Persistent identifiers that take me back to the specific page in a paper. Can you tell what source I’ve been using today? I think you may regret asking…

If you work with digitised newspapers, what’s on your data and/or infrastructure wishlist?* No promises, just starting to dream about possible futures. * Apart from ‘everything free for everyone’, unless you’re able to fund that!

For items in each saved folder to be in chronological order. Happy to talk about how I work with newspapers if it helps.

To be able to export an overview of the contents of a specific folder of saved items on BNA. It’s taken me ages to create a spreadsheet of these and place them in chronological order

An important (and overdue) Govt comissioned report now available: The Historical Roots of the Windrush Scandal www.gov.uk/government/p...www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...#History 🗃️

The Historical Roots of the Windrush Scandal: independent research report (accessible)

Next week I start my final year of my MSc. I’ve loved it, but, dear friends, do not let me sign up for another uni course. I do not need it!

What does All About That Place #AATP24#FamilyHistorywww.sog.org.uk/all-about-th...#OnePlaceWednesday

Depends on how precise you want to be! I’d start with maps, using the NLS maps that have been mentioned. There may be planning & building approvals in local archives. Also the rate books would show when building complete. Much depends on which century/decade you estimate it is!

Sharing this picture of these beautiful boxes, packed as part of a major project over the last few months. Real commitment to preservation by @N_T_S Archivists, sometimes the right thing happens!

It was an alumni reunion weekend @LancasterUni last weekend. A friend was looking for me and jokingly said “there’s the archive, she’s bound to be there” Sometimes I hate being so predictable…