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A colour photograph of a merry-go-round on old Amersham High Street, next to the History Festival branding.
Don't forget! This afternoon we'll be visiting Amersham Museum with some historic documents to share. Come along and have a chat about what we do!
In this black and white image, villagers sit around the crater from the first bomb to land in Nazeing on 26 July 1940.
#ICYMI: In one of our latest blogs, Jacky Cooper shares the ways in which Nazeing History Workshop has shared the wartime history of the village.
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/blog-nazeing...
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
This #lichen in the same location. The tennis courts’ car park. I pass by here when I walk my dog and this area calls to me over and over. So far, I keep finding new images worth taking. Same lichen types though #FungiFriend
We thought you were going to pan to some rusty paperclips, yellowed tape, and dried-up rubber bands (those things give us nightmares!) 😆 But we love the skeleton too!
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On a blue background is a white speech bubble with the words "local history matters."
In one of our new episodes of #LocalHistoryMatters, Tim Hamilton talks about his work with the Black Country Living History Museum.
Listen to all episodes: www.balh.org.uk/podcast
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
A woman wearing a black early 19th century dress, standing by a brick wall. The photograph is next to the Buckinghamshire History Festival branding. Beneath that, the following text is written: ‘Mary Does Marlow Portlands Alley, Marlow 27/11/25, 19:15'
The ever wonderful Mary Does Marlow is back for this year's History Festival!
Explore Marlow with 'Mary Shelley', and learn how the town inspired some of her most monstrous stories.
To book, head to ticketsource.co.uk/marydoesmarlow
For even more events, head to histfestbucks.co.uk
Good Lord, what madness rules in brain-sick men,
When for so slight and frivolous a cause
Such factious emulations shall arise!
We especially like this C18 print of 'Gold Coast Animals' by G Child, printmaker, showing the sloth as a "Potto or SLUGGARD"! Don't you just love the English language?!
Great to see our expertise helping uncover the secrets of a ‘dinosaur superhighway’ found in Oxfordshire and widely reported on TV news.🦕
LJMU’s Professor Peter Falkingham says the giant footprints could answer questions about how dinosaurs moved and interacted.
➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
A bit of the Bayeux Tapestry where Harold Godwinson gets shot right in the eye by an arrow.
RIP to Harald Godwinson who died 959 years ago today you would have loved Buckinghamshire Archives xx
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
Collection smells of vinegar
Today at 2pm UK time with @sogorg.bsky.social Free online event Researching in Devon, including a slot about what DFHS can do for you portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
A really unusual and lovely misericord chair…perhaps made up from bits of traditional medieval misericord seats 🤩
St. Andrews’s Church, East Lexham, Norfolk.
A black skull and crossed bones next to a floral motif, drawn in the Drayton Parslow Parish Register, 1780. Handwritten entries are above and below it showing burials, including several infants.
Here's an illustration from the Drayton Parslow Parish Register in 1780 - a skull and bones with a floral motif. A morbid doodle or a helpful way to mark a section of burials?
Ancient yew perhaps 500 years old in Johnny Wood close to Seatoller. Discussed during the recording of our Countrystride podcast this afternoon, set to go live on Friday.
Bulletin of the John Rylands Library goes #OpenAccess
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10...
#History 🗃️
Proud moment for Liverpool 💚 The Mersey Heat Energy Centre is now open, bringing sustainable heating to the heart of the city.
Read more 👉 https://lpoolcouncil.info/4nxgm1E
#ClimateAction #MerseyHeat @Lpool_Waters @Peel L&P
📚 Discover the wild & whimsical at Liverpool Central Library!
The brand new Amazing Animals & Curious Creatures exhibition brings fairy tales, picture books & natural wonders to life in the beautiful surroundings of the Hornby Library.
Exhibition runs until 2 Feb 2026
A display of the collection on a table. A notebook is placed on a book cushion and opened to a page with notes and an illustration of fungi. Around the cushion four other notebooks are laid out, all entitled ‘Devonshire Fungi’. In the foreground are some loose papers, including illustrations and notes on fungi. In the background are shelves of historic books.
Tomorrow is UK Fungus Day! 🍄
Did you know we look after notebooks of botanist Edward Parfitt (1820-1893) relating to Devonshire fungi?
His notes include watercolour illustrations and notes on when and where he observed different types of fungi.
📷 EUL MS 35
#UKFungusDay #Fungi #Devon #Archives
Stay hydrated 💪💯
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We’re not sure these medieval outfits will catch on at London Fashion Week but with their vibrant colours and luxuriant fabrics, this C19 print looks the part on any wall. We also think they look great displayed like this for #FrameFriday wix.to/hbNvgmX #VintagePrints #ArtLovers #CuratedCollections
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🎨 Ready to give your vintage prints the professional treatment they deserve? We expertly mount each piece to preserve its beauty and integrity, ensuring they’re display-ready for years to come! Explore our collection today! Visit us at wix.to/UAH59Dt 🖼️✨ #VintageArt #ArtPreservation #RarePrints
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