Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreBarts Health Archives @bharchives.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Archive services are receiving an increased amount of enquiries and requests that have been generated using AI. In response to this we have put together a statement. We are grateful to other archive services that have already created guidance, we have used this to shape our statement. 55926 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreReligious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social · 16/10/2026It's one month until this year’s Religious Archives Group conference: ‘Unearthing the unexpected in religious archives’. At @thejohnrylands.bsky.social on Wednesday 11 November. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment! To book, please visit: ticketlab.app/event/39602-... 133 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreLambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Visit our current exhibition: Across Continents, Across Centuries.🐎 Now on display is the fourth supplement to the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World), created by the Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius. 193 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreReligious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Our 2026 conference is at @thejohnrylands.bsky.social on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Our theme is 'Unearthing the unexpected in religious archives.' Our speakers will cover subjects ranging from poltergeists to royal love letters! Tickets are available from Ticketlab: ticketlab.app/event/39602-... 063 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreLambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 18/09/2026🚲New Exhibition coming next week — Across Continents, Across Centuries at Lambeth Palace Library. 🚃🚲 144 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreReligious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@uknatarcsector.bsky.social is advertising for expressions of interest in a Collaborative Doctoral Landscape Award PhD on 'Archives of Religion and Belief in Contemporary Britain: Sustainability, Inclusion, Digital Transformation and Community Memory' www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional...nationalarchives.gov.ukArchives of Religion and Belief in Contemporary Britain: Sustainability, Inclusion, Digital Transformation and Community MemoryThis project examines how the landscape of religious archives across the UK has changed and identifies strategic interventions needed to safeguard collections. 055 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreJournal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 02/02/2026📢New in JBS! 📗"Assembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s" by Kate Tilson Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgAssembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge CoreAssembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s - Volume 65 054 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreJournal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026📢New article in JBS! 📗"Shaping Modern British Society: Recent Historical Lenses on Evangelicalism" by John Wolffe Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgShaping Modern British Society: Recent Historical Lenses on Evangelicalism | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge CoreShaping Modern British Society: Recent Historical Lenses on Evangelicalism - Volume 65 046 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreBritish Jesuit Archives @jesuitarchives.bsky.social · 15/09/2026📚 Curious about the Heythrop Library and British Jesuit Archives? Join us for our Open Day on Wednesday 7 October to explore our collections and find out more about using the library & archives for research. 📍 London Jesuit Centre 🕥 10:30–16:30 @heythroplib.bsky.social 045 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 22/09/2026And this blog post on the Musician is amazing ('making sweet music!')! Plus some extra details on women playing in Salvation Army brass bands, with bandswomen going back to at least 1907. www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/blog/making-...britishnewspaperarchive.comMusician of the Salvation Army | British Newspaper ArchiveNew Salvation Army title the Musician of the Salvation Army joins the British Newspaper Archive, alongside two other new titles. 010 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This week sees 55,508 pages of 'The Musician', a weekly newspaper of Salvation Army band news, join 'The War Cry', 'The Social Gazette' and 'The Young Soldier' on the British Newspaper Archive. www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/newspapers/e... 🔒 283 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreRachel Matthews @provnewshistory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We are launching our Preserving Local Newspaper Archives Toolkit on Monday, September 28, with an in-person lunch and a hybrid panel featuring @socialhistarchive.bsky.social and the New Zealand-based Preserving Local History and Education Trust. Sign up! www.tickettailor.com/events/local...tickettailor.comSelect tickets – Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive - toolkit launch – The RepPreserving the Local Newspaper Archive - toolkit launch – The Rep, Mon 28 Sep 2026 - This seminar will share insights from Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive, a National Archives-funded research p... 056 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreArchives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026New job alert - Archives Library assistant graduate trainee for Paul Mellon Centre @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social recordkeeping-careers.org/job/archives...recordkeeping-careers.orgArchives & Library Assistant (Graduate Trainee) - Recordkeeping CareersThe closing date for applications is Monday 5 October 2026, 10am BST. Interview date: Tuesday 3 November 2026 Background & Role We are recruiting for our next Archives & Library Assistant (Graduate T... 044 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage Centrecapelicymru.bsky.social @capelicymru.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Capeli Cymru Census – Last Chance to Contribute! Are chapels in your local area open, closed, converted, or demolished? Please let us know by completing the National Chapel Census by 30th September: zurl.co/O75FB 178 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 26/08/2026See this blog from @natarchivestrust.bsky.social about the event 'Charity Archives and Records Now' at @britishacademy.bsky.social in May, organised by our Records Manager, Paul Beard, and @profginab.bsky.social. 