Archives Portal Europe
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APE is the largest online portal of archival heritage related to Europe - dive deep into 10000s of archival descriptions and connect with archivists and researchers all over the world through our search engine - www.archivesportaleurope.net
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Farewell, Udo Kier - a few collections from our archives to remember the great actor www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-sea...
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#Zentralbibliothek.Zuerich #Rijksarchief #APGorzow
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November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Farewell, Udo Kier - a few collections from our archives to remember the great actor www.archivesportaleurope.net/advanced-sea...
pic by @europeana.bsky.social
#Zentralbibliothek.Zuerich #Rijksarchief #APGorzow
pic by @europeana.bsky.social
#Zentralbibliothek.Zuerich #Rijksarchief #APGorzow
Our Content Provider #NationalArchivesUk (TNA) created a "Rapid response collecting" guide on how archivists can deal with unexpected events nationally or locally – a very interesting and useful read www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/rapid-response-collecting-from-the-uk-national-archives/
Rapid Response Collecting from the UK National Archives
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November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Our Content Provider #NationalArchivesUk (TNA) created a "Rapid response collecting" guide on how archivists can deal with unexpected events nationally or locally – a very interesting and useful read www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/rapid-response-collecting-from-the-uk-national-archives/
Our #witchcraft exhibition is back with the Royal Decree from the Kingdom of Norway and Denmark that made white magic illegal, equating it to black magic #StavangerArchives #NationalArchivesNorway www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
Witchcraft
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November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Our #witchcraft exhibition is back with the Royal Decree from the Kingdom of Norway and Denmark that made white magic illegal, equating it to black magic #StavangerArchives #NationalArchivesNorway www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
We are pleased to share this grant from the @leotranscribes.bsky.social startup, issuing up to 100k credits for free documents transcriptions, all info here www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/the-leo...
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We are pleased to share this grant from the @leotranscribes.bsky.social startup, issuing up to 100k credits for free documents transcriptions, all info here www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/the-leo...
Do you like Archives Portal Europe? What do you like? What you don't like? Please help us make the portal better by answering this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... you will also get the chance to win 50 EUR!
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Do you like Archives Portal Europe? What do you like? What you don't like? Please help us make the portal better by answering this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... you will also get the chance to win 50 EUR!
The November #APEnewsletter is out! With the @echoes-eu.bsky.social second grant, our surveys and new exhibitions, and much more! Click here to read & subscribe www.archivesportaleurope.net/newsletter/
Newsletter
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November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The November #APEnewsletter is out! With the @echoes-eu.bsky.social second grant, our surveys and new exhibitions, and much more! Click here to read & subscribe www.archivesportaleurope.net/newsletter/
We joined the Remembrance Day event in Stirchley (Birmingham, UK) with Stirchley Library & Stirchley History Group — a lovely WW1 Searchathon that deepened our topic on the war, with drawing, singing & local/global history www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/refugee...
Refugees and World War I - APE at Remembrance Day
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November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We joined the Remembrance Day event in Stirchley (Birmingham, UK) with Stirchley Library & Stirchley History Group — a lovely WW1 Searchathon that deepened our topic on the war, with drawing, singing & local/global history www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/refugee...
The beloved Queen Marie of Romania was born 150 years ago,on the 29th October 2025 - the Arhivele Naţionale ale României remember her with this collection of photograph and documents, curated by our might country manager for Romania,Codruta Mihailovici:
www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The beloved Queen Marie of Romania was born 150 years ago,on the 29th October 2025 - the Arhivele Naţionale ale României remember her with this collection of photograph and documents, curated by our might country manager for Romania,Codruta Mihailovici:
www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
come visit us at @senatehouselib.bsky.social with @jisc.bsky.social ArchivesHub for #HistDay25 - we are part of the Queer History and Heritage Trail! www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/ape-at-... @ihrlibrary.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
APE at HistoryDay 2025: LGBT+ history
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November 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
come visit us at @senatehouselib.bsky.social with @jisc.bsky.social ArchivesHub for #HistDay25 - we are part of the Queer History and Heritage Trail! www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/ape-at-... @ihrlibrary.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
Remembering Pier Paolo Pasolini, 50 years after his death.
