On the final day of #Archive30, the question is #WhyArchives? 

Archives allow us to understand and to engage with the world around us, our stories, our communities, and our landscapes.

They allow us to connect with the past, but they also inspire our future, igniting our curiosity and imagination.

Last day of #Archive30 & #WhyArchives? Because preserving our @dmuleicester.bsky.social history not only means we can enjoy and learn from our heritage today, but ensures future generations can discover it too! Big thanks to @arascot.bsky.social for hosting & helping us share our #DMUat155 story

Catching up on the last of the #Archive30 posts in the supermarket queue. So many answers to #whyarchives!
So a last one - because 2 days of free lockdown access to digitised records can result in your mum making HUGE discoveries about family members from living memory

🏛️ Els arxius tenim per missió donar accés a la informació. Ens encarreguem de la gestió, preservació i difusió dels documents de persones i institucions des que es creen fins que es preserven o s'eliminen. 
#WhyArchives #Archives30 #ConeixlArxiuUPC

So many amazing answers from across the sector to #WhyArchives today. Again, lots of people saying it better than me. For transparency, for collective memory (and understanding what's omitted from that memory), for entertainment, & for a job where I am always learning #Archive30

#WhyArchives?

⭐ For us, archives are the building blocks of history - sometimes surprising, often fascinating and fun. They connect us to real lives, important histories, and untold stories from the past. And, of course, there's always more to discover.

#Archive30 #WhyArchives Archives provide the bedrock for an infinite variety of projects! Our university interns contribute blog posts to our website about their discoveries. @arascot.bsky.social @theironroom.bsky.social @archiveswm.bsky.social
www.winterbourne.org.uk/blog/2024/12...

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#WhyArchives
Because archives have history just waiting to be explored. For us to find and make our own discoveries. To write our own stories. It’s about people and places that aren’t on display in museums. We can bring them to back life again. Once alive, they’ve now become history.

#WhyArchives?

In this year of anniversaries here in Bexley - including Lesnes, Crossness and Danson - the Local Studies and Archive Centre has become the place to be! Archives enable everyone to learn about our local area and take pride in our heritage. #Archive30 #CelebratingBexley

📜Els documents son el testimoni de les activitats de les persones i institucions, formant el patrimoni documental, clau per l'estudi i divulgació de la memòria històrica. La seva preservació permet entendre el què, qui, per què, quan i on del nostre passat.
#WhyArchives #Archives30 #ConeixlArxiuUPC

Last day for #Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social

#WhyArchives

Simply because we just had to share the rich and unique history of the Cardiff City Mental Hospital (CCMH) ➡️ Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital ➡️ CCMH ➡️ Whitchurch Emergency Hospital ➡️ Whitchurch Hospital

So @arascot.bsky.social asks #whyarchives ? #archive30

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Why Archives you ask? To preserve a tangible link to the past and inspire the next generation with a love and appreciation of history. #Archive30 #WhyArchives

#WhyArchives?

For exploring,
for educating,
for enjoying.

For empathy,
for expertise,
for enduring value.

For evidence,
for ever,
for everyone.

#Archive30 #ExploreYourArchive

#WhyArchives? Because they give hard historical evidence. And they're endlessly fascinating. (Said the @iashedinburgh.bsky.social Heritage Collections Fellow!)

📚És important establir com s'han de gestionar els documents per facilitar trobar-los, preservar-los i saber com i fins quan és imprescindible la seva conservació, evitant acumular documents de manera innecessària i optimitzar l'ús de l'espai d'emmagatzematge
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#Archive30 #WhyArchives ?... weil unsere Quellen immer wieder Schicksale aufdecken und Bande knüpfen. So konnten russische Nachfahren das lange gesuchte Grab ihres Großvaters, einem russischen Kriegsgefangenen im 1. WK., durch uns finden und zum Gebet besuchen.

Why archives? They give us voices from the past, whether literally through oral histories or through other evidence. #WhyArchives #Archive30

#WhyArchives ? They're a great way of seeing change over time, as in these four snapshots of our transport history. #Archive30

Last one😢So fun; hope you've enjoyed🙏
#WhyArchives Preserving #griref="/hashtag/gri" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#griref="/hashtag/gri's" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gri's history is close to our❤️❤️#Archives enable this; digital & physical. Signing off with a treat; record of #gri 1st admissions 1794. This has been #Archive30 for the legendary #gri 🏥Special thanks to @MoMcEl😍

Last day of #Archives30 ! So #WhyArchives ?

Archives are the raw materials of history, allowing us to look at the past through contemporary eyes & see life in all its unpredictable, messy, joyful, scary variety. They help us challenge narratives, explore hidden histories & connect with being human.

It's the final day of #Archive30 with @arascot.bsky.social and today we ask #WhyArchives?

Archives can create a sense of belonging. They give us the chance to learn from the past to influence our future. They spark our curiosity and imagination.

Per la darrera publicació de #Archives30 ens preguntem #WhyArchives Per què som importants els arxius?

Desitgem que a través de les nostres publicacions de #Archives30 i #ConeixlArxiuUPC us en pugueu fer una idea, però per a qui no hagi pogut seguir-les totes, us en fem un resum.

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Without our important archive we wouldn’t know of our history, buildings, collection or foundational links to the British Library & the Natural History Museum, or that there was a philosopher’s stone in the Hans Sloane collection! #Archive30 #WhyArchives #BritishMuseum #BL_London #NHM_London