Our 3-year @nat_collection project will link & explore community-generated collections across the UK, connecting cultural artefacts & historical archives.

Joined October 2021
the brand-new Craig Owen sharing the brand-new garden element of the Temple of Peace tour @nat_collection #OHOS
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Abi gloved up (a rare occurrence these day for this medievalist) in the Crypt at the Temple of Peace #OHOS @nat_collection
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Alongside the Boss, OHOS is on tour this week in Cardiff! We think Bruce would love to share his thoughts on the sustainability of community generated digital content. #OHOS @nat_collection
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Govanhill Baths Archive also provides training in community archiving to local BAME communities #OHOS #archives
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Paula, archivist from Govanhill Baths now, to discuss this unique place #OHOS #Archives
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Tasglann nan Eilean (Hebrides Archives) archives database, containing important and fascinating details about archive collections relating to the islands held across OH, the UK, and beyond #OHOS #Archives
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Seonaid notes the effects of Local Authority cuts on archives across the Outer Hebrides; becoming increasingly difficult to provide assistance so rigorous strategy is ever more important #OHOS
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Seonaid McDonald joins us all the way from Stornaway too discuss the background of the community heritage sector and the Outer Hebrides Heritage Forum #OHOS
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Dr Cassells notes the challenges of including this material in traditional institutions; cf. H. Apple, "we are at best, benevolent eulogisers" #OHOS #Archives
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Chris Cassells of @nlsarchives on OurStory Scotland, a group archiving the life stories and experiences of LGBT folks in Scotland, and to "promote the welfare and relieve the needs of the LGBT community...and advance the education of the public" #OHOS #Archives
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Charlie McCann of @nlsarchives pointing out that inclusion in collections creates a sense of belonging and widens a project's scope #OHOS #Archives
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highlights uniqueness of Scottish Pakistani community; the project pushes for accessibility through digitisation and transliteration #OHOS #Archives
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tape letters as time capsules; an unvarnished account of loneliness, displacement, and the balmy Glasgow weather #OHOS #Archives
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Charlie discussing British-Pakistani community's use of tape letters---initially considered ephemeral (and often taped over by those pesky kids!) #OHOS #Archives
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Connecting Community Archives @nlsarchives about kick off, and our glorious leader @marcgalexander is poised, hydrated, moisturised #OHOS #Archives
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See our website for a new blog on the ethics of using community generated digital content for historical research: ohos.ac.uk/a-free-resource-f… (photo of Steve Strange and friends by Graham Smith, taken from People's Collection Wales and reproduced under the Creative Archive Licence)
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Our Heritage Our Stories retweeted
On today's episode of ROYSCast, @TableOfTables and @thatSamWright chat to @Ramblesed about his career and role within the Our Heritage, Our Stories project (@OHOS_NatColl), a joint collaboration between @OfficialUoM and @UofGlasgow and @UKNatArchives shows.acast.com/royscast/epi…
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Our Heritage Our Stories retweeted
Great to talk to our good friend Stefan Ramsden (@Ramblesed) about the fascinating work he is doing with @OHOS_NatColl. A really interesting chat about digital heritage, and fascinating to hear about his Grandfather’s experience at sea in the Arctic Convoys of WW2. 🎧🎤🎧
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In our latest blog, @Ramblesed discusses how CGDC can shed light on histories of the disability rights movement: ohos.ac.uk/cgdc-and-disabili…(image : Paul Dark, ‘Health in the Twenty First Century’, (stamp), image courtesy the-ndaca.org)
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