Keeper of Archives and Research Collections @uoyborthwick; also Deputy Director of Library, Archives, and Learning Services @uniofyork. 'Makes archives sexy.' 'International Man of History' 'A weird bird, in a good way' All views my own.https://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3mjjq35wsvc2uAbout to record another brilliant Borthwick Papers podcast this afternoon: which reminds me, if you want excellent hour-long podcasts on interesting Yorkshire based research, then LOOK NO FURTHER: https://open.spotify.com/show/5fJ9KAS1YZbhcfEGSNNruD15 Apr 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjq35wsvc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3miqi2eudy22cHappy Easter, folks! https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/plagues-shipwrecks-and-tragedies-archives-reveal-incredible-stories-from-yorkshires-past-656366305 Apr 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3miqi2eudy22chttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3mio3f4sydc2hGood day to you! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq593w27v50o?app-referrer=deep-link04 Apr 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mio3f4sydc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3mimdec34rk2l“Ah crap I gotta get back before my parking runs out!” [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimdec34rk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3miln2bg5dk2dFolks! A reminder! A signal boost! A note that the gardening can wait til tomorrow! By thunder, there’s sixteen million all new records to search! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3miln2bg5dk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3miisr256ck2qIf you want the most extra picture possible here is me, signing the agreement with Ancestry…..IN ABU DHABI [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3miisr256ck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3miismbk5hs2uYes! Not just the testator - all the legatees are listed as well! ALL OF THEM! With their relationship to the testator! We were BLOWN AWAY by that! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3miismbk5hs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3miisknvjok2uThis is such a huge achievement, and a massive new research resource that is accessible to everyone with access to Ancestry (always check with your local library, btw, you may get free access there). Huuuge thanks to EVERYONE who has worked on this over the last five years to get us to this point! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3miisknvjok2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3miis5av25s2uJust in time for that long Easter weekend eh? Get your feet up and find out what your ancestors actually owned. How about THAT [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3miis5av25s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3miirp4lvjs2uAnyone for SIXTEEN MILLION new records to search on Ancestry? Including for the first time ever, all of the wills from the Court of York, 1389-1858? Not just the indexes this time, but also new images of the Registers themselves?02 Apr 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3miirp4lvjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3mgmnn3g5r22sThis time last year - what an amazing project to be involved in! https://youtu.be/yex_Br6t0ak?si=-3YwC3jwwz6YvviF09 Mar 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmnn3g5r22shttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3mgewkftmic2vYes folks! Calling folks of world! And here is Peter Sellers naughty version of that from the @goonshow.org archive here @uoyborthwick.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgewkftmic2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3mgbcr2t5qc22Today’s fun! A visit from the UoY and York St John Doctor Who societies to look at the Terrance Dicks Archive. Honestly such an uplifting afternoon! Loved it!04 Mar 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbcr2t5qc22https://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3mfrk6nojts2bWords used @uoyborthwick.bsky.social today "I laughed so hard, I broke my collar stiffener" "WHY IS THERE A DALEK IN MY ARCHIVES DISPLAY?" (yes this was in all caps) "I've been looking at pictures of tits, we're showing them to the students next week" "Fetch the Bindomatic 5000!"26 Feb 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrk6nojts2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gbrannanarchive.bsky.social/post/3mea24mrq2c2l‘This never happened to the other feller’ [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:miezu2o5imnuhry34aqgnwuy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mea24mrq2c2l