Watch the conference hosted by the Milan State Archives on YouTube.
www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/pier-pa...
Watch the conference hosted by the Milan State Archives on YouTube.
www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/pier-pa...
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Remembering Pier Paolo Pasolini, 50 years after his death.
Watch the conference hosted by the Milan State Archives on YouTube.
www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/pier-pa...
Watch the conference hosted by the Milan State Archives on YouTube.
www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/pier-pa...
We end our #AmsterdamWeek to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Amsterdam with one of its most iconic figures, painter Rembrandt, in the words of the Spanish activist and Margarita Nelken thanks to the #ArchivioHistoricoNacional #PARES www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
The 750th anniversary of Amsterdam
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October 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We end our #AmsterdamWeek to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Amsterdam with one of its most iconic figures, painter Rembrandt, in the words of the Spanish activist and Margarita Nelken thanks to the #ArchivioHistoricoNacional #PARES www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
Archives Portal Europe and @ArchivesHUb will join #HistDay25 at @senatehouselib.bsky.social on 4 Nov, 11am–4pm UK. In London? Come by! Or explore our Queer History & Heritage Trail with docs from our archives: each QR code links to the original! www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/ape-at-...
APE at HistoryDay 2025: LGBT+ history
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October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Archives Portal Europe and @ArchivesHUb will join #HistDay25 at @senatehouselib.bsky.social on 4 Nov, 11am–4pm UK. In London? Come by! Or explore our Queer History & Heritage Trail with docs from our archives: each QR code links to the original! www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/ape-at-...
#AmsterdamWeek to celebrate 750 years of Amsterdam and its long history: today with the (now) infamous — and back then a showcase of European grandeur — the 1883 International Colonial and Export Exhibition, with more than 28 countries taking part www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
The 750th anniversary of Amsterdam
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October 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#AmsterdamWeek to celebrate 750 years of Amsterdam and its long history: today with the (now) infamous — and back then a showcase of European grandeur — the 1883 International Colonial and Export Exhibition, with more than 28 countries taking part www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
#Amsterdam750 today with bills of exchange issued in Amsterdam in 1693, payable in Madrid by drawee Sancho de Zavaldia. José de Aldaz, 1st Viscount of La Armería, often appears as beneficiary – Archivo Histórico de la Nobleza – PARES www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
The 750th anniversary of Amsterdam
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October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#Amsterdam750 today with bills of exchange issued in Amsterdam in 1693, payable in Madrid by drawee Sancho de Zavaldia. José de Aldaz, 1st Viscount of La Armería, often appears as beneficiary – Archivo Histórico de la Nobleza – PARES www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
.... and we are back up! That was luckily solved in the matter of minutes indeed, but thank you for your patience! www.archivesportaleurope.net
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
.... and we are back up! That was luckily solved in the matter of minutes indeed, but thank you for your patience! www.archivesportaleurope.net
The portal is down! Due to a problem with our servers that is beyond our control, Archives Portal Europe is currently offline. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, and we hope to have good news in a matter of hours, if not minutes!
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The portal is down! Due to a problem with our servers that is beyond our control, Archives Portal Europe is currently offline. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, and we hope to have good news in a matter of hours, if not minutes!
