Janice Tullock
@jtullock.bsky.social
Archivist, consultant, genealogist, mentor. If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. ~Pearl Buck
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Janice Tullock
@jtullock.bsky.social
· Nov 10
There’s been in influx of new people here so, like many others I thought I’d do an intro thread.
Most of my time is taken up working with archives, museums and heritage sites. I provide an extra pair of management eyes, improve collections management or support organisations planning projects.
Most of my time is taken up working with archives, museums and heritage sites. I provide an extra pair of management eyes, improve collections management or support organisations planning projects.
I’ve just had the pleasure of spending three days with the Ebbw Vale archive. A really fascinating history, so this will be worth a visit.
Join us at Gwent Archives on Monday 15 December for a morning exploring the history of Ebbw Vale Steelworks. There will then be the opportunity to view archive footage of Ebbw Vale and the Steelworks from our partners at the Wales Broadcast Archives (National Library of Wales).
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’ve just had the pleasure of spending three days with the Ebbw Vale archive. A really fascinating history, so this will be worth a visit.
Checking in on Heritage Quay at the uni Open day today. Still Looking fine, years after the first consultation I did for its development.
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Checking in on Heritage Quay at the uni Open day today. Still Looking fine, years after the first consultation I did for its development.
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Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
New @creativepec.bsky.social report! “Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers” pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...
Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read the latest State of the Nations research report from University of Sheffield on mapping arts, culture and heritage careers.
pec.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Join us at Manchester Central Library (11 February 2026) for a free 1-day course which will support you to produce a Strategic Advocacy Plan.
You’ll also leave with fresh insights from sector experts and an expanded network of industry colleagues!
Book today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/strategic-...
You’ll also leave with fresh insights from sector experts and an expanded network of industry colleagues!
Book today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/strategic-...
I get loads of weird messages on Ancestry, but today I got a right one. Apparently I am insulting his ancestor by spelling his surname as it is written in the earliest records I have! He was insisting that I change my entry and threatened me!
Some people have nothing better to do.
Some people have nothing better to do.
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I get loads of weird messages on Ancestry, but today I got a right one. Apparently I am insulting his ancestor by spelling his surname as it is written in the earliest records I have! He was insisting that I change my entry and threatened me!
Some people have nothing better to do.
Some people have nothing better to do.
Great work from Rachel & the team at Edinburgh University Archives.
A lovely story of an archivist reaching out for religious community support to fully understand a holy book in the collection, and that community getting a wonderful experience in return.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sikhs flock to see rare outing of ancient holy book in Edinburgh
The Guru Granth Sahib is so fragile it was taken to Edinburgh Gurdwara in a special convoy by curators for just a few hours.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Great work from Rachel & the team at Edinburgh University Archives.
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Come work with my team in Edinburgh!
If you're interested in a career in #RecordsManagement we're doing very exciting work across the UK @rcn.org.uk
@araukie.bsky.social @irmsociety.bsky.social
careers.rcn.org.uk/Vacancies/Va...
If you're interested in a career in #RecordsManagement we're doing very exciting work across the UK @rcn.org.uk
@araukie.bsky.social @irmsociety.bsky.social
careers.rcn.org.uk/Vacancies/Va...
Graduate Trainee - Records Management | Careers at the RCN | Royal College of Nursing
Records Management Graduate Trainee RCN Scotland (Edinburgh), 35 hours per week, FTC 2 years Imagine being faced with a world of exciting possibilities that
careers.rcn.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Come work with my team in Edinburgh!
If you're interested in a career in #RecordsManagement we're doing very exciting work across the UK @rcn.org.uk
@araukie.bsky.social @irmsociety.bsky.social
careers.rcn.org.uk/Vacancies/Va...
If you're interested in a career in #RecordsManagement we're doing very exciting work across the UK @rcn.org.uk
@araukie.bsky.social @irmsociety.bsky.social
careers.rcn.org.uk/Vacancies/Va...
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Family History Skills – Stage 1 is a 12-week online foundation course with experts @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social @thesimonfowler.bsky.social Alec Tritton @jtullock.bsky.social & John Hanson.
13 Jan – 31 Mar 2026
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November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Start your family history journey with confidence.
Family History Skills – Stage 1 is a 12-week online foundation course with experts @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social @thesimonfowler.bsky.social Alec Tritton @jtullock.bsky.social & John Hanson.
13 Jan – 31 Mar 2026
Family History Skills – Stage 1 is a 12-week online foundation course with experts @elsesoggenealogist.bsky.social @thesimonfowler.bsky.social Alec Tritton @jtullock.bsky.social & John Hanson.
13 Jan – 31 Mar 2026
I can do the same with Victorian crimes. There has always been awful crimes.
My dad was a crime reporter on the Luton News in 1975.
Just a couple of the highlights from just one page of a British Newspaper Archive search 😆
Just a couple of the highlights from just one page of a British Newspaper Archive search 😆
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I can do the same with Victorian crimes. There has always been awful crimes.
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There’s been in influx of new people here so, like many others I thought I’d do an intro thread.
Most of my time is taken up working with archives, museums and heritage sites. I provide an extra pair of management eyes, improve collections management or support organisations planning projects.
Most of my time is taken up working with archives, museums and heritage sites. I provide an extra pair of management eyes, improve collections management or support organisations planning projects.
November 10, 2024 at 8:50 AM
There’s been in influx of new people here so, like many others I thought I’d do an intro thread.
