John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social We are an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology.
www.jic.ac.uk
HMML @visithmml.bsky.social The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) photographs, catalogs, & provides access to manuscripts—partnering with more than 1,500 libraries worldwide to preserve & share handwritten history. Learn more: hmml.org
Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social Retired library and information specialist. Volunteers at Brent Museum and Archives.
Into local and family history. Sings with the amazing Cecil Sharp House Choir.
Plays piano. Spins, dyes, knits, reads. Bit of gardening.
She/her.
Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com Zooarchaeologist. 🏺
Museums & Heritage Researcher. 📜
Science Communicator & Writer. 🧪
Chinese-American Immigrant in the UK.
She/Her/她. All views my own. 🏳️🌈♿️
https://dralexfitzpatrick.carrd.co/
Rachel Matthews @provnewshistory.bsky.social Journalist-turned-academic with a focus on all things local news. Currently working on the salvage and uses of local newspaper archives. Spare-time sculler.
Mainly Museums @mainlymuseums.bsky.social A personal take on museums big and small from contributors across the globe.
Science Museum @sciencemuseum.org.uk Welcome to the home of human ingenuity. We curate a world-renowned collection & organise exhibitions and events for over 3 million visitors a year. Read our community guidelines: https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/smg-social-media-community-guidelines
Working Class Movement Library @wcmlibrary.bsky.social Putting class back on the agenda.
UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social World-leading @ucl.ac.uk research and teaching in education, culture, psychology and social science, right here in the heart of London and beyond.
ucl.ac.uk/ioe
#WeAreIOE
Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social The Historical Association is the voice for history. For over 100 yrs we have brought, teachers, students, academics and enthusiasts together to explore the past and inspire future historians. We provide digital and in-person resources. www.history.org.uk
Association of Research Libraries @arl.org Advancing an equitable, enduring, research information environment. On the web at ARL.org. Code of Conduct: http://bit.ly/ARLconduct
Oxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social Passionate about uncovering history, committed to heritage. We’re a leading archaeology charity in the UK, trusted by partners and communities for over 50 years. Visit oxfordarchaeology.com for insights on our discoveries and projects.
JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Part of the ITHAKA nonprofit family.
More about us: https://about.jstor.org/
LSE Middle East Centre @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social LSE MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region.
Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social 🌳 A charity with the unique purpose of helping people to discover their place in history.
📜 Preserving the records of everyday lives & promoting family histories.
📍 Explore more: sog.org.uk
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HistoryMatters
The Littleport Society @littleportsociety.org.uk We're a Local Archive in the #fenland town of #Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England. Open every Tuesday 1-4pm. More at https://www.littleportsociety.org.uk
Amanda Gwinnup, PhD (she/her) @ww1nursehistorian.bsky.social Independent researcher~ Identity and Disability in British FWW nurses. Archives assistant. Likes to bang on the drums https://www.reclusehistorian.com/
Hannah Stamp @archivisth.bsky.social Archivist in the East Riding of Yorkshire 📜
By the North Sea 🌊 ✨️New to Bluesky ✨️
Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social History Senior Lecturer at Aston University in Birmingham, UK. Author of The Emotions of Internationalism (OUP, 2020) and co-editor of Archives and Emotions (2024).
Internationalism, culture, archives, emotions.
Views are mine. https://ilariascaglia.com
South London Gallery @southlondongallery.bsky.social 📍 Contemporary art gallery in south London.
✨ We are free to visit & open Wed-Sun, come and say hello!
https://linktr.ee/southlondongallery
Cyngor Gwynedd @cyngorgwynedd.bsky.social Cyfrif swyddogol Cyngor Gwynedd official account
Nid ydym yn derbyn ceisiadau, ymholiadau na chwynion drwy'r cyfrif | We are unable to process requests, enquiries or complaints via the account
www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/cysylltu
01766 771 000
Sue Williamson @librarychampion.bsky.social Passionate reader and library lover. Worked in and for public libraries for 25 years. Retired not retiring. Trustee for The Reading Agency
,CILIP and the Ancient House Museum, Clare.
Rob Phillips @balwen76.bsky.social Archifydd, hanesydd, Cymro a Cristion gyda Morris 1000. Caws, cathod a threnau yn dda/Archivist, historian, Welshman and Christian with a Morris 1000. Cheese, cats and trains are good.