#Amsterdam750 today with the Perfect illustration of a marvelous Dutch ship, from the Swedish @riksarkivet www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
The 750th anniversary of Amsterdam
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October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
#Amsterdam750 today with the Perfect illustration of a marvelous Dutch ship, from the Swedish @riksarkivet www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
Happy 750th birthday to Amsterdam! We love this anniversary even more, as a historic document established the date: a toll privilege from 27 Oct 1275, held at Stadsarchief Amsterdam @tresoar.bsky.social www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
#Amsterdam750 #AmsterdamWeek
#Amsterdam750 #AmsterdamWeek
The 750th anniversary of Amsterdam
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October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Happy 750th birthday to Amsterdam! We love this anniversary even more, as a historic document established the date: a toll privilege from 27 Oct 1275, held at Stadsarchief Amsterdam @tresoar.bsky.social www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
#Amsterdam750 #AmsterdamWeek
#Amsterdam750 #AmsterdamWeek
#Witchdraft today with a story from the @NationalArchivesMalta : the story of a man who was buried alive and came back as a ghost in the prison where he was detained for murder... www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
Witchcraft
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October 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#Witchdraft today with a story from the @NationalArchivesMalta : the story of a man who was buried alive and came back as a ghost in the prison where he was detained for murder... www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
Historian and archivist Iordana Chatziisaak explores post-war Greece through the Hellenic Police Archives in Thessaloniki (1944–2007), a collection of over 22,000 documents.
👉 www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/the-arc...
👉 www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/the-arc...
October 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Historian and archivist Iordana Chatziisaak explores post-war Greece through the Hellenic Police Archives in Thessaloniki (1944–2007), a collection of over 22,000 documents.
👉 www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/the-arc...
👉 www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/the-arc...
The Second @echoes-eu.bsky.social call is out, and they will host a Info Day on the 6th November! Please join and contact APE if you are interested in participating in the grant, or need further information! All info here: www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/second-...
Second ECHOES call - Info Day on the 6th November
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October 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Second @echoes-eu.bsky.social call is out, and they will host a Info Day on the 6th November! Please join and contact APE if you are interested in participating in the grant, or need further information! All info here: www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/second-...
The APE Oct Newsletter is out! With our very important surveys campaign (please help us and win 50 euros while doing it!); grants & events coming up! @senatehouselib.bsky.social
@echoes-eu.bsky.social @europeana.bsky.social
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October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The APE Oct Newsletter is out! With our very important surveys campaign (please help us and win 50 euros while doing it!); grants & events coming up! @senatehouselib.bsky.social
@echoes-eu.bsky.social @europeana.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1Tt
@echoes-eu.bsky.social @europeana.bsky.social
docs.google.com/document/d/1Tt
#ArchivalWitchcraft today: a noble couple from Bedenica (Croatia) accuses their tenant’s wife, Magdalena Vedriš, of witchcraft, poisoning, apostasy, and a pact with the devil. Full translation and transcriptions here 👉 www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#ArchivalWitchcraft today: a noble couple from Bedenica (Croatia) accuses their tenant’s wife, Magdalena Vedriš, of witchcraft, poisoning, apostasy, and a pact with the devil. Full translation and transcriptions here 👉 www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
Halloween is in full swing and we are happy to open our #ArchivalWitchcraft exhibition with the National Archives of Croatia and the confession from two women in 1715 about how they became witches (pic from @europeana.bsky.social) www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
Witchcraft
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October 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Halloween is in full swing and we are happy to open our #ArchivalWitchcraft exhibition with the National Archives of Croatia and the confession from two women in 1715 about how they became witches (pic from @europeana.bsky.social) www.archivesportaleurope.net/explore/high...
We’re pleased to announce our collaboration with the #ICOHTEC Newsletter, which will feature APE images in its upcoming bulletins.
Read more on our blog 👉
🔗 www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/icohtec...
Read more on our blog 👉
🔗 www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/icohtec...
ICOHTEC Newsletter – July–September 2025 Issue Now Available
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October 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We’re pleased to announce our collaboration with the #ICOHTEC Newsletter, which will feature APE images in its upcoming bulletins.
Read more on our blog 👉
🔗 www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/icohtec...
Read more on our blog 👉
🔗 www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/icohtec...