If you'd like something even more dangerous, our archive is so old that we don't use these fancy modern rolling stacks. Ours are attached to a motorised chain that runs the length of the room. This means sometimes they like to move by themselves just a little, enough to keep you on edge.

alix e. harrow@alixeharrow.bsky.social · 22h ago

i don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys

We've found this lovely early 20th century postcard of the actress and singer, Miss Zena Dare (right). Along with her sister Phyllis, Zena shot to fame in Edwardian musical comedies.

The Archive but it's a videogame from 1998.

>looking for a document >ask the archivist if their documents are texts or objects >she doesn't understand >pull out illustrated diagram explaining what are texts and what are objects >she laughs and says "they're good documents sir" >look at document >it's a text

New video coming out tomorrow! This one leans more towards 'We made this for our own amusement' rather than 'This is good Content™ that aligns with our Brand Identity' so look forward to that

Have you wanted to travel from London up to Towcester via Stony Stratford but only want to view the exact route? Well, you're in luck: we've found this map from we think the early 19th century showing just that. #MKMonday

Don't forget! We're not open tomorrow like we usually would be. Our next Saturday opening will be on the 8th of August. If you turn up tomorrow you'll find nothing other than disappointment and a locked archive.

Many of our documents have decorative marbling on the covers, which we're showing off today! This is a close up of a 17th century parish register from Chesham.

If you're curious about how our Virtual Searchroom works, John Gosling of the Milton Keynes Heritage Association has written a fantastic article about his experience! Read it at the link below. www.mkheritage.org.uk/topics/bucki...

A guide to using the Virtual Searchroom service at Buckinghamshire Archives - Milton Keynes Heritage Association (MKHA)

With the impending relocation of Buckinghamshire Archives from Aylesbury to High Wycombe, there has never been a better time to try out their free Virtual [...]

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You met me at a very mercian time in my life

staying up late and overthinking again xx

The people of Aylesbury from the 17th to the 20th centuries to the rest of the UK:

Prof. Allie Alvis 🌷@book-historia.bsky.social · last wk.

Now presenting: a thread of “Comic Celluloid Buttons” from a 1943 novelty catalog

Next month we'll be visiting four different Milton Keynes libraries for our archive drop-ins! Come along and see some historic documents and learn a little about what we do. Wolverton Library, 18th Aug Newport Pagnell Library, 19th Aug Westcroft Library, 20th Aug Stony Stratford Library, 21st Aug

Seeing the Odyssey? Why don't you head out to your local archive and Odyssey some documents instead?

We've found some more fantastic theatre posters to share for #MKMonday! Here's a production of 'Lark Rise' from the @nationaltheatre.org.uk back in 1978.

Due to our upcoming move, we will soon be suspending taking in new records. You can still deposit documents with us until the 1st of September, after which point we will temporarily be unable to take in any new documents.

Buckinghamshire Archives would like to remind all motorcyclists to wear helmets, and not to try and carry a child in the sidecar. Saying that, here's a lovely photo from a recent deposit: 'Our 1st Motor-Cycle. (1912 F.E. Triumph + Sidecar).'

"This document is too tough to read! I need to get an AI to transcribe it" - foolish, decadent, a researcher unaware of the fragile beauty of the past "This tome is incomprehensible to me for now. I must study the ancient languages to learn its arcane secrets" - a wizened sage, their third eye open

We're going to be making another video answering your archive questions, so what would you like to know? It can be anything, from the silly to the serious. Comment below!

Hoping everyone is doing well. We've just found the 1545 will of a guy called Thomas Boner. Thought it was important people knew.

For #MKMonday we thought we'd share this great poster from The Green Thumb Players, a Canadian theatre group. This is for two productions: 'The Windigo' and 'Hilary's Birthday', performed at Stantonbury Theatre in 1980.

We've recently taken in a new deposit of some fantastic maps, so we thought we'd share some of them! This is a map of the county from back in 1834. As an added bonus, it features an illustration of Stowe House.

Who doesn't love a bit of gossip?

As an archive we're open to professional historians, casual historians, and competitive ranked historians.

Hey @theul.bsky.social have you had any enquiries yet? 👀

Buckinghamshire Archives@bucksarchives.bsky.social · 4w ago

If England win on Saturday, Anthony Gordon (who looks like he died on an English bayonet at the Battle of Culloden) needs to buy the Book of Deer from Cambridge Library and send it to Aberdeen.

Could you write a song for Milton Keynes? Something to think about this #MKMonday, thanks to this 1979 poster advertising the competition.

No matter your role, it's important to use the correct protective equipment. Here's a novelty postcard from the Second World War showing various nonsensical bits of equipment that an Air Raid Warden could use!

While Erling Haaland does look like he personally held off the English army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge until being speared from below, he also purchased a 16th century copy of Snorri Sturluson's writing to return it to the community so he's in our good books.

Tomorrow we'll be joining Wycombe Museum for the Chair Festival! We'll be hosting a children's design workshop where you can design your own chair, inspired by some of the historic marketing material we have in our collection. There's no need to book, just pop in from 2pm to 4pm!

All of our tours for Heritage Open Days are now fully booked! If you've missed your chance to see behind the scenes of our archive, don't despair! We're running loads more tours for Buckinghamshire History Festival in November. Head to histfestbucks.co.uk for more information.