This week the global archival community marks #InternationalArchivesWeek on the theme of #ArchivesForJustice: Rights, Memory & Futures. In recent years we supported the Infected Blood Inquiry buff.ly/fNM6V5p who accessed the papers of former Chief Medical Officer Sir Donald Acheson buff.ly/NLu6WwJ
It’s the last few days of ‘Celebrating Local Scientific Endeavour’ in the Hartley Library’s Level 4 Gallery. Former Hartley Institution student, F.W. Lanchester, received its medal for success in science in 1885, later becoming a pioneering automotive and aeronautical engineer.
Today is Mount Everest Day - commemorating the day of the first successful summit of the mountain in 1953 - the Himalayas are visible in this photo from 1922 of the river running through Srinagar @explorearchives buff.ly/w9jqoqy
Fancy seeing what's behind our closed doors? Book a tour and get a chance to hear curator talks on our exhibition Earth, Sea and Sky as part of this year's #HeritageOpenDays! www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...
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It's #BikeWeek!
So we're sharing this photograph of Prince George of Battenberg with his nieces, Margarita and Theodora at Germains, Buckinghamshire from 1910.
#Cycling with @cyclinguk.bsky.social: happier, healthier and greener lives through cycling!
The theme for #WorldOceanDay is "Strong Marine Protected Areas for Our Blue Planet"
Image of the Oceanography Research vessel, 1970: buff.ly/DwTDcm3
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For today's #EYAColourful + #WellingtonWednesday we've found a coloured pen and ink sketch plan of the former Beggars Bush Barracks in Dublin and the surrounding area
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Do you have apple trees in your garden or allotment? Could you help with the search for the Beauty of Bitterne? Learn about apple varieties in Southampton with Mac Ince of the Sholing Valleys Study Centre as part of our #HeritageOpenDayEvents! www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...
#EYAColourful + #WellingtonWednesday means sharing some beautifully coloured maps and plans!
Today, from 1801, the royal palace of San Ildefonso in Spain showing the buildings in block plan, the layout of the gardens and the routes of the water supplies
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The theme for #WorldOceanDay 2026 is "Strong Marine Protected Areas for Our Blue Planet"
We share an image of the Oceanography Research vessel, 1970: buff.ly/DwTDcm3 @noc.ac.uk