Most of my time is taken up working with archives, museums and heritage sites. I provide an extra pair of management eyes, improve collections management or support organisations planning projects.
Most of my time is taken up working with archives, museums and heritage sites. I provide an extra pair of management eyes, improve collections management or support organisations planning projects.
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Spoke to a senior university health professional recently who said that if the naming and filing conventions in the NHS were standardised, we’d have the most incredible easily anonymised dataset for research, and even useful AI-assisted breakthroughs. It’s what the tech could excel at. But nope.
This why you need people with practical life experience in positions of power. If you've had a white collar job you'll know the purpose of bureaucracy. From file naming conventions to good databases. It is the oil in the machine
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Spoke to a senior university health professional recently who said that if the naming and filing conventions in the NHS were standardised, we’d have the most incredible easily anonymised dataset for research, and even useful AI-assisted breakthroughs. It’s what the tech could excel at. But nope.
Thanks for all your questions about file names and emojis. I will give an archivists view soon. However I’m knee deep in sorting 19th century paper files today so bear with me. Other archivists, feel free to step in!
November 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Thanks for all your questions about file names and emojis. I will give an archivists view soon. However I’m knee deep in sorting 19th century paper files today so bear with me. Other archivists, feel free to step in!
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New best practice:
Never use an emoji in a filename.
Avoid file managers that allow them.
Never use an emoji in a filename.
Avoid file managers that allow them.
November 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
New best practice:
Never use an emoji in a filename.
Avoid file managers that allow them.
Never use an emoji in a filename.
Avoid file managers that allow them.
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And they are a nightmare when preserving the files! (from experience with newsletters with emoji in the subject line).
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
And they are a nightmare when preserving the files! (from experience with newsletters with emoji in the subject line).
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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The BBC now a target of the MAGA censorship playbook
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
They should learn some lessons from @therickwilson.bsky.social and @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social and push back
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
They should learn some lessons from @therickwilson.bsky.social and @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social and push back
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The BBC now a target of the MAGA censorship playbook
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
They should learn some lessons from @therickwilson.bsky.social and @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social and push back
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
They should learn some lessons from @therickwilson.bsky.social and @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social and push back
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
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Job klaxon 📢: fancy managing a busy University archives service? Now's your chance: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
MRC Manager and Head of Archives and Special Collections (42364-1025) - University of Warwick
Title: MRC Manager and Head of Archives and Special Collections (42364-1025). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
warwick-careers.tal.net
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Job klaxon 📢: fancy managing a busy University archives service? Now's your chance: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
After five years studying, a pesky landslide on a train track wasn’t stopping me! I’m now officially an MSc graduate of the Strathclyde Genealogy programme.
Remind me, never again…..
Remind me, never again…..
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
After five years studying, a pesky landslide on a train track wasn’t stopping me! I’m now officially an MSc graduate of the Strathclyde Genealogy programme.
Remind me, never again…..
Remind me, never again…..
Wow. Not only is the fee to get a will jumping to £16 but the bulk buy commercial rate seems to stay at £1.50 todayswillsandprobate.co.uk/did-the-new-...
Did the new £16 probate fee just lock in a two-tier system? | Today's Wills and Probate
Does the increase in fees for copy probate documents create a two tier system asks Neil Fraser of Fraser and Fraser
todayswillsandprobate.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Wow. Not only is the fee to get a will jumping to £16 but the bulk buy commercial rate seems to stay at £1.50 todayswillsandprobate.co.uk/did-the-new-...
On mum duties today to drive my daughter for her volunteering at Park run, Croxteth Park. Apparently a T-Rex can’t get the bus…..
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
On mum duties today to drive my daughter for her volunteering at Park run, Croxteth Park. Apparently a T-Rex can’t get the bus…..
Will someone please fix David’s glasses?
October 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Will someone please fix David’s glasses?
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Did you know that access to government records was one of the many grievances enumerated in the Declaration of Independence. That's right, transparency and access to government archives and records has been a paramount value of the US from day one! #AskAnArchivist
October 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Did you know that access to government records was one of the many grievances enumerated in the Declaration of Independence. That's right, transparency and access to government archives and records has been a paramount value of the US from day one! #AskAnArchivist
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A new exhibition that tells the story of Women’s Rugby League for the first time has opened at the University of Huddersfield. The Pioneers: Women in Rugby League reveals the hidden history of the sport through rare archival treasures.
Discover more via our blog🔗 tinyurl.com/3934ahrf
Discover more via our blog🔗 tinyurl.com/3934ahrf
October 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A new exhibition that tells the story of Women’s Rugby League for the first time has opened at the University of Huddersfield. The Pioneers: Women in Rugby League reveals the hidden history of the sport through rare archival treasures.
Discover more via our blog🔗 tinyurl.com/3934ahrf
Discover more via our blog🔗 tinyurl.com/3934ahrf
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If in doubt, print it out.....www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told
Prepare to switch to offline systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 11:41 AM
If in doubt, print it out.....www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I know we often measure Archive collections in Olympic swimming pools, but can anyone think of a smaller equivalent for cubic metres? Just over half an Olympic swimming pool isn’t hitting the spot!
October 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I know we often measure Archive collections in Olympic swimming pools, but can anyone think of a smaller equivalent for cubic metres? Just over half an Olympic swimming pool isn’t hitting the spot!