Chris Findlay's Starter Pack
A historian with a museum fetish JUST LOVES stuff like this.
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@cfndlay.bsky.social
@pwrrqueensmuseum.bsky.social
Our collections and displays tell stories of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment and Queen’s Regiment from their beginnings right up to today. Find us in The Keep Yard of Dover Castle!
@dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social
Local history museum and archive in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Michigan
@swcscl.bsky.social
The Southwest Collection Archive within the Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University describes, preserves, and makes accessible to scholars and the general public, archival collections of regional, national, and international significance.
@filsonhistorical.bsky.social
Collecting, preserving, and sharing Kentucky and Ohio Valley history since 1884. #YourFilson https://linktr.ee/filsonhistoricalsociety
@catholicuarchives.bsky.social
Special Collections at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. We collect, preserve, and make accessible the records of the American Catholic people, CatholicU, and the campus Rare Books and Museum. Open to all!
@sowellcollection.bsky.social
The Sowell Collection holds the papers of some of the country's most prominent writers on the natural world. Endowment Donation: www.give.ttu.edu/sowell-2023 Blog: https://thesowellcollection.wordpress.com
@mxcarchives2013.bsky.social
Middlesex Centre Archives (MCA) was established in 2013. MCA collects and preserves the documentary heritage of the former Townships of London, Lobo, and Delaware and the Municipality of Middlesex Centre.
@arcmusicny.bsky.social
Largest collection of popular music in the world. The ARChive of Contemporary Music is a not-for-profit music library and archive located in New York City. Join us: arcmusic.org.
@nypresarchive.bsky.social
The New York Preservation Archive Project is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving, celebrating, and educating the public about the history of historic preservation in New York City.
@robbinscollection.bsky.social
Official BlueSky of the Robbins Collection Research Center in Religious & Civil Law, preeminent research center and special collections library at UC Berkeley School of Law
@dchistorycenter.bsky.social
An educational nonprofit that deepens understanding of DC's past to connect, empower, and inspire. dchistory.org
@haddonfieldhistory.bsky.social
The Historical Society of Haddonfield (New Jersey), established in 1914—preserving, contextualizing, & making accessible Haddonfield's history for all. Historic houses, a museum, archives, & events! https://www.haddonfieldhistory.org
@scugogmuseum.bsky.social
The Scugog Shores Museum Village and Archives in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada has 11 heritage buildings to explore. www.scugog.ca/museum
@lbjlibrary.bsky.social
@nyamhistory.bsky.social
New York Academy of Medicine's Library and Center for the History of Medicine and Public Health—promoting histories of medicine, public health, and the book.
@barnsleymht.bsky.social
Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust is a charitable trust set up to support the future of Barnsley Museums. Donate online or on your next museum visit.
@rosscohistorical.bsky.social
Museum, photo archive, and research library in Chillicothe, Ohio. We're located at 45 W. 5th Street, Chillicothe OH 45601. Our phone # is 740-772-1936. Open from April to December, Tues-Sat 1-5pm.
@lesbianarchives.bsky.social
We’re one of the largest Archives in the world, dedicated to lesbian and feminist history. here’s a link to check out our website or make a donation : https://www.mazerlesbianarchives.org
@shoemakersmuseum.bsky.social
Footwear. Shoemaking. Quaker history. Somerset. C&J Clarks Archive. Marketing history. Factory life. A new museum opening late summer 2025 in Street, Somerset the original home of Clarks shoes..
@congrelib.bsky.social
The Congregational Library & Archives is an independent research library founded in 1853. We are dedicated to preserving and promoting the more than 400 year history of Congregationalism.
@tslac.bsky.social
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission preserves Texas history, supports Texas libraries, and more.
@iamirvingtx.bsky.social
History and culture museum in Irving, Texas. Let’s connect, bestie! ✨ Website: IrvingArchivesAndMuseum.com
@isumilnerspc.bsky.social
A visual spectacle to behold, ISU Milner Library's Special Collections houses the Circus & Allied Arts, Children’s Literature & Historical Textbooks, Lincoln, and Rare Book collections. 201 N. School Street, Normal, Illinois 61761 bit.ly/m/MilnerLibSPC
@herschelmuseum.bsky.social
The Herschel Museum of Astronomy is the home of William and Caroline Herschel, distinguished astronomers and musicians. Patron: Sir Brian May 🔭🎸 https://herschelmuseum.org.uk/
@bucknellscua.bsky.social
Rare books, manuscripts, artists' books, University archives: putting primary sources into the classroom and beyond.
