King's CHoSTM @kingschostm.bsky.social Centre for the History of Science, Technology & Medicine at King's History.
More about research and what’s on ➡️ www.kingschostm.com
About the Hans Rausing Scholarship ➡️ www.kingschostm.com/funding-opportunities
#histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm
Library of The Honorable Society of King's Inns @kilibrary.bsky.social Law library for members & current students of @kingsinns.bsky.social
Current law collection, legal history & heritage collection, archive collection.
www.kingsinns.ie
Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social Hello! I'm Lucy, I'm a historian, I write books like biographies of Agatha Christie and present a VERY GOOD @BBCSounds podcast called #LadyKillers. For ages I was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity.
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.
Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social Author A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death, The Victorian Book of the Dead, 10 books on ghostlore. Death, mourning, dress history, Forteana. No politics. Podcast: Boggart and Banshee
Blog: https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com
Library of the Royal Irish Academy @rialibrary.bsky.social Premier research library @ria.ie. Manuscript, book, pamphlet & drawings collections, outreach programmes, master classes & visits, exhibitions & lectures.
Glasgow Women's Library @womenslibrary.bsky.social The only Accredited Museum in the UK dedicated to women’s history, with a lending library and innovative programmes of public events and learning opportunities
The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social Opening 16.01.26, a new public resource dedicated to the Scottish writer Agnes Owens. This archive is housed within agrayarchive.bsky.social
NTS-Archaeology @nts-archaeology.bsky.social Exploring Scotland’s past through archaeology at National Trust for Scotland sites. Follow for updates on digs, discoveries, and history! #ForTheLoveOfScotland. Where we are and what we're doing.
The Devil's Porridge Museum @devilsporridge.bsky.social We tell the incredible WW1 story of HM Factory Gretna, the greatest munitions factory on Earth. Eastriggs and Gretna Heritage Group SCIO.
SCN SC031616
Oxfordshire History Centre @oxhistcentre.bsky.social We are part of Oxfordshire County Council - we're the archive and local studies for the county, including photographic collections
Website - http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshirehistory
Catalogue - https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/
South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust @sghetorg.bsky.social South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust (SGHET) https://linktr.ee/sghet - celebrating our histories and places for a #SustainableSouthside #Glasgow #Heritage
DMs don't reach us but our email is here https://sghet.com/contact/
Paisley Museum @paisleymuseum.bsky.social Paisley Museum is currently closed while it is being transformed into a reimagined home for the area's outstanding art, science and natural history collections.
Paisley Philosophical Institution @paisleyphilinst.bsky.social Established 1808, we deliver talks on various subjects. These will resume later in 2025.
Casebooks Project @hpscasebooks.bsky.social A digital edition of Simon Forman's and Richard Napier's medical records, 1596-1634 Directed by @laurenkassell.bsky.social Funded by the Wellcome Trust www.casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk #histmed #histsci #earlymodern #astrology
Scottish History Society @scothistorysociety.bsky.social The Scottish History Society is a registered charity and the leading publisher of original sources relating to the history of Scotland. Founded in 1886, the Society has published over 170 volumes.
Scottish Jewish Heritage Centre @sjhcscotland.bsky.social We aim to increase access to Scotland’s Jewish history & encourage engagement with the collections of the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre.
Join us for a Guided Tour or book an Educational Visit with your school.
https://linktr.ee/sjhc
King's College London Archives @kingsarchives.bsky.social King's College London Archives and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
lnk.bio/kings_archives
Norfolk Record Office @norfolkro.bsky.social Norfolk Record Office collects and preserves unique archives relating to the history of Norfolk and makes them accessible across the world.
Archives & Collections, Library of Birmingham @theironroom.bsky.social Preserving & sharing 800 years of Birmingham's history at the Library of Birmingham.
For enquiries, please email archives.heritage@birmingham.gov.uk
Follow our blog @ www.theironroom.wordpress.com
More info @ birmingham.gov.uk/archives
Edinburgh Libraries @edinburghlibraries.bsky.social Edinburgh Libraries - news about events, activities and services across our 28 community libraries, Central Library, mobile library service and digital library.
RCN History of Nursing Forum @rcnhistory.bsky.social #HistNursing for and by #Nursing in the UK
Find out more: https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved/Forums/History-of-Nursing-Forum
Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social Curator of (very old) curious books, prints on fabric, functional ephemera (newberry.org), Director of a pop-up book society (movablebooksociety.org). History of art, science, decorative food, pirates. Where's the WHIMSY? 🚫AI
Mostly Chicago. She/her
Scottish Museums Federation @scottishmuseums.bsky.social Representing members of Scotland's cultural sector since the 1930s.
