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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📜 Flax to Folio: The Global Diffusion of Early Paper and the History of Textiles Join us for the 2026 Sandars Lectures in Bibliography delivered by Professor Marina Rustow. 17 & 18 November 2026 5-6pm In-person at Robinson College & online 🎟️ Book your free tickets: loom.ly/Du7jSUs

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#AdoorableThursday The spectacular medieval west door of St David's Cathedral 🤩, Pembrokeshire, largely built of local purple Caerfai stone 📷 My own, last weekend

A great cathedral door with multiple Norman arches

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For those not on Instagram, details of a memorial service in memory of Rosamond McKitterick: 5 p.m. on Friday 23 October 2026, at Great St Mary’s, the University Church.

screen shot from Sidney Sussex College's Instagram account.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.

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archifaucymru.bsky.social @archifaucymru.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A wyddoch chi fod Thomas Richards wedi'i benodi'n Llyfrgellydd Prifysgol Bangor union ganrif yn ôl eleni? Fe'i hystyrir yn dad yr Archifau a Chasgliadau Arbennig @archpbu.bsky.social . Gallwch ddarllen mwy am ei waith yn y blog: archifau.cymru/2026/08/12/d...

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Dathlu bywyd a gwaith Thomas Richards, Llyfrgellydd - Archifau Cymru

A wyddoch chi fod Thomas Richards wedi’i benodi’n Llyfrgellydd Prifysgol Bangor union ganrif yn ôl eleni? Fe’i hystyrir yn dad yr Archifau a Chasgliadau Arbennig ac rydym yn wirioneddol ddyledus iddo ...

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archiveswales.bsky.social @archiveswales.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Did you know that Thomas Richards was appointed Librarian of Bangor University exactly 100 years ago to this year? He is considered to be the founding father of the Archives and Special Collections at @archpbu.bsky.social You can read more about his work in this blog: archives.wales/2026/08/12/c...

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Celebrating the life and work of Thomas Richards, Librarian - Archifau Cymru

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Coming soonish…

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Sian Collins @siancollins.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Are you watching Mensik/Dimitrov?? #RollingBackTheYears🎾

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Sian Collins @siancollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

2 hours later and we're into a 4th tie break!!

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Tim Schmalz @timschmalz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Rosamond McKitterick (1949-2026) A formidable scholar, an inspiring teacher, a generous spirit and a supportive colleague - truly, we have lost one of the great ones. @sidneysussex.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social @camedieval.bsky.social

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Save ASSL @saveassl.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Diolch to all who came out for a very library coded quiet protest. People care about libraries, and Cardiff University is making a grave mistake ignoring this

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I don’t know what to tell you, man. I’m a medieval historian, and, in my field, if you don’t check your sources (and your sources’ sources) you are just asking to be taken for a ride by some bored 19th C. aristocratic English antiquarian with a penchant for inventing history.

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

'Last night I dreamt I went to Orkney Library again.' Happy Birthday to Daphne Du Maurier, born 119 years ago (on the 13th May) in 1907. 🎂 Remembering that time we made a Daphne Du Maurier Biography #Bookface in the Orkney Room.

A bookface photograph with a copy of Daphne Du Maurier by Margaret Foster lined up with a member of library staff

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

How not to digitize, and then how not to use automated text recognition: an awful race to the low…

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

If your brain is struggling due to anxiety,sadness,the way others have behaved,ADHD, autism,burnout,chronic illness &/or because the world’s too full of grimness then hi,me too. Research shows my photo’ll provide relief for your thoughts-pause & zoom into the details-& keep going, you’re not alone 🌿

Flower picked from my garden in May arranged in rainbow colour order on a black chipped enamel background

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 03/05/2026

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

A century and a half of history encased in more than 1,500 archive boxes After three years, conservation and cataloguing of the archives of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has been completed...

National Union of Mineworkers' banner with the motto 'The past we inherit, the future we build'.

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

incredible photos of a walrus falling off a pontoon in scotland. source www.facebook.com/groups/scotl...

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Details of an 'Oktoberfest' linguistics seminar in Aberystwyth University on Celtic & Latin in #Roman Britain, organised by Dr Simon Rodway - 17 Oct 2026 Free - just turn up.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 28/04/2026

"The study of history is not merely an intellectual pursuit but a civic obligation, essential to the maintenance of a reflective, resilient and democratic society ... And yet opportunities to learn the skills of historical practice are disappearing at an alarming rate." bit.ly/3QyZQCO

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'Protecting what matters': a statement from the Royal Historical Society, Institute of Historical Research, History UK and Historical Association - RHS

The following is a joint statement from the Historical Association, History UK, Institute of Historical Research, and the Royal Historical Society following the most recent meeting of this quartet of ...