@oralhistory.rutgers.edu
The Rutgers Oral History Archives documents the life experiences of New Jersey residents and/or Rutgers University faculty, staff, and alumni. linktr.ee/RutgersOralHistoryArchives
@westminsterwalks.bsky.social
City of Westminster and Clerkenwell & Islington Guide. Social history walks. Walthamstow & Chingford walks too. Booking details for all my public guided walks and tours are here: https://linktr.ee/joannawestminsterwalks
@brewingarchives.bsky.social
Tap Into History ~ we're here to save it. Oregon State University * Oregon Hops and Brewing Archivist * can be irreverent * love to share #beerhistory https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/brewingarchives
@pkporthcurno.bsky.social
🌎 Discover the story of our connected world, from the telegram to today's internet! 🛜
@museumofgloucester.bsky.social
Telling the collective story of the city and people of Gloucester from the Romans to now. We've also got shed-loads of amazing clocks.
@stromnessmuseum.bsky.social
Stromness Museum is an independent museum based in Stromness, Orkney. We host special exhibitions and have a range of permanent galleries, welcoming visitors throughout the year.
@bethlemmuseum.bsky.social
A museum dedicated to the history of mental healthcare. Free admission. Current exhibition - Crisis Point 02 April-09 August 2025
@detroithistorical.bsky.social
Founded in 1921, we manage the Detroit Historical Museum, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and a collection of 250,000+ incredible artifacts. >> detroithistorical.org
@ebwmuseumherts.bsky.social
Our museum tells the story of Elstree and Borehamwood, through exhibitions, events and learning programmes. Supported by Hertsmere Borough Council. Become a Friend.
@smithmuseum.bsky.social
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum Stirling, Scotland Free entry, Free Parking Open Wednesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm
@uwarchives.bsky.social
We are the archives of the University of Winnipeg and its founding colleges dating back to 1871.
@salisburymuseum.bsky.social
Discover over 500,000 years of history in our grade I listed building. Archaeology, art, fashion, local history & more. Open daily from 10am to 5pm.
@redbridgemuseum.bsky.social
Redbridge Museum explores the many different people, places & events which are part of the history of Redbridge. Open Tues-Sat 11am-5pm 🔗: visionrcl.org.uk/museum
@modipaub.bsky.social
The Museum of Design in Plastics is the only accredited museum in the UK with a focus on plastics. https://linktr.ee/modipaub
@essexwitchmuseum.bsky.social
Help us to create a museum about the witch trials held in Essex during the 16th to 18th Centuries. EssexWitchMuseum.co.uk
@charmouthhcc.bsky.social
The official Bluesky account for the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre. Registered Charity No. 1105386 Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Visit our website: charmouth.org/chcc/
@brunelmuseum.bsky.social
London’s story of an engineering family that changed the World. Contact us by email - hello@thebrunelmuseum.com Buy tickets at the-brunel-museum.arttickets.org.uk
@cabhc.bsky.social
Looking after the history of Belleville and Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. www.cabhc.ca
@bereaarchives.bsky.social
Archive boxes full of preserved stories and sounds from the Appalachian region. Home to the Janis Ian Archives. https://libraryguides.berea.edu/archives
@holburnemuseumbath.bsky.social
Art gallery and Museum with a great cafe in beautiful Bath (also known as 'Lady Danbury's House' in Bridgerton)
@paraheritage.bsky.social
The National Paralympic Heritage Trust was established in July 2015 to protect and share British Paralympic Heritage. https://www.paralympicheritage.org.uk/
@museumofthehome.bsky.social
Revealing and rethinking the ways we live in order to live better together. Open Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays, 10am–5pm. Closed on Mondays. 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA
@wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social
Wiltshire Museum, Devizes. Discover the story of Wiltshire, including Britain's best early Bronze Age archaeology collection featuring Gold from the Time of Stonehenge. Family friendly.
@peacemuseumuk.bsky.social
☮️ A museum dedicated to the histories of peace movements 📍 3rd floor of @saltsmillofficial ⏰ Reopening 3rd April (New hours 10-4 | Thurs-Sun) https://www.peacemuseum.org.uk
@torontoarchives.bsky.social
This is not yet an official account. We maintain & make accessible records of enduring value that give evidence of decisions, policies & activities of the City of Toronto.
@gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social
Small & mighty. Exploring changes in history of medicine on site of Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Mannequins, life and death, medical instruments. Worcester, UK. Closed Bank Holidays.
@thebowesmuseum.bsky.social
Outstanding collections of art, fashion & design housed in a beautiful French-style public museum set in gardens & parkland.