🏺 Museums
🎨 Galleries
📜 Archives
🏛️ Heritage sites
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sCGLoV6Yyq7_h3dO60hyp9vizNchMPuVMgw921ud2co/edit?usp=sharing
Folger Shakespeare Library @folger.edu The world's largest Shakespeare collection - plus, home to Folger Theatre, Consort, Poetry, Exhibitions, Research, Education, and more!
Skionar @skionar.bsky.social Roger Clarke. Author of A Natural History of Ghosts, published by Penguin Books (2012). Former writer for the Independent Newspaper, Sunday TimesUK, Sight & Sound. In it for the long haul with severe chronic illness, dealing with NHS on a weekly basis
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
Isle of Man Public Record Office @isleofmanpro.bsky.social The National Record Office of the Isle of Man, preserving the historic archives of Isle of Man Government and public bodies.
Barts North Wing @bartsnorthwing.bsky.social The Great Hall & Hogarth Stair
Delivering cultural & wellbeing events
Re-opening & free to visit from October 2025
@ St Bartholomew's Hospital
https://bartsnorthwing.org.uk
Bodleian Health Care Libraries @bodleianhcl.bsky.social We support Oxford University (Medical Sciences Division) & Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We have libraries at the JR, NOC, Horton & Old Rd Campus.
OUH: https://nhs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Oxford Uni: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/libraries
The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social Registered Charity No: 1203418. Patrons: Michael Rosen, Joanne Harris.
Preserving traditional heritage and folklore materials for the future, and delivering these through open access. Focus on at-risk heritage.
Online at www.folklorelibrary.com
@rcpiheritagecentre.bsky.social @rcpiheritagecentre.bsky.social
Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University @aldenlibdigital.bsky.social Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives, Ohio University Libraries @aldenlibrary.bsky.social, Athens.
https://bit.ly/m/archives-ohiouniversity
(Not that XL public uni in Columbus)
Gwent Archives @gwentarchives.bsky.social The official county archive for the former counties of Gwent and Monmouthshire. Open Tues-Thurs 09:30 - 16:30. What will you discover?
www.gwentarchives.gov.uk
Explore York Archive @yorkarchive.bsky.social Making over 850 years of the city of York's history accessible to all. Keep up to date with our latest projects and activities here.
Website: https://exploreyork.org.uk/archives/
Blog: http://citymakinghistory.org
The Scottish Record Society @scotrecsoc.bsky.social The Scottish Record Society is one of Scotland’s oldest historical societies, and is dedicated to publishing calendars, indexes and texts of historical records.
Prof. Pragya Agarwal @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social ND Scientist & Writer:SWAY, (M)OTHERHOOD, HYSTERICAL/Writing a new book coming early 2026 and spending a lot of time in libraries and archives. FRSA FRGS. V Prof at Loughborough. Fellow at Newnham College-Cambridge, Fulbright (CUNY), Oxford etc.
Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social Archive Service for @huddersfielduni.bsky.social. Home to the archives of @therfl.bsky.social, England Netball, Sound and Music, Labour history, @brassbandsengland.bsky.social and many more
www.heritagequay.org/discover
Victoria Gallery & Museum @victoriagallery.bsky.social Galleries Tue-Sat, 10am-4pm👋
Café Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm☕️
https://linktr.ee/victoriagalleryliverpool
🧱 Part of @LiverpoolUni.bsky.social
Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery (KAVS) @listerlanecem.bsky.social In collaboration with Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, the Friends maintain this Grade II listed, significant cemetery; the final resting place of some 20,000 individuals. Location: Halifax, England.
https://www.listerlanecemetery.co.uk
University of Aberdeen Collections @uoacollections.bsky.social News, Events, Exhibitions and a look at the extensive and varied collections cared for by the University of Aberdeen Collections.
uoacollections@abdn.ac.uk
www.abdn.ac.uk/collections
LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social CHiPH is part of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social and at the forefront of historical research into public health and health services
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-history-public-health
Archives Portal Europe @archivesportal.bsky.social APE is the largest online portal of archival heritage related to Europe - dive deep into 10000s of archival descriptions and connect with archivists and researchers all over the world through our search engine - www.archivesportaleurope.net
UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social UCL Special Collections is open to everyone. Our collections of rare, unique and historic archives & books cover themes including history of UCL, education, arts and sciences.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/special-collections
ARA South East & London @araseandlondon.bsky.social
Hunterian Museum London @hunterianmuseum.bsky.social At the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Discover the art and science of surgery from ancient times to the present day.
https://hunterianmuseum.org/
Banner Image - Concourse (2) by Barbara Hepworth, 1948, Barbara Hepworth © Bowness
RCP museum @rcpmuseum.bsky.social The Royal College of Physicians museum, heritage library, archive & garden in Regent's Park | History, medicine, art & modernist architecture | Exhibitions & events
University of Surrey Archives and Special Collections @archives-unisurrey.bsky.social We hold the University archive, collections related to the artist E H Shepard, the collections of the National Resource Centre for Dance and other Special Collections.
