Ahead of announcing the ARAI #ExploreYourArchive ambassador for 2026/27, we thought we’d take a trip down memory lane celebrating the ambassadors that have preceded them, the publicity/campaigns officers who organised the events & the wonderful #IrishArchives who hosted the launches. Stay tuned!
November 3, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Ahead of announcing the ARAI #ExploreYourArchive ambassador for 2026/27, we thought we’d take a trip down memory lane celebrating the ambassadors that have preceded them, the publicity/campaigns officers who organised the events & the wonderful #IrishArchives who hosted the launches. Stay tuned!
The Explore Your Archive theme for Samhain | November is #EYACuimhní | #EYAMemories
Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social &
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts
#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social &
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts
#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
November 2, 2026 at 9:24 AM
The Explore Your Archive theme for Samhain | November is #EYACuimhní | #EYAMemories
Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social &
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts
#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social &
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts
#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
On Felix's second year as @araireland.bsky.social‘s Campaigns Officer in 2017, historian and broadcaster John Bowman became our #ExploreYourArchive ambassador and launched the campaign at Iveagh House, Dublin.
📸©️ – The Cork
📸©️ – The Cork
November 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
On Felix's second year as @araireland.bsky.social‘s Campaigns Officer in 2017, historian and broadcaster John Bowman became our #ExploreYourArchive ambassador and launched the campaign at Iveagh House, Dublin.
📸©️ – The Cork
📸©️ – The Cork
In 2015 Fergus Brady was again Campaigns Officer and invited Senator David Norris to become @araireland.bsky.social’s #ExploreYourArchive ambassador for that year. The Senator officially launched the annual archives awareness campaign at the Freemasons’ Hall, Dublin.
📸©️ – Irish Independent
📸©️ – Irish Independent
November 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
In 2015 Fergus Brady was again Campaigns Officer and invited Senator David Norris to become @araireland.bsky.social’s #ExploreYourArchive ambassador for that year. The Senator officially launched the annual archives awareness campaign at the Freemasons’ Hall, Dublin.
📸©️ – Irish Independent
📸©️ – Irish Independent
In 2014 the archives awareness campaign was rebranded and became #ExploreYourArchive. Fergus Brady became Campaigns Officer and invited Ryan Tubridy to be our EYA ambassador. Ryan launched @araireland.bsky.social's campaign in the Royal Society of Antiquities of Ireland.
📸 – Dublin Gazette
📸 – Dublin Gazette
November 7, 2026 at 9:26 AM
In 2014 the archives awareness campaign was rebranded and became #ExploreYourArchive. Fergus Brady became Campaigns Officer and invited Ryan Tubridy to be our EYA ambassador. Ryan launched @araireland.bsky.social's campaign in the Royal Society of Antiquities of Ireland.
📸 – Dublin Gazette
📸 – Dublin Gazette
In 2016 Felix Meehan took over from Fergus Brady as Campaigns Officer. The first @araireland.bsky.social #ExploreYourArchive ambassador on his tenure was TD Catherine Murphy who launched our campaign for that year in the Crypt under Dublin City Hall.
📸©️ – Justin Farrelly / Oireachtas
📸©️ – Justin Farrelly / Oireachtas
November 8, 2026 at 9:37 AM
In 2016 Felix Meehan took over from Fergus Brady as Campaigns Officer. The first @araireland.bsky.social #ExploreYourArchive ambassador on his tenure was TD Catherine Murphy who launched our campaign for that year in the Crypt under Dublin City Hall.
📸©️ – Justin Farrelly / Oireachtas
📸©️ – Justin Farrelly / Oireachtas
✨New month, new theme ✨
Time to share your #EYAMemories 💭
Now it’s November we’re also getting very close to EYA Focus Week, what an exciting month!
Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag to get involved, we can’t wait to see your posts #ExploreYourArchive
Time to share your #EYAMemories 💭
Now it’s November we’re also getting very close to EYA Focus Week, what an exciting month!
Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag to get involved, we can’t wait to see your posts #ExploreYourArchive
November 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
✨New month, new theme ✨
Time to share your #EYAMemories 💭
Now it’s November we’re also getting very close to EYA Focus Week, what an exciting month!
Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag to get involved, we can’t wait to see your posts #ExploreYourArchive
Time to share your #EYAMemories 💭
Now it’s November we’re also getting very close to EYA Focus Week, what an exciting month!
Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag to get involved, we can’t wait to see your posts #ExploreYourArchive
We have a fantastic #EYAFolklore blog post to end our October theme by @uoscollections.bsky.social - read to discover all about their Archives of Cultural Tradition (ACT) 🔍✨
#ExploreYourArchive
www.exploreyourarchive.org/folklore-in-...
#ExploreYourArchive
www.exploreyourarchive.org/folklore-in-...
Folklore in the Archives of Cultural Tradition — Explore Your Archive
There is a veritable treasure trove of folkloric content in the Archives of Cultural Tradition (ACT) held at University of Sheffield
www.exploreyourarchive.org
October 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We have a fantastic #EYAFolklore blog post to end our October theme by @uoscollections.bsky.social - read to discover all about their Archives of Cultural Tradition (ACT) 🔍✨
#ExploreYourArchive
www.exploreyourarchive.org/folklore-in-...
#ExploreYourArchive
www.exploreyourarchive.org/folklore-in-...
🐈⬛ Look how smart he is! Our most favourite and best-dressed cat-groom for #BlackCatDay. From Old King Cole's Nursery Rhymes, 1901.
#NationalYearofReading #ChildrensLiterature @librarydmu @exploreyourarchive #rarebooks
#NationalYearofReading #ChildrensLiterature @librarydmu @exploreyourarchive #rarebooks
October 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🐈⬛ Look how smart he is! Our most favourite and best-dressed cat-groom for #BlackCatDay. From Old King Cole's Nursery Rhymes, 1901.
#NationalYearofReading #ChildrensLiterature @librarydmu @exploreyourarchive #rarebooks
#NationalYearofReading #ChildrensLiterature @librarydmu @exploreyourarchive #rarebooks
We loved participating in the annual UCM Research Festival at the Villa Marina last week. This wonderful event always brings together people with passion for the Isle of Man's heritage and culture, and allows us to showcase the rich resources of our archives. #ManxArchives #ExploreYourArchive
October 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
We loved participating in the annual UCM Research Festival at the Villa Marina last week. This wonderful event always brings together people with passion for the Isle of Man's heritage and culture, and allows us to showcase the rich resources of our archives. #ManxArchives #ExploreYourArchive
Before folklore was written down, it was shared through stories. For this month's #ExploreYourArchive theme, folklore, we're celebrating Ellen Sloggett (1850-1923), better known as Enys Tregarthen, whose writing helped preserve tales passed down in North Cornwall.
October 22, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Before folklore was written down, it was shared through stories. For this month's #ExploreYourArchive theme, folklore, we're celebrating Ellen Sloggett (1850-1923), better known as Enys Tregarthen, whose writing helped preserve tales passed down in North Cornwall.
This month’s #ExploreYourArchive theme is folklore.
This 1930s lantern slide depicts a medieval nun known as Saint Radegund, who opened a monastery and nursed the infirm.
Discover more niche nursing history in our archive: https://bit.ly/3WB9svo
This 1930s lantern slide depicts a medieval nun known as Saint Radegund, who opened a monastery and nursed the infirm.
Discover more niche nursing history in our archive: https://bit.ly/3WB9svo
October 17, 2026 at 9:27 AM
This month’s #ExploreYourArchive theme is folklore.
This 1930s lantern slide depicts a medieval nun known as Saint Radegund, who opened a monastery and nursed the infirm.
Discover more niche nursing history in our archive: https://bit.ly/3WB9svo
This 1930s lantern slide depicts a medieval nun known as Saint Radegund, who opened a monastery and nursed the infirm.