@strathnaver-museum.bsky.social
Fully accredited volunteer led museum on the North Coast 500. Explore 8,000 years of human occupation in north west Sutherland through the lens of the brutal Highland Clearances.
@thestorymuseum.bsky.social
Step into an immersive world of stories at Oxford’s most unusual museum for all ages and celebrate the power of stories to teach and delight. Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk Box office: 01865 807600
@chilternoam.bsky.social
An outdoor museum with a collection of over 30 rescued and reconstructed historic buildings. Working farm, gardens, playground, traditional crafts. Exciting re-enactments and events programme. Award winning school workshops. www.coam.org.uk
@johnhansardgallery.bsky.social
Contemporary art gallery, part of @unisouthampton.bsky.social. Visit our curious, connected and inclusive world, inspired by art. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am–5pm. Free Entry 📍 142–144 Above Bar St, Southampton SO14 7DU 🔗 linktr.ee/JohnHansardGallery
@cruckcottage.bsky.social
Historic cottage museum in the village of Torthorwald, near Dumfries. Last remaining example in the south of Scotland of a once common building type, now cared for by volunteers. We explore rural history, folklore, and traditions. www.cruckcottage.com
@dunblanemuseum.bsky.social
Sharing the story of Dunblane, its magnificent medieval Cathedral, the 1715 Battle of Sheriffmuir, and people through the centuries who've lived, worked or been educated in Dunblane Scottish Charity No. SC020895 https://dunblanemuseum.org.uk/
@valeanddownland.bsky.social
We're a small local history museum in Wantage, Oxfordshire. The birth place of King Alfred the Great! https://linktr.ee/valeanddownlandmuseum
@aldenlibdigital.bsky.social
Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives, Ohio University Libraries, Athens. https://bit.ly/m/archives-ohiouniversity (Not that XL public uni in Columbus--we're older.)
@rlcmuseum.bsky.social
The Museum of the Royal Logistic Corps - telling the story of over 300 years of military logistics. Worthy Down, Winchester, SO21 2RG. Free entry.
@cdha.bsky.social
A participatory project to collect and preserve the histories of the City University of New York. cdha.cuny.edu
@yorkarmymuseum.bsky.social
🎖️Award-winning museum. 🎖️ We care for the collections of the Royal Dragoon Guards and the Royal Yorkshire Regiment, and we share our objects' stories. Open 10am - 5pm Monday to Saturday.
@sheffieldmuseums.bsky.social
The independent charity that operates Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel & Weston Park Museum.
@maacambridge.bsky.social
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, telling two million years of human history 🗺 Website: maa.cam.ac.uk/ Collections: collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/ Blog: maadigitallab.org/
@bclivingmuseum.bsky.social
An award-winning open-air museum bringing 250 years of Black Country history to life. https://linktr.ee/bclivingmuseum
@motgm.uk
We'll take you back! Open Wednesdays, weekends and bank holidays 10 am to 4.30 pm. Adult admission £7.50, student/jobseeker £6, disabled/children free. https://motgm.uk
@oralhistorycu.bsky.social
OHAC responsibly stewards 70 years of oral history interviews. Our collections document the human experience and makes interviews available to researchers. header: Stephanie Dinkins, Secret Garden (2021)
@sim-manchester.bsky.social
Discover world-changing ideas from the Industrial Revolution to today at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. Plan your next visit scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk
@rammuseum.bsky.social
Exeter's museum & art gallery, home to Gerald the giraffe. Entry is free. RAMM is an Exeter City Council service 🦒🏺🦋🦴🖼️
@dorsetmuseum.bsky.social
@yspsculpture.bsky.social
Yorkshire Post Awards Tourist Attraction of the Year Award and Culture Award 2023 Art Fund Museum of the Year 2014 Book tickets online ysp.org.uk
@foodmuseumuk.bsky.social
We connect people with where our food comes from, past, present & future, using our large collection, historic buildings and 84 acres of Suffolk countryside.
@theeghammuseum.bsky.social
Follow to stay up to date with your local museum! Discover centuries of history and culture across Egham and the surrounding area…
@lucarchives1928.bsky.social
Book an appointment with us at Cudahy Library, send us an email at archive@luc.edu, or give us a call at 773 508-2660!
@wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social
Wakefield Council Museums & Castles team. Follow us for news about our museums and castles across the district and stories from our collections.
@leightonlibrary.bsky.social
Scotland's oldest purpose-built independent library, built 1687 from bequest of 17th century Robert Leighton, Principal of University of Edinburgh, Chancellor of University of Glasgow, Bishop of Dunblane Cathedral https://www.leightonlibrary.org.uk
@rafmuseum.bsky.social
Welcome to the official Blue Sky Account for the RAF Museum, sharing the story of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future since 1972. Locations: Colindale, North London and Shifnal, Shropshire next to RAF Cosford. Open daily from 10am. Entry Free.