Recovery Histories @recovery-histories.bsky.social Recovery Histories is a project that investigates the histories of child sexual abuse, trauma and recovery in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales (1950s to present day). It is co-produced with survivors and practitioners and funded by Wellcome.
Èvi Numen @evinumen.bsky.social Medical Heritage Museum Curator @TCD, queer #deathpositive artist, childfree cat-lady. Dublin / Drogheda 🇮🇪. Aspiring sociologist @ UCD writing on death, mortality, & display.
🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 🐈⬛🪶📚📷💀🎨
https://www.evi-numen.com/
www.thanatography.com
Views, my own.
Canadian Museum of Health Care @museumofhealthcare.bsky.social Where Canada’s Health History Lives!
Ann Baillie Building (NHS)
32 George Street
Kingston, ON
Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social Writer. Very small. Books normal size. THE CLOCKWORK GIRL, BOOK OF SECRETS etc. Writes thrillers as Anna Sharpe.
Also a criminal justice lawyer and a dark history geek.
Christie Library & Knowledge Services @christielibrary.bsky.social Specialist NHS Library & Knowledge service for all staff and students based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. We also maintain the Christie Research Repository: https://christie.openrepository.com/ #christieresearchers
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/
Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social Archivist, historian, reader, Londoner, feminist
@erinacean
@erinacean@h-net.social
www.lesleyahall.net
https://lesleyahall.blogspot.com/
Barnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social We are Barnsley Museums. Sharing stories from our collections and our five free to visit venues across Barnsley; Cannon Hall Museum, The Cooper Gallery, Experience Barnsley Museum, Worsbrough Mill & Elsecar Heritage Centre
www.barnsley-museums.com
Chris Brookmyre @brookmyre.bsky.social Author. One half of Ambrose Parry. One sixth of Fun Lovin' Crime Writers.
Sarah Finn @romanceofbooks.bsky.social Special Collections Librarian / Print Historian
Fascinated by the history of scientific illustration. Documenting natural history books I encounter in my research 📚🦋
Stromness Museum @stromnessmuseum.bsky.social Orkney's museum of Natural and Maritime History, founded in 1837. "A treasure trove of objects from across the centuries..."
BMA Scotland @bmascotland.bsky.social British Medical Association - the trade union and professional organisation for doctors and medical students.
visit: bma.org.uk
Museum of Medical Heritage, Trinity College Dublin @oldanatomytcd.bsky.social
Europeana @europeana.bsky.social - Europe’s cultural heritage online http://europeana.eu
- European data space for cultural heritage https://dataspace-culturalheritage.eu
Funded by the European Union
Explore Your Archive @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
University of Galway Library Heritage Collections @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social Archives, Special Collections and Digital Collections at the University of Galway Library
Olivia Weisser @oliviaweisser.bsky.social Historian of early modern medicine, health, healing, sexuality, gender Author of The Dreaded Pox (CUP), Ill Composed (Yale)
Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social Former German Nazi concentration & extermination camp Auschwitz. Official account. We commemorate victims, educate about history & preserve the authentic site.
www.auschwitz.org | lesson.auschwitz.org | podcast.auschwitz.org
Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections @nu-archives.bsky.social Northeastern University's Archives & Special Collections preserves and provides access to records of Boston's neighborhood social justice organizing and infrastructure history and Northeastern's history.
Leeds University Library Galleries @lulgalleries.bsky.social Highlights from Cultural Collections & Galleries @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Free and open to all. Visit us at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Treasures of the Brotherton, and Brotherton Research Centre.
bit.ly/LULGWebsite
Royal Berkshire Archives @berksarchives.bsky.social The Royal Berkshire Archives holds the archives of the Royal County of Berkshire. We look after nearly nine hundred years of the County's history.
Website: royalberkshirearchives.org.uk
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Redbridge Museum & Heritage Centre @redbridgemuseum.bsky.social Redbridge Museum explores the many different people, places & events which are part of the history of Redbridge.