Discover more niche nursing history in our archive: https://bit.ly/3WB9svo
On this day in 1853 the Crimean War began – a note buff.ly/cPCraCJ in the Shaftesbury papers from 1865 estimates the total number of men in all armies that were killed in combat as 53,007 #ExploreYourArchive
Note by Shaftesbury on losses of men in the Crimean War
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October 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
On this day in 1853 the Crimean War began – a note buff.ly/cPCraCJ in the Shaftesbury papers from 1865 estimates the total number of men in all armies that were killed in combat as 53,007 #ExploreYourArchive
We are happy to say that last week the JCNA hosted secondary school students for a tour of our facility and to try their hand to condition survey our letter books and answer research queries. We always encourage all ages to come and visit the Archives!
@ales-araukie.bsky.social #ExploreYourArchive
@ales-araukie.bsky.social #ExploreYourArchive
October 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
We are happy to say that last week the JCNA hosted secondary school students for a tour of our facility and to try their hand to condition survey our letter books and answer research queries. We always encourage all ages to come and visit the Archives!
@ales-araukie.bsky.social #ExploreYourArchive
@ales-araukie.bsky.social #ExploreYourArchive
#EYADustBusters #ExploreYourArchive
We can document the construction of important buildings in our community and how their uses have changed throughout time. For example, the Stanley House main building was originally the FIC Colonial Manager’s House in 1878.
📷: JCNA. FC-001-0050 / FC-001-0051.
We can document the construction of important buildings in our community and how their uses have changed throughout time. For example, the Stanley House main building was originally the FIC Colonial Manager’s House in 1878.
📷: JCNA. FC-001-0050 / FC-001-0051.
October 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
#EYADustBusters #ExploreYourArchive
We can document the construction of important buildings in our community and how their uses have changed throughout time. For example, the Stanley House main building was originally the FIC Colonial Manager’s House in 1878.
📷: JCNA. FC-001-0050 / FC-001-0051.
We can document the construction of important buildings in our community and how their uses have changed throughout time. For example, the Stanley House main building was originally the FIC Colonial Manager’s House in 1878.
📷: JCNA. FC-001-0050 / FC-001-0051.
Séamus Delargy's library includes a vast collection of folklore books from all over the world, including this Slovenian book of Irish Fairytales, and a children's book of Pomeranian legends photographed below!
#EYAFolklore #ExploreYourArchive
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
@araireland.bsky.social
#EYAFolklore #ExploreYourArchive
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
@araireland.bsky.social
October 12, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Séamus Delargy's library includes a vast collection of folklore books from all over the world, including this Slovenian book of Irish Fairytales, and a children's book of Pomeranian legends photographed below!
#EYAFolklore #ExploreYourArchive
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
@araireland.bsky.social
#EYAFolklore #ExploreYourArchive
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
@araireland.bsky.social
King Arthur, knights, quests and legends... For October's #ExploreYourArchive theme, folklore, we're sharing ‘King Arthur's Wood’ (1904), written and illustrated by Elizabeth Adela Forbes for her son Alec.
October 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
King Arthur, knights, quests and legends... For October's #ExploreYourArchive theme, folklore, we're sharing ‘King Arthur's Wood’ (1904), written and illustrated by Elizabeth Adela Forbes for her son Alec.
The new theme for October is #EYAFolklore ✨
Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag to get involved, we can’t wait to see your fantastic folklore posts!
#ExploreYourArchive
Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag to get involved, we can’t wait to see your fantastic folklore posts!
#ExploreYourArchive
October 2, 2026 at 8:03 AM
The new theme for October is #EYAFolklore ✨
Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag to get involved, we can’t wait to see your fantastic folklore posts!
#ExploreYourArchive
Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag to get involved, we can’t wait to see your fantastic folklore posts!
#ExploreYourArchive
The Explore Your Archive theme for Deireadh Fómhair | October is #EYABéaloideas | #EYAFolklore
Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social &
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts!
#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social &
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts!
#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
October 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The Explore Your Archive theme for Deireadh Fómhair | October is #EYABéaloideas | #EYAFolklore
Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social &
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts!
#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
Get involved and remember to tag @araireland.bsky.social &
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social in your posts!
#ExploreYourArchive #CuardaighDoChartlann
The abandoned hamlet of Snap was reclaimed by woodland, but stories of the inhabitants and the history of the place have been gathered over the years.