051 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 25/08/2026We're looking forward to this day at Wilton's Music Hall next week. As part of the brilliant line-up, our Director is talking about the history of Salvation Army museums! 052 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreLambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 21/08/2026📢Join us for a short talk on our current exhibition, its development and a closer look at a few highlights, on the 3rd and 5th September. This event is free and open to all. For more information and to book: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/events/ [A66.1 R99 TP, FP] 065 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreHelena Goodwyn @helenagoodwyn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The Americanisation of W. T. Stead is out now! So delighted to get my author copies, huge thanks to @edinburghup.bsky.social. We’ve a 30% launch discount, if you’re a librarian/ in collection development, pls consider recommending for your library. #VictorianStudies #PeriodicalStudies #BookHistory 104818 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Our colleague, Rose, has written a blog for @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social on the theme of surprises in the archive #EYASurprise. The post looks at surprise items including human hair, children's dolls and a skeleton army badge. #exploreyourarchive www.exploreyourarchive.org/hidden-treas...exploreyourarchive.orgHidden Treasures: Unexpected Finds in The Salvation Army International Heritage Centre — Explore Your ArchiveIn this blog for EYA Surprise, Rose Urmston will take a look at some of the most surprising items found in the Heritage Centre’s archive 083 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreHelena Goodwyn @helenagoodwyn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Book news! 📚 My monograph, The Americanisation of W. T. Stead, is out soon from @edinburghup.bsky.social Topics: journalism history, print culture, transatlantic literary networks, periodicals, & the relationship between Britain & America at the turn of the twentieth century: tinyurl.com/5xmrxs2j 1157 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Our latest blog post is now live. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int... It looks at the history of The Salvation Army in Korea from 1908 to the present day. 010 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreLambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 24/07/2026⛵ New Exhibition Opens Today! ⛵ Mariners: Religion, Race and Empire at Lambeth Palace Library, in collaboration with the University of Bristol. 24 July – 11 September 2026. For more information, see www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/mariners-rel... 035 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreGwent Archives @gwentarchives.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Gwent Archives has an exciting opportunity for an Archives Apprentice to join their team and develop a career in the archives and heritage sector. 11519 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreDerbyshire Record Office @derbyshiredro.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is the Kilburn Methodist Church, which includes this brief history of Methodism in Kilburn, celebrating the centenary of the Church. It tells the story from the first Chapel opening in 1836 through to what was then the present day, and features photos of Preachers and Members. 043 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The British Newspaper Archive have put up this great blog post about their new periodicals including the "longest running continuously published children’s periodical in the world," our very own The Young Soldier. (Digital copies available 1881-1985🔒) www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/blog/the-you...britishnewspaperarchive.comThe Young SoldierThe Salvation Army's children's publication the Young Soldier joins the British Newspaper Archive, alongside five other brand new titles. 082 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreClaire Langhamer @clairelanghamer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Lovely lecture by my fab colleague Adam Chapman on the VCH: ‘Part of the project’s role should be to advocate for archives that speak to their places and communities.’ 074 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreArchives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026In our lates diversity allies blog, Philip Milnes-Smith struggles to hear the silenced voices of lower class, disabled inmates in an early Victorian workhouse. www.archives.org.uk/diversity-allies-blog/accessibility-and-archives-now-you-are-of-a-mind-to-kill-mearchives.org.ukAccessibility and Archives: “Now you are [of] a mind to kill me” — Archives & Records Association In this blog, Philip Milnes-Smith struggles to hear the silenced voices of lower class, disabled inmates in an early Victorian workhouse. Reflecting on a couple of recently published books, and the ... 098 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 21/07/2026'The Young Soldier' carried strip cartoons from the late 1920s onwards. Including The Bunny Boys and Billy The Bear. 110 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Exciting News!! 👇 'The Young Soldier' - The Longest Running Children's Periodical In The World- has now been digitised by the British Newspaper Archive. First published as 'The Little Soldier' in 1881, it's still published weekly as 'Kids Alive!' www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/young... 🔒 182 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreTower Hamlets Archives @tharchives.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We're delighted to announce that we have completed the digitisation of our East London Advertiser collection! 📰 🎉 You can now use our fully searchable PDFs to look up any name, street, or business in the East End's most important local paper from 1913-2003. 0193 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreModern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026'Nourishing and health giving'. A glass of cold Ovaltine is a delightful Summer drink. Opinions may vary. Advertisement featured in the TGWU 'The Record' 1929. mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/TGW/... 1199 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Owing to maintenance work, the International Heritage Centre will be closed to visitors and researchers from Tuesday 4-Friday 7 August. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 001 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreLambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 13/07/2026⚓New Exhibition coming soon — Mariners: Religion, Race and Empire at Lambeth Palace Library. ⚓ Set sail this summer with a display of maritime-themed items from our collections. Find out more by following this link: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/mariners-rel... 175 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 14/07/2026We've just received the bound annual volumes of the Salvation Army periodicals for 2025. These join our volumes going back to the 1880s. You can access The War Cry, & other Salvation Army titles, on the British Newspaper Archive from 1879 to 1985. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/BL/war-cry 020 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreThe Devil's Porridge Museum @devilsporridge.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Remember that time the government took control of all the pubs in Carlisle and district? 💭🍻 Our latest exhibition is all about The State Management Scheme. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. Learn about our current exhibition: www.devilsporridge.org.uk/category/exh... 082 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreVictorian Commons @victoriancommons.bsky.social · 09/07/2026This is very interesting. Our recent blog looked at evidence of female voters in other local elections: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/v...victoriancommons.wordpress.comVotes for women before and after 1832The role of women in Victorian politics continues to be a significant theme in many of our Victorian Commons posts. Articles on this site by Jennifer Davey, Sarah Richardson, Kathryn Rix,… 01110 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Hello Dave, We should have their entire service record. Give us an email at heritage@salvationarmy.org.uk and we can look into this for you! 110 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The German Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Busse was interned on the Isle of Man with his English wife and daughter from 1940. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int... (2017)salvationarmy.org.uk‘…behind the barbed wires’: internment on the Isle of ManExplore the letters of officers Lieutenant-Colonel Walter and Esther Busse, interned as 'Enemy Aliens' for over five years during the Second World War... 130 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 01/07/2026This blog builds on two previous posts about civilian internment in WW2: In 2017 we added records relating to Salvationists interned in the Changi and Sime Road camps to @camdiglib.bsky.social ‘Voices of civilian internment' website. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int...salvationarmy.org.ukVoices of civilian internment: Salvation Army archives on Cambridge Digital LibraryThis August saw the launch of 'Voices of civilian internment: WWII Singapore', a new collection of digitised archive material... 110 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Read our latest Blog Post about three female Salvation Army Officers in civilian internment during the Second World War. Colonel Mary Booth in Liebenau, Germany Major Margaret Burns in Changi, Singapore Major Mary Layton in Weixian, China www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int...salvationarmy.org.ukImprisoned: three Salvationist internees during World War TwoRead some of the stories and experiences of three women officers who were held in internment camps... 132 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage Centrecapelicymru.bsky.social @capelicymru.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Salvation Army buildings are an important part of Wales’s religious and social history. Help us capture them in the national chapel census by sharing what you know. 👉 zurl.co/MNRSJ 183 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Unfortunately, the Heritage Centre will remain closed on Friday 26 June, due to the extreme weather warning. 000 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreUK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Join colleagues from archives, academia and research on 24 June (1pm) for the second summer seminar of the History and Archives in Practice series. This session focuses on the Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive project: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preserving... (1/2) 1810 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Unfortunately, due to the extremely hot weather forecast for London later this week, the Salvation Army Heritage Centre will be closed Tues 23, Weds 24 and Thurs 25 June. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. 031 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 16/06/2026The Heritage Centre will be closed to visitors on Thursday 2 July 2026. We apologise for any inconvenience. 000 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Both of Rider Haggard's books on The Salvation Army are available as digital copies from @hathitrust.bsky.social: The Poor and the Land (1905): babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=co... Regeneration (1910): babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hv...babel.hathitrust.org 020 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Check out our latest blog post 👇. It looks at the relationship between The Salvation Army and the Edwardian novelists Henry Rider Haggard and Arthur Conan Doyle. Haggard worked closely with The Salvation Army and wrote about its social work. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int... 120 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreCBHC / RCAHMW @rcahmwales.bsky.social · 15/06/2026With the excitement of May’s Senedd election now behind us we’ve teamed up with Dr Gareth Evans to examine the Senedd building itself, which this year celebrates its twentieth anniversary. Read more: zurl.co/XdIjO #Senedd2026 #Senedd20 #WelshHistory #Architecture 052 0
Reposted by Salvation Army International Heritage CentreElizabeth Crawford @womanssphere.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Suffrage campaigners produced postcards showing their leaders being womanly around the home - & cookery books compiled from recipes submitted by their members. Find the stories behind similar #suffrageobjects in my forthcoming book from @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social Link in bio #suffragettes 074 0
Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 10/06/2026And it used to be a roller-skating rink! glamarchives.wordpress.com/2019/04/10/a...glamarchives.wordpress.comAlbert Buildings, Moira Terrace, CardiffAlbert Buildings was erected in the mid-1870s by Cardiff ship-owning brothers John and Richard Cory, on land leased from the Bute estate along the south-eastern side of Moira Terrace. Designed by … 120 0