@sandwichmuseum.bsky.social
Sharing the history of the town and Cinque Port of Sandwich! Visit the museum and 16th century courtroom Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
@lcrowleylibrary.bsky.social
Digital/physical archive in infancy, focusing on anarchist activity in western Washington. Send your handbills, flyers, posters, zines, books, etc.: https://linktr.ee/louisecrowleylibrary Olympia, Tacoma, Seattle, Bellingham, etc.
@ccadld.bsky.social
CCA is a contemporary art centre in Derry~Londonderry. Supported by @artscouncilni, DCSDC & @artfund. Shortlisted for #MuseumoftheYear 2021. #CCADLD www.ccadld.org
@knightonmuseum.bsky.social
🏴Small social history museum just on the Welsh side of the Powys/Radnorshire-Shropshire border. Dementia-friendly and run by volunteers.🏴 These are the views of our curator - as is the slant towards industrial archaeology and cats. www.knightonmuseum.org
@nantwichmuseum.bsky.social
We tell the story of Nantwich (Cheshire, UK) through the ages, including Roman salt making, the town's great fire in 1583, the Civil War (including the 1644 Battle of Nantwich), cheesemaking. Talks, guided walks, school visits and more. Admission FREE.
@wessexmuseums.bsky.social
Regional museum partnership supporting seven museums in Dorset and Wiltshire, dedicated to telling the story of Wessex. Website wessexmuseums.org.uk/ Our museums wessexmuseums.org.uk/our-museums/
@queensmemory.bsky.social
A community-engaged archiving program and oral history collection supported by Queens Public Library and Queens College, CUNY Subscribe to the Queens Memory Monthly Newsletter: https://bit.ly/40VRuXh
@norwichprintmuseum.bsky.social
Love our collection of printing machinery, type and bindery equipment! 📄 Now closed for winter - we reopen April 2025 at the National Trust’s Blickling Estate 🌳
@massobsarchive.bsky.social
An archive of everyday thought, feeling and opinion in the UK. Based at The Keep in East Sussex. Find out more at massobs.org.uk Write for the archive: https://massobs.org.uk/the-archive/write-for-the-archive/
@dovermuseum.bsky.social
Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery is one of the oldest museums in Kent, founded in 1836. Free Entry. Our blog page: https://www.dovermuseum.co.uk/Information-Resources/Blog/Blog-Home.aspx
@athelstanmuseum.bsky.social
The Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. Capturing the History of Malmesbury, burial place of St Aldhelm and King Athelstan, birthplace of Thomas Hobbes, and much more...
@hundredheroines.org
Celebrating women in photography. #Museum 🏛️ and Gallery based at Unit 19, Nailsworth Mills, Nailsworth, Glos. GL6 0BS. #Charity. Open Fri-Sun, 11:00 - 16:00 https://hundredheroines.org
@mediamuseum.bsky.social
Exploring the science and culture of image and sound technologies. Home to @picturevillecinema.bsky.social. Based in Bradford. 🎥 Plan your next visit: scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
@klmuseumarchives.ca
Collecting, preserving & sharing since 1957. https://www.klmuseumarchives.ca/ 50 Victoria Ave. N Lindsay ON 705-324-3404 Lindsay Daily Post Digitization Project: https://archive.org/details/klma_newspapers
@brightontoymuseum.bsky.social
Home to over 12,000 toys and models from the Golden Age of British and European toy making Tue - Fri (10am - 5pm) Sat (11am - 5pm) https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Trafalgar_Street_Regeneration_Project
@rafadrm.bsky.social
Award-winning, Norfolk Broads-based, volunteer-run museum of all things radar and air defence from 1941 onwards at the former RAF Neatishead base. Open Easter-November, Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm. Got a question on WW2/Cold War air defence? Send us a DM
@unistirarchives.bsky.social
News, events and activities related to the collections held in the University of Stirling Archives. Find out more at: https://libguides.stir.ac.uk/archives
@scarbsmuseums.bsky.social
A community of creativity, culture and heritage at Scarborough Art Gallery, the Rotunda Museum, and Woodend Gallery & Studios. Make ours a lemon top!🍦
@museumsworcs.bsky.social
Discover 3 fantastic museums: 🎨 Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum 🏰 County Museum at Hartlebury Castle 👑 The Commandery & 💫 Escape Room: Commandery Quest https://linktr.ee/museumsworcestershire