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Crowd Cymru @crowdcymru.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Arolwg Llystyfiant Prifysgol Caerdydd 1970 i 89; cofnodi planhigion ar Afon Gwy 🍃🌿☘️ Ar hyn o bryd mae ein gwirfoddolwyr yn gweithio ar y casgliad hwn o ddelweddau sy'n olrhain hanes y brifysgol ☘️🌿🍃Cedwir y casgliad yng Nghasgliadau Arbennig ac Archifau Prifysgol Caerdydd ☘️🌿🍃

Ffotograff du a gwyn yn dangos dau fyfyriwr yn cofnodi planhigion ar Afon Gwy yn ystod y 1970au. Arolwg Llystyfiant Prifysgol Caerdydd 1970 i 89.

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Crowd Cymru @crowdcymru.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Cardiff University Vegetation survey 1970-89; recording plants on the River Wye 🍃☘️🌿Our volunteers are currently working on this collection of images that chart the history of the university 🌿☘️🍃 Collection held at Cardiff University Special Collections & Archives 🍃🌿☘️

Black and white photograph showing two students recording plants on the River Wye during the 1970s. Cardiff University Vegetation survey 1970-89.

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Sian Collins @siancollins.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I've been feeding a stray cat and he's made it v clear that he doesn't appreciate the veg in the gourmet cat food I've been giving him...!🙀😹

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Lucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Anyone working in history of comedy/satire, television, modern British politics - there's a fully funded PhD to research the Spitting Image archive @theul.bsky.social, with supervision at Exeter Uni. All disciplines considered, pls do share widely. www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

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PhD: AHRC CDP Studentship | University of Exeter

The University of Exeter (UoE) alongside University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives (CULA) are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from 1 October 2026, under the...

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Dr Gillian Kenny @medievalgill.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Feeling powerless, wronged? Furious at something you can’t fix? Well, Ireland has an ancient solution for that and it doesn’t involve a petition or a strongly-worded letter. Nah, I’m talking deadly curses >

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Welsh National Theatre @welshnattheatre.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Happy World Theatre Day 🎭 The moments you can only experience in a room together. This is what theatre is all about. Dydd Gŵyl y Theatr y Byd Hapus 🎭 Yr eiliadau allwch chi ddim ond eu profi gyda’ch gilydd mewn un ystafell. Dyna beth mae theatr yn ei olygu.

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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Congratulations to Professor Orietta Da Rold, Academic Director of the University Library Research Institute, who has been awarded the University's Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching. 👏 🔎Find out more: loom.ly/qz3otVA

A photograph of Professor Orietta Da Rold standing in a corridor at Cambridge University Library.

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Fully funded PhD studentship: ‘Recording nature and writing the self: time, entomology and the archive in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries’. Closes 3 May. With Ruth Abbott, Staffan Müller-Wille, Ed Turner & me. @theul.bsky.social @zoologymuseum.bsky.social www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...

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Cambridge University Library, University Museum of Zoology and the University of Cambridge - Collections Connections Communities

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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

It's Mothering Sunday in a week's time! If your mother's no longer around it can be hard. I will as usual be reading out the names of our Remembered Mums/Mams/Moms from halfway up this beauty - the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster. If you'd like me to read out your Mum's name, reply with #Mums26 ❤️ 👑

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Amalia S. Levi, PhD @amaliasl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

For the "everything is online" crowd in the back: Important to consider that "everything" cultural heritage related that is accessible online represents only 1% (one percent) of archives, libraries, and museum collections worldwide.

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Crowd Cymru @crowdcymru.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Trefniadau #DyddGŵylDewi yn llyfr cofnodion @uwtsd.bsky.social ar gyfer 1876 [Coleg Dewi Sant, Llanbedr Pont Steffan] 💛Mae ein gwirfoddolwyr wrthi ar hyn o bryd yn trawsgrifio’r Cofnodion yma o 1875-1886 #DyddGŵylDewiHapus 💛

Llun yn dangos tudalen o Gofnodion Medi 1875-1876 Coleg Dewi Sant, Llanbedr Pont Steffan, yn cynnwys hanes dydd i ddydd bywyd yn y coleg.
Mae cofnod ar gyfer 7 Chwefror 1876, yn nodi “Cytunwyd i ddathlu Dydd Gŵyl Dewi ar Ddydd Mawrth Ynyd, Chw. 29, gan fod Mawrth 1 ar ddydd Mercher y Lludw eleni, a chynnal Gwasanaeth yng Nghapel y Coleg gyda Phregeth ac yna cinio yn Neuadd y Coleg”.
Mae’r gyfrol hon yn eiddo i Lyfrgell ac Archifau Roderic Bowen, Prifysgol Cymry Y Drindod Dewi Sant, ac mae wedi ei digideiddio gan Brifysgol Caerdydd fel rhan o’r prosiect gwirfoddoli digidol, Crowd Cymru.
Mae’r dudalen hon wedi ei haddurno â chenhinen Pedr.