The Sensational Museum @sensationalmuseum.bsky.social Using what we know about disability to change how museums work for everyone. Find out more: https://sensationalmuseum.org/
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
Historic Environment Forum (HEF) @histenvforum.bsky.social The forum for the historic environment sector in England, supported by Historic England. http://www.historicenvironmentforum.org.uk
York Army Museum @yorkarmymuseum.bsky.social 🎖️Award-winning museum. 🎖️
We care for the collections of the Royal Dragoon Guards and the Royal Yorkshire Regiment, and we share our objects' stories.
Open 10am - 5pm Monday to Saturday.
Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social The RCN (@rcn.org.uk) Library and Museum is Europe’s largest nursing library. Use our services online or visit our libraries, exhibitions and events in person.
Get in touch via: www.rcn.org.uk/library
Online|Belfast|Cardiff|Edinburgh|London
Art Collection, University of Stirling @artatstirling.bsky.social Making arts and culture a part of daily life for staff, students and visitors to the University of Stirling through exhibitions, events and workshops. Based in Pathfoot Building.
https://t.co/mbETTqX3Mb
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
Glasgow City Heritage Trust @glasgowheritage.bsky.social We give out almost £1million in funding each year to help people in Glasgow protect, repair and promote the city's historic buildings and places.
The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian sorchadallas.bsky.social
ARA Scotland @arascot.bsky.social The Scottish section of @araukie.bsky.social
Comann na Tasglannan is Clàraidhean na h-Alba.
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.
UK Disability History and Heritage Hub @ukdishisthub.bsky.social UKDHHH is a network to allow those interested in Disabled, Neurodiverse, & D/deaf histories, from the ancient world to the modern era, to connect & collaborate. We are open to researchers, archivists, museum professionals, activists & everyone in-between.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh @thebotanics.bsky.social The home of science, research and archives at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 🌿🔬📚
Find out more about what we do: https://www.rbge.org.uk/
Museums + Heritage @museumsandheritage.com Organisers of sector events, Museums + Heritage Show and Awards, and publishers of Museums + Heritage Advisor. Known simply as M+H, we are at the centre of connecting the world of museums, galleries and heritage attractions
https://museumsandheritage.com
Rachel MacGregor @anoldhand.bsky.social Digital Preservation Officer at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. Interested in digital preservation, archives and public engagement. Also random public transport content. Views my own unless a repost. She/her.
Beth Knight (she/her) @bethlaknight.bsky.social director + dramaturg + auntie biffy
co-director archipelago arts collective
now: mentor director | nt connections
beth-knight.co.uk
Catherine Angerson @sonofanger.bsky.social Archivist and manuscripts curator. Research on Anglo-German cultural relations and literary networks
Fiona Ainsworth @fionaainsworth.bsky.social Head of Library and Archives at Kew Gardens. Interested in libraries, archives, botanical illustration, gardens, plants, fungi, botany, and mycology.
Irish Society for Archives @irisharchives1970.bsky.social We exist to promote the place of archives in Irish society.
#IrishArchives #ExploreYourArchive
Find out more about the society: https://irishsocietyforarchives.wordpress.com
Fabi Kutsche @fabikutsche.bsky.social Historian & archivist in training / Global Labour & Colonial History, Intersectional & Queer Feminisms, History of Psychiatry, Digital Methods and Archives. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ they/them - keine Pronomen / https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8348-9889
Caroline Gould @cgould57a.bsky.social Principal Archivist, University of Reading Special Collections and the Museum of English Rural Life
University of Galway Library Heritage Collections @uniofgalwayasc.bsky.social Archives, Special Collections and Digital Collections at the University of Galway Library
Ellen Scheinberg @escheinto.bsky.social Heritage consultant, historian, and writer. President/principal of Heritage Professionals. Seeking sane, stimulating & compassionate exchanges.
Rosie Barker @rosiesbarker.bsky.social Head of Curatorial and Participation, Birmingham Museums Trust, overseeing curatorial, exhibitions, volunteering and participation teams
Leonie Paterson @leoniepaterson.bsky.social Archivist at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, but all views are my own.
Dr Samuel Goldstone-Brady @sambrady.bsky.social Curator at Manchester Jewish Museum
Previous PhD in the history of sport wheelchair technology @ Uni of Glasgow
Check out the @ukdishisthub.bsky.social
SSF nerd / ✡️ & proud.
www.samuelbrady.wordpress.com
Digital Scholarship at Oxford @discoxford.bsky.social An initiative to support and enhance humanities research through the use of innovative digital methods.
https://digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/home
Local Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve #LocalGov
Visit our website: https://www.local.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
Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social Open Research Team, part of Loughborough Library, Loughborough University.
