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Ilaria Scaglia @ilariascaglia.bsky.social · 15d

Truly looking forward to this event! Will be showcasing @astonunarchives.bsky.social while connecting with many interested in Black Country and much beyond!

David Turner @railwayhistorian.bsky.social · 15d

It is a shame I cannot make it, but the Black Country Society's
Black Country History Day is on 8 November 2025, 1000 to 1630. It is titled "After Agenoria; Aspects of the Railway Revolution in the Black Country".

More info here:

#Railway200

www.blackcountrysociety.com/events/black...

Black Country History Day 2025 | black-country-soc

Black Country History Day 2025 After Agenoria; Aspects of the Railway Revolution in the Black Country

www.blackcountrysociety.com

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Jun 14

Yes!! Looking forward!

Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Jun 14

Yes!!

Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Jun 3

Have a look at our spiffed up webpage, complete with (rudimentary) inventory and intriguing "stories from the archives" by History students ‪@astonuniversity.bsky.social‬! www.aston.ac.uk/about/histor...

Aston University Archives

www.aston.ac.uk

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · May 29

First was the fragment of a spine found somewhere... next thing you know, turns out we have the whole series of this journal in great condition!

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · May 20

Love it when people realise these are their archives too.

Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · May 20

Shedding light on one of our external researcher's family history: looking for her father who studied maths and physics at the Birmingham Municipal and Technical School in 1919. Cannot wait for her to see we found him indeed! Yet one more reason why archives hold a bit of magic.

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · May 20

Shedding light on one of our external researcher's family history: looking for her father who studied maths and physics at the Birmingham Municipal and Technical School in 1919. Cannot wait for her to see we found him indeed! Yet one more reason why archives hold a bit of magic.

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · May 15

Loved opening an exhibition on the history of Aston University and its predecessor institutions! @astonuniversity.bsky.social Open for a month on the Aston campus. Email [email protected] for guided tours!

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Apr 10

Call to all, esp. #Birmingham area: we have old SONY U-matic S SP video cassettes, which we believe may contain valuable material relating to the history of the university. Do you have, or do you know who might have, a machine that can play them?

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thank you National Archives!

Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Mar 27

Chuffed to report that @astonunarchives.bsky.social now have an ARCHON number and appear on Discovery! If you know nothing about #archives, this post might not move you right away; but if you do, especially in the UK, you know this is a wonderful milestone! People can now find us! Bottoms up!

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Aston University Archives @astonunarchives.bsky.social · Mar 20

Don't miss this opportunity! Previous participants, including myself, found it a game-changer!

SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Mar 19

Deadline for the 2nd book workshop extended to April 1!! Get your applications in.

tinyurl.com/duxn3rtv

CFA- SHAFR Second Book Workshop

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