#ExploreYourArchive theme for September #Erased
#OnePlaceWednesday
#ExploreYourArchive theme for September #Erased
#OnePlaceWednesday
September 30, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The abandoned hamlet of Snap was reclaimed by woodland, but stories of the inhabitants and the history of the place have been gathered over the years.
#ExploreYourArchive theme for September #Erased
#OnePlaceWednesday
#ExploreYourArchive theme for September #Erased
#OnePlaceWednesday
This month’s #ExploreYourArchive theme is Erased. This 1955 photograph shows attendees of the Education Department’s Overseas Introductory Course outside RCN HQ, London. Explore more in the RCN Digital Archive: https://bit.ly/3WB9svo #HistNursing #ExploreYourArchive
RCN Archives (Ref: RCN7/P/77)
RCN Archives (Ref: RCN7/P/77)
September 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This month’s #ExploreYourArchive theme is Erased. This 1955 photograph shows attendees of the Education Department’s Overseas Introductory Course outside RCN HQ, London. Explore more in the RCN Digital Archive: https://bit.ly/3WB9svo #HistNursing #ExploreYourArchive
RCN Archives (Ref: RCN7/P/77)
RCN Archives (Ref: RCN7/P/77)
The county gaol in Carmarthen was designed by the architect John Nash, and built in about 1790
It's been demolished, but fortunately, photographers from the National Building Record captured this image of the front entrance in 1933
zurl.co/U2Aat
#EYAErased #Coflein #WelshHistory #ExploreYourArchive
It's been demolished, but fortunately, photographers from the National Building Record captured this image of the front entrance in 1933
zurl.co/U2Aat
#EYAErased #Coflein #WelshHistory #ExploreYourArchive
September 28, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The county gaol in Carmarthen was designed by the architect John Nash, and built in about 1790
It's been demolished, but fortunately, photographers from the National Building Record captured this image of the front entrance in 1933
zurl.co/U2Aat
#EYAErased #Coflein #WelshHistory #ExploreYourArchive
It's been demolished, but fortunately, photographers from the National Building Record captured this image of the front entrance in 1933
zurl.co/U2Aat
#EYAErased #Coflein #WelshHistory #ExploreYourArchive
For #EYAErased we thought we'd share this will from 1568 recently produced from our strongrooms for an enquirer. The dirt is so ingrained into this piece of parchment that we have to be careful when cleaning it as ink sits on top of the parchment and could be easily erased!
#ExploreYourArchive
#ExploreYourArchive
September 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
For #EYAErased we thought we'd share this will from 1568 recently produced from our strongrooms for an enquirer. The dirt is so ingrained into this piece of parchment that we have to be careful when cleaning it as ink sits on top of the parchment and could be easily erased!
#ExploreYourArchive
#ExploreYourArchive
The 1970s are back in force @isumilnerlib! Check out the display of Redbirds on FL3.
#exploreyourarchive #mascot
#exploreyourarchive #mascot
September 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The 1970s are back in force @isumilnerlib! Check out the display of Redbirds on FL3.
#exploreyourarchive #mascot
#exploreyourarchive #mascot
Lucy Marx shares her reflections on her time as on the @EHRI placement at Southampton this summer working on letters of German Jewish internees during the Second World War. @Parkes @exploreyourarchive
User Perspectives: Lucy Marx on the Letters of Gerhard and Fritz Kaufmann
“All’s well that ends well” – Gerhard Kaufmann, during internment on the Isle of Man, in letters to his parents, Fritz and Elizabeth Kaufmann. Over the summer, I was fortunate to work on a project creating enhanced catalogue descriptions for part of the collection of Gerhard Kaufmann (born 27th July 1900, in Mannheim), a German Jewish refugee interned on the Isle of Man from late-June or early-July 1940 to 4th June 1941, who would later go on to work as a translator at the Nuremberg Trials.
specialcollectionsuniversityofsouthampton.wordpress.com
September 24, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Lucy Marx shares her reflections on her time as on the @EHRI placement at Southampton this summer working on letters of German Jewish internees during the Second World War. @Parkes @exploreyourarchive