Open Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 - 17:00
🔗 visionrcl.org.uk/museum
Religious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social The Religious Archives Group (RAG) is a voluntary organization supporting the archives of all faith communities in the UK, including those of secularist organizations.
https://religiousarchivesgroup.org.uk
British Online Archives (BOA) @boapublishing.bsky.social Our skilled team curate and digitise unique collections of primary sources that illuminate key historical concepts, events, and themes.
The Signet Library @signetlibrary.bsky.social The Signet Library in Edinburgh, the home of the WS Society, is a world class centre of knowledge and learning in law and the history and culture of Scotland.
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
McNaughtan's Bookshop @mcnaughtans.co.uk Rare & second-hand bookshop in central Edinburgh, est. 1957.
Open every day 11am to 5pm, and till 8pm on Thursdays.
Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social Romans, Archaeology, Museums, Typos.
We're not a villa and we don't do Latin.
Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social Writer and arts journalist. MOJO, Guardian, and The Sunday Times. Sight & Sound's TV columnist.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org Discover one of the finest medieval guildhalls in the world. Home to York’s entrepreneurs for 660 years and counting.
merchantshallyork.org
Durham Classics and Ancient History @durhamclassics.bsky.social Website and contact details: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/classics-ancient-history/
Milner Library Special Collections @isumilnerspc.bsky.social A visual spectacle to behold, ISU Milner Library's Special Collections houses the Circus & Allied Arts, Children’s Literature & Historical Textbooks, Lincoln, and Rare Book collections.
201 N. School Street, Normal, Illinois 61761
bit.ly/m/MilnerLibSPC
This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social 'This Is My Glasgow' is a photographic project from Colin M. Drysdale, author of 'Glasgow Uncovered: 18 Walks Through its Past, Present and Future.' All images are my own.
University of Roehampton Library @urlibrary.bsky.social
Dunkeld Community Archive and Chapter House Museum Trust @historicdunkeld.bsky.social Dunkeld Community Archive and Chapter House Museum.
Located at 12 The cross Dunkeld, PH8 0AN, Open mon-friday 10-3
Visit our website at www.historicdunkeld.org.uk
Manchester Jewish Museum @mcrjewishmuseum.bsky.social A place to experience how we are different, together.🤝
Sharing the stories of Jewish Manchester with the world. 🌍
KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections @speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social We take care of KU Leuven Libraries' heritage collections housed in the University Library: rare books, lecture notes and other manuscripts, graphics... We also have a reference collection of more than 65.000 titles on book history.
KEVI Foundation Archive @kevibhamarchive.bsky.social We preserve and share the records of the 14 King Edward VI schools in Birmingham, with records dating back to 1382. To find out more visit our website: https://kingedwardvifoundation.co.uk/archive
The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net I hunt fake history and correct it, but also post amazing real history stuff. Rude, obscene, vulgar, racist people who can't act like grown-ups get blocked.
https://linktr.ee/fakehistoryhunter
Dr Alison Ray @liber-ray.bsky.social Collections and Archives Manager @ria.ie 📖
Medievalist 📜
I like big books and cannot lie! (she/her) 📕
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
Disability History Association @disability-history.bsky.social
NorthLan Heritage @nlheritage.bsky.social Connecting you with North Lanarkshire's industrial & social heritage | Explore museum, archive & local studies collections | Visit our museums & search rooms
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
Mass Observation Archive @massobsarchive.bsky.social An archive of everyday life, thought and feeling in the UK. Based at The Keep in East Sussex. Find out more at massobs.org.uk
Find out more: massobs.org.uk
Sign up to our mailing list: https://subscribe.emailblaster.cloud/MjEyMjQ/122.html
Dr Angela Buckley @drangelabuckley.bsky.social Historian, and author specialising in true crime, Victorian and Edwardian detectives, and the history of forensic science. Also, linguist 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹. Rep: Past Preservers. http://drangelabuckley.com
The Edinburgh Reporter @edinreporter.bsky.social Our 3 million strong audience shows this is the place to read real local news with great photos all day every day. Got a tip?
Contact us - https://bit.ly/46DeluF
Website: https://bit.ly/4eOIisV
Subscribe: https://bit.ly/4gq7cRT
Newspapers: bit.ly/41UDBtS
Magdalen Libraries & Archives @magdlibandarch.bsky.social Magdalen College, Oxford has a large circulating library, a significant early printed & manuscript books collection, and an extensive archive.
Victorian Turkish Baths @victurk.bsky.social Malcolm Shifrin FRHistS—"Victorian Turkish Baths": 'a major act of historical recovery', 'readable', 'scholarly', 'something in it for everyone'. Profusely illustrated. worldcat.org/title/931082056. Complementary website http://www.victorianturkishbath.org