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Sian Collins @siancollins.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

We're delighted @uwtsdlib.bsky.social to be a part of this amazing pan-Wales partnership, working with volunteers from all over the world! Hopefully those from outside Wales are getting a hint of Welsh culture and heritage! 😍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🌼 St David's most famous words were 'Gwnewch y pethau bychain' - 'Do the little things'. Why not do a small thing for yourself and discover more about the history of Wales, including the life and legacy of St David, in the books below? 📚

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UWTSDlib @uwtsdlib.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

St David’s Day was always celebrated by the students on the Lampeter campus. The archives has a wonderful collection of St David’s Day menus, including this one which was celebrated in Valparaiso in Chile in 1913! #UWTSDlib #StDavidsDay

Image showing a paper from UWTSD special collections. It is an invitation.

A paper from UWTSD special collections showing a St David's Day menu

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Huge news for Ceredigion & west Wales. Imperial #Roman lead mines on Cardigan Bay were under the control of Domitian by AD 87 as confirmed by the discovery of these lead pigs Only the 5th & 6th ingots ever found in Wales 😮 www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

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Metal detectorists find 2,000-year-old treasure in field

The find - the first of its kind in west Wales - is incredibly rare and has been described as one of 'historical significance'

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Online Book Club | #Beowulf 📅 Fri, 27 Feb at 1pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/onlin… Join us for a discussion on 'Beowulf', the definitive translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic, translated by Heaney in 1999. All welcome - no prior knowledge or expertise is required!

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Online Book Club | Beowulf

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Cambridge Digital Library @camdiglib.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

... And last but not least, a happy little cat! cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-DAR-... #DarwinDay (10/10) Why not have a rummage yourself and let us know what you find??

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Crowd Cymru @crowdcymru.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Mae ein gwirfoddolwyr bellach wedi trawsgrifio tri chasgliad o ddeunydd sy'n gysylltiedig ag #EdwardThomas – maen nhw’n cael eu cadw yng Nghasgliadau Arbennig ac Archifau Prifysgol Caerdydd a Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru. #CrowdCymru yn cysylltu archifau Cymru ers 2022! #CysylltiadauAEA

Collage o bedair delwedd, dau lythyr a ysgrifennwyd at Edward Thomas gan ei blant [wedi'u haddurno â blodau], un ffotograff du a gwyn o Edward Thomas a ffotograff sepia o'i ferch, Myfanwy mewn esgidiau balerina, dyddiedig 1919.

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Crowd Cymru @crowdcymru.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Our volunteers have now transcribed THREE collections of #EdwardThomas related material – they’re held at Cardiff University Special Collections & Archives and National Library Wales. #CrowdCymru connecting the archives of Wales since 2022! #EYAConnections @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Collage quartet of four images, two letters written to Edward Thomas by his children [decorated with flowers], one black and white photograph of Edward Thomas and a sepia photograph of his daughter, Myfanwy in ballerina shoes, dated 1919.

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Archifau Prifysgol Bangor University Archives @archpbu.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Yfory (Dydd Mawrth) / Tomorrow (Tuesday) Dr Marian Gwyn: Textiles as Exploitation: Clothing, Commerce & Control on the Penrhyn Jamaica Plantations Am ddim i fynychu neu ymunwch ar-lein. Free to attend or join online.

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Hoping for a world where more people try to be a Kermit…

From the observer article, a quote: Not so long ago, my son sent me a quote that I keep tucked in my phone: “Be a Kermit the Frog. Have a creative vision and no ego. Recognise the unique talents of those around you. Attract weirdos. Manage chaos. Show kindness. Be sincere.”
Rules to live by, don’t you think? Play the music. Light the lights.

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Snowdrops in Cambridge. 📷 #photography

Close-up photograph of Snowdrops against a white-painted wall.

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Crowd Cymru @crowdcymru.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Our volunteers are currently working through a collection of letters from Edward Thomas to his friend and fellow poet, Gordon Bottomley. They have also transcribed his letters and diaries from Cardiff University Special Collections & Archives and National Library Wales. They love his words ❤️

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