Check out our Research Repository https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/
We also have a blog. Have a look and subscribe https://blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/
Michael Popham @mpopham.bsky.social Digital Preservation Analyst at the DPC - formerly Head of Digital Collections and Preservation at the Bodleian Libraries. Frustrated bibliophile -- with more books in my "to read" pile than I have days remaining on this earth.
Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social The place to be for all things library at Keele! 📚🐿️
🔗 https://linktr.ee/keelelibraries?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadbxnei2cGeAciVPlA-KcHR25kT72gdqoNfLjIk5DBaOnNH5sbgEmw0YNSvIQ_aem_9muRPNm091aMOHXwGtxiOQ
Friends of the Centre for English Local History @fcelh.bsky.social Our aim is to promote, support, and assist in the study of Local History as taught and practised in the Centre for Regional and Local History (formerly the Centre for English Local History) at the University of Leicester
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.
Jim Ranahan @postcardjim.bsky.social Archives, maps & photography.
Armchair archaeology.
Fascinated by Jacquetta Hawkes & creative archaeology.
Never tired of postcards.
Views are mine, unless reposts.
McGowin Library @pembrokelibraryoxf.bsky.social The library of Pembroke College, Oxford.
Thomas Plume's Library @thomasplumes.bsky.social The Library of Dr Thomas Plume (1630-1704), established 1704 in Maldon, Essex. www.thomasplumeslibrary.co.uk.
Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social Anchored in philosophy @stir.ac.uk
Researching place & memory
across cognitive sciences, social sciences & the arts
Led by @suttonprofessor.bsky.social & @reaveyp.bsky.social
Funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk
placememory.net
Kathryn Maude @krmaude.bsky.social Head of Medieval Records at The National Archives
Paul Stebbing @stebbers.bsky.social Archives and Local Studies Manager for Barnsley MBC. Vice Chair of the Archives and Records Association (Northern Region). Lincolnshire Family History Society trustee. Creator of Scunthorpe Memories Facebook group. Lifelong family historian.
Combined Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social The Library of the Societies for the Promotion of Hellenic and Roman Studies and the Institute of Classical Studies.
Senate House, London, WC1E 7HU
Pope's Grotto Preservation Trust @popesgrotto.bsky.social Award-winning charity looking after Alexander Pope's 18th-century Grotto in Twickenham UK.
Winner, 2024 Civic Trust AABC Conservation Award.
https://popesgrotto.org.uk/subscribe/
Ilford Historical Society @ilfordhistory.bsky.social The Bluesky account for the Ilford Historical Society. Posts by @ColinRuneckles
Website:
https://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com/
International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social Welcoming the world's researchers to share ideas in Medieval Studies at @UniversityofLeeds.bsky.social and online. Communities, 5-8 July 2027.
https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk
Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social A charitable trust to further education, learning, and research related to the history of late medieval England (and in particular the reign of Richard III) 📚 www.yorkisthistorytrust.org
People's Collection Wales @pplscollection.bsky.social A website, full of fascinating photographs, sound recordings, documents, videos and stories about the history of Wales.
The Gibson Library @thegibsonlibrary.bsky.social The Gibson Library is an independent library founded in 1832 as the Saffron Walden Literary and Scientific Institution. The library now houses 25,000+ volumes, and shares a building with Saffron Walden Library.
Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social Women's History Scotland exists to promote study and research in women's and gender history, particularly for those working in Scotland or on Scottish themes.
https://womenshistoryscotland.org/
StanleyBurtonCentre @uolsbc.bsky.social The Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust & Genocide Studies is an interdisciplinary research centre within the University of Leicester.
https://le.ac.uk/stanley-burton
The Lambeth Local History Forum @llhf.bsky.social The Lambeth Local History Forum brings together a wide range of societies and institutions in the London Borough of Lambeth who share an interest in researching and publishing local history, whatever else they may also do.
Western University Archives and Special Collections @westernuasc.bsky.social Archives and Special Collections (ASC) is committed to acquiring, preserving, and providing access to select special collections and archives, including rare and unique materials in all media formats.
