Collaborative educator #TeachingBlackTudors
www.mirandakaufmann.com
www.linktr.ee/drmirandakaufmann
The Secret Registrar @secretregistrar.bsky.social Births, Deaths, Marriages, Tears, Drama.
Repeat daily.
British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social The British Association for Local History is the national charity which promotes local history and serving local historians throughout the UK #WeAreLocalHistory
Diana King 🇺🇦 @diking.bsky.social Libraries & archives, film & media studies, performing arts, bonsai & urban gardening, cats, democracy. TN-born, Los Angeles-based.
@mwatton2525.bsky.social @mwatton2525.bsky.social 
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Shamrock Roots @shamrockroots.com Discover the people and places that matter to you. Hire Ciara Chivers, Qualified Genealogist, to research your family tree or house history: http://shamrockroots.com
Kassidy Price @kassidyprice.bsky.social Genealogist, Historian, Adventurer, & member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Owner of @igatherservices. On the Board of Directors for @ugagenealogy.
Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social Northern correspondent, Financial Times
Experimental cook, purveyor of Andy Burnham content
“Cynical” - Boris Johnson
📍Manchester
Chris Loftus @chrisloftusarch.bsky.social Archivist at Northumberland Archives https://bsky.app/profile/nlandarchives.bsky.social
Here for Digital Preservation and other (old) stuff
Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com Daily comic by Aaron Reynolds that keeps on winning awards despite being nothing more than birds and curse words. Books, calendars and merch at effinbirds.com
Sarah Churchwell @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social Public Humanities Prof, School of Advanced Study, Univ London. American abroad. Journalism, US politics, cultural & literary history esp 1920s & 30s & F. Scott Fitzgerald. Podcast: Journey Through Time with David Olusoga. @throughtimepod.bsky.social
Jessica Meyer @thehistorygirl1.bsky.social Historian, cook, gardener, knitter, reader, mother, wife, not in any particular order.
Creative PEC @creativepec.bsky.social Independent research & policy recommendations for the UK's creative industries. Led by Newcastle University Business School with the RSA and funded by AHRC. https://pec.ac.uk/
Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social The Drinking Studies Network is an interdisciplinary and international research group that connects scholars working on drink and drinking cultures. We are free to join and welcome all. More info at https://drinkingstudies.wordpress.com/
Marian Burk Wood @climbingfamilytree.bsky.social #Genealogy speaker and author of "Planning a Future for Your Family's Past" - Please visit my long-running #FamilyHistory blog at: https://ClimbingMyFamilyTree.blogspot.com 
The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social Welcome to Cheshire. We are a very friendly and helpful Society, with a lot of knowledgeable volunteers always ready to help you find the Who, What, When, and Where of your ancestry no matter where it's based
https://www.fhsc.org.uk
Ian Doyle @iandoylesport.bsky.social Chief Liverpool FC Writer for the Liverpool ECHO covering all things Anfield, AXA and Academy
Spent 25+years writing words, previously also about Everton, Tranmere Rovers and England
👉 https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/authors/ian-doyle-le/
This Is Anfield @thisisanfield.com Independent Liverpool FC Website, Online Since 2001
www.thisisanfield.com
The Anfield Wrap @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social Award-winning 🗣 Podcasts 🎥 Video ✍️ Writing all on The Anfield Wrap App 📱 📧 TAW support: help@theanfieldwrap.com Download our app📱for Apple/Android 👇
Ruth _W @ruth-w.bsky.social Family historian of many years standing, very amateur photographer, interested in local history (Wirral & Liverpool), walking, running, gardening.
Happily retired 😄 with time to dabble in all sorts.
Erin Beeston (she/her) @erinbeeston.bsky.social Historian, writer, comedian, lived-experience autism researcher
Malcolm Barr-Hamilton @northcraymal.bsky.social Retired archivist, latterly in the employ of The English Folk Dance and Song Society. Like Bob Dylan, Anglo concertinas, local history, cricket, and beer.
Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal the champions, wosoc. Wow! (center) Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
North West Kent Family History Society @nwkfhs.bsky.social We are one of Kent's and the UK's premier Family History Societies - if you want to find out more why not take a look at our website:
https://www.nwkfhs.org.uk
Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social Archivist, historian, reader, Londoner, feminist
@erinacean
@erinacean@h-net.social
www.lesleyahall.net
https://lesleyahall.blogspot.com/
A Few Forgotten Women @afewforgottenwomen.bsky.social A group of ladies preserving the stories of forgotten women of the past.
https://www.fewforgottenwomen.com
Padmini B @ggargi.bsky.social Freelancer in all things history & heritage, museums & memory. 
The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social Mark Smith, the Man in Seat 61, the chap who runs that train travel site http://seat61.com. YouTube: http://youtube.com/c/seat61.
Northumberland Archives @nlandarchives.bsky.social Accredited archives for the county of Northumberland and Diocese of Newcastle. Housed at Woodhorn, near Ashington, and at Berwick Library. northumberlandarchives.com
Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social Your favourite archive's favourite archive.
We're the archives and local studies library for the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England, and the home of Buckinghamshire History Festival.
Website: buckinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-and-tourism/archives/