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Registered Charity No: 1203418. Patrons: Michael Rosen, Joanne Harris. Preserving traditional heritage and folklore materials for the future, and delivering these through open access. Focus on at-risk heritage. Online at www.folklorelibrary.com

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · Jun 14

Launching our important new fundraiser:

SECURE THE FUTURE OF THE FOLKLORE LIBRARY & ARCHIVE FOR ALL

Please read our story at gofund.me/4e063560

If you can make a donation on that link, please help us. Donations will earn you a range of rewards to show our gratitude, pictured below.

Thank you

Secure the future of the Folklore Library & Archive for all

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/4e063560

REWARDS

£10 Donation - Membership of the 'Friends of the Folklore Library & Archive' for 12 months.

£20 Donation - Friends membership PLUS an archive box named in your honour.
£50+ Donation - All previous rewards PLUS a merchandise pack delivered later in the year.

£100+ Donation - All previous rewards PLUS a guided tour of our collections (travel not included).

£150+ Donation - All previous rewards PLUS lunch with members of the Folklore Library & Archive team.

Thank you for any donation you are able to make.

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 21h

I hope that’s how they actually walked. We want a Dodo.

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 21h

We had a fantastic event last night with the team from @nfsengland.bsky.social . A really engaged audience who asked some incisive questions.

Pictures coming soon.

In the meantime, we are back in the library today getting more sorted since our move so we can open for you all.

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 1d

We would love to take this on, but unfortunately don’t have the space in our current premises. Unless anyone wants to fund us a bigger space :)

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Hello, friends at @rammuseum.bsky.social

We have been donated an item which is not suitable for our collections, but is quite sensitive in nature. Could someone on your team with oversight of fashion and textiles please drop us an email, to [email protected] ?

Thanks :)

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

You can reach us on [email protected]

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

More will be revealed soon :)

Crediton is in Mid-Devon, with good rail links from Exeter nearby.

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

You can now purchase a filmed copy of our recent live event with our new patron @joannechocolat.bsky.social in conversation for just £5.

The film runs for around an hour and ALL money supports our charity

Order a copy from

www.thefolklorepodcast.com/store/p191/J...

Thanks to Pete Burnett Visuals

Mark Norman and Joanne Harris, seated and in conversation

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 2d

Ten days to go - looking forward to starting my latest eight-week writing course at QUAD here in Derby! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/intro... #derby #derbyshire #eastmidlands #writing #writer #writers #author #authors

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 2d

This is fascinating, and I wish we had one of these cutters!

The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · 2d

Making archival boxes:
Human🤝Machine

If you don't fancy watching a box being made for 90 seconds, I would look away now.

Our conservation team, and their big scary machine, make around 2000 boxes every year. They can be made to almost any size and dimension, and can be completely customised.

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 3d

Our next big event is coming to Crediton…

Save the date - Friday 12th December at 7:30pm

Watch this space.

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 3d

Our next big event is coming to Crediton…

Save the date - Friday 12th December at 7:30pm

Watch this space.

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, please encourage people to follow us! We're nice, and we do cool things.

We also have a #cat

#folklore #HistorySky #Skystorians #heritage #library #archive

The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 4d

Do you follow @folklorelibrary.bsky.social

We founded this registered charity to save and preserve folklore materials and at-risk heritage.

The charity holds collections of international significance.

Please follow if you don’t and tell your friends if you do 🥰

bit.ly/flafundraising to support

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 4d

Dido the Archives Cat is being Very Helpful today.

She has decided to take the day off from being a furry trip hazard.

#ArchivesCat #CatsOfBlueSky #cats #folklore #TripHazard

Pictur of a black and white 'tuxedo' cat lying on a black bean bag in such a way as to make her look like she has fewer than the usual feline allocation of feet.

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 4d

One week to go for our next fascinating online talk. A good number already booked, but there's still space to attend if you want to grab a ticket.

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 6d

Our next online talk

FAIRIES, WITCH BOTTLES AND AZAZEL: British Grimoires and their Significance to the Study of Folklore

Saturday 18 October, 7:30pm
£5 plus booking fee

bit.ly/flaevents

All profits support our charity.

Ticket includes talk, Q&A and recording of the event

Our next online talk is now booking.

On Saturday 18th October, we will be hosting a talk via Zoom on the subject of British Grimoires and their significance to folklore.

Tickets are £5 (plus booking fee) via our EventBrite page and include a Q&A with the presenter, Daniel Harms, and access to a recording of the talk afterwards.

All profits support our charitable work. To book, please visit

bit.ly/flaevents

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

We are in your debt

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

You definitely have options then :)

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Is that good or bad?!

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

These Bellarmines, of course, were much used as witch bottles. Any evidence that yours have that history?

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

This looks to me like Charles Hawtry in the little-known Carry on Haunting

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

We always said you were fun guys to know...

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Aren't these wonderful?

Get along to @antiquaries.bsky.social for this if you can

The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 5d

Victoria Ajoku is a maker, teacher of fans, the UK Ambassador for Fan Making & founder of Fan The Glory W/ Tori. She works passionately to revive & diversify the concept of the craft of fan making. Hear from her on Oct 22 in our conference Modern Makers & Antiquaries www.sal.org.uk/event/modern...

Photo of Victoria Ajoku, fan-maker and performer

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

Is this how you spy on your neighbours, @trincolllibcam.bsky.social ?

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

We would love to be on it, if you would like a bit of traditional social history there

The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 5d

You should have our Project Manager, @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social come and give you her Plants, Poultices and Persecution talk which is based around similar such documents. She knows how to do things with earthworms and young swallows that would keep you awake at night!

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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social · 6d

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