ARA Environmental Sustainability Group @araen.bsky.social The Environmental Sustainability Group of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland) @araukie.bsky.social
Case studies: https://www.archives.org.uk/environment-case-studies
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
DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social DAHRSE-Midlands: A community of Digital Arts and Humanities Research Software Engineers (DAHRSEs) within the Midlands of England (DAHRSE-Midlands).
Website: https://dahrse-midlands.github.io/
#DAHRSE-Midlands #DAHRSE #RSEng #Midlands #DAHRSEMidlands
Towards a National Collection (TaNC) @nationalcollection.bsky.social TaNC is an AHRC/UKRI-funded research and development programme to bring together disparate collections across the UK through collaborative research.
Hidden Treasures @seethetreasures.bsky.social Celebrating archives across the UK telling the story of Jews and the Jewish community in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. https://linktr.ee/jewishhiddentreasures
LSE Department of International History @lsehy.bsky.social We teach and conduct research on the international history of Britain, Europe and the world.
Dr Aisling Tierney @irishashyt.bsky.social 🎓Lecturer @BristolUni @BILT (curriculum, pedagogy, SFHEA, sustainability, AI, qual research) UCU WIASN Higher Education
🏺 Archaeologist @archsengage.bsky.social Archaeology
👩🎨Crafter, TephraArts https://tephraarts.etsy.com
📍Bristol ☘️ she/her
@clochanard.bsky.social @clochanard.bsky.social ...
Anti-theist Agnostic
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@sophie-adem.bsky.social @sophie-adem.bsky.social
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
Caroline Woodley @carolinewoodley.bsky.social
ARA Conference @araconference.bsky.social Welcome to ARA Conference: the lead event in the UK & Ireland for archives, conservation, digital preservation and records management.
Join us in Glasgow for #ARA2026
Danielle Westerhof @behindthespines.bsky.social Rare books curator and historic libraries fan. Works in archives and special collectons at Durham University (UK), currently leading on the development of our academic teaching offer. Personal views only.
Stephanie Kolonko-Weet @stephkolonkoweet.bsky.social Genealogist & Family Historian
Typesetter - The Prehistoric Society's PAST
RQG student member | IHGS student
Married to @ckolonko.bsky.social
Likes cats, vintage, A24 horror, coffee
Norfolk, UK | She/Her | 🏳️🌈
https://stephaniekolonkoweet.substack.com
Marge Ainsley (she/her) @margeainsley.bsky.social Freelance cultural consultant since 2008 specialising in research, evaluation and communication. Mostly working with libraries, museums, galleries, archives and heritage sites. UK and beyond. margeainsley.co.uk
The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain @thesahgb.bsky.social Bringing together all those interested in the built environment's history.
All Periods, All Places, All Welcome.
www.sahgb.org.uk
Tina Morton @tmmorton.bsky.social Head of Archive Sector Leadership at The National Archives, mixing a love of history with all things Archives. Sci Fi geek, tea drinker, ex biscuit eater. Pronouns: she/her
Sarah Barsness @sarahbarsness.bsky.social Digital archivist. Minnesotan. Giant nerd. Fiber artist. Sword fighter. Carb enthusiast.
Alice Prael @prael.bsky.social Artist and digital archivist, they/she
Caylin Smith @caylin.bsky.social Head of Digital Preservation for Cambridge University Libraries | Trustee for the Centre for Computing History | AHRC Peer Review College member | Article Editor for Archives and Records | Interested in file formats, digital forensics, web archiving...
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.
James Elder @jameselder.bsky.social Business archivist by day; rowing club archivist by night. So, quite a lot of 19th and 20th century British history, and grumbling about digital and A/V preservation.
Not the UNICEF spokesman.
Be nice, I'm trying my best.
Adam Koszary @adamkoszary.bsky.social Talking about museums and galleries and archives and museums and culture and my dog Keith and sometimes other stuff. Did absolute unit sheep. Accept money for labour etc.
https://www.adamkoszary.co.uk/
Esther Roughsedge @eroughsedge.bsky.social Head of Demographic Statistics at National Records of Scotland. She/her.
The Rio Cinema @riocinema.bsky.social 📽️ Celebrating our 50th Birthday with #RIOFOREVER! We're The UK's longest-running cinema, Operated by and for the Hackney community since 1976.
Jez Dagley @milesiajez.bsky.social Director of Conservation, Essex Wildlife Trust. Also, volunteer as Chair of Wood Pasture & Parkland Network. Nature recovery and nature-based solutions for a wilder world.
https://www.essexwt.org.uk