ResearchBuzz: FirehoseWashington Blade: Fighting ‘Rainbow Panic’ in museums. “Please know the LGBTQ community will remember the hard truths we learned this past year — that we and our histories were expendable. If we can be cast aside, hidden, or disowned, whose histories are safe? How can (and can we) rebuild trust in the institutions that failed us this past year?”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/05/washington-blade-fighting-rainbow-panic-in-museums/KOLO: Archivist’s Alter Ego. “Archivist by day, rock star by night. Laura Rocke’s version of 9-5 at the University of Nevada as an archivist is contrasted by her life on stage. Rocke is the founder and lead singer of the 90s band As If!”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/04/kolo-archivists-alter-ego/
Gay CurmudgeonMy Mother's 1973 Christmas tree, with a cardboard diorama I created: "The DeWittes: Christmas on the Rhine." The diorama still exists. I'm a good archivist. #christmas #christmastime #christmasdecoration #christmasdecorations #christmasdecor #interiordecor #1970sdecor #1970s #twentiethcentury #twentiethcenturydesign #decor #decors #interior #interiors #christmastree #christmastrees #archive #archives #archivist #archivists #therhine #rhine #rhineriver #1973 #drapes #drapery
Global News NationalAmericans are looking back centuries to find Canadian ancestors — and citizenship
Archivists across Canada say their once-quiet domains are now overwhelmed with requests from the U.S. following changes to the Citizenship Act.
#Canada #Trending #CanadianCitizenship
https://globalnews.ca/news/11855033/americans-seeking-canadian-citizenship/
Archivists across Canada say their once-quiet domains are now overwhelmed with requests from the U.S. following changes to the Citizenship Act.
#Canada #Trending #CanadianCitizenship
https://globalnews.ca/news/11855033/americans-seeking-canadian-citizenship/
Journeys In FilmWe love this 6-panel zine from UPenn explaining how archives and archivists work!
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#Histodons #History #Archives #Archivists #Libraries #Librarians #Education #Homeschooling
Chris Bond#1279 John Warner-Davies (ed) - Archives: The Journal of the British Records Association, Vol XVII, No 73, April 1985. The British Records Association, London.
#Archives #Archivists #BritishRecordsAssociation #Ecclesiology #BookOfTheDay
memsomerville.bsky.socialHey #archivists: #LostCanadians have made you all heroes in #Canada. I have seen at least 5 articles recently with various keepers of history.
It is really life-changing (and sometimes life-saving) work for us right now. Thank you from the bottom of our maple-flavored hearts. 🍁❤️🩹
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mem_somervilleHey #archivists: #LostCanadians have made you all heroes in #Canada. I have seen at least 5 articles recently with various keepers of history.
It is really life-changing (and sometimes life-saving) work for us right now. Thank you from the bottom of our maple-flavored hearts. 🍁❤️🩹
BagolinaThe #AI Hard Drive Shortage Is Making It More Expensive and Harder for digital archivists, academics, #Wikipedia, and hobby data hoarders to save data and #Archive the Internet
https://www.404media.co/the-ai-hard-drive-shortage-is-making-it-more-expensive-and-harder-to-archive-the-internet
Specific drives favored by some high profile organizations like the #InternetArchive have become far more expensive or are difficult to find at all, #archivists said
https://www.404media.co/the-ai-hard-drive-shortage-is-making-it-more-expensive-and-harder-to-archive-the-internet
Specific drives favored by some high profile organizations like the #InternetArchive have become far more expensive or are difficult to find at all, #archivists said
STOPDISINFORMATIONIntroducing Vanishing Culture: A New Book on the Loss of Our Digital Memory | #InternetArchive Blogs by #ChrisFreeland
At the same time, #libraries, #archivists, #preservationists are working to push back against this loss. The Internet Archive and its partners continue to build a #digitallibrary for the web: capturing, preserving, providing access to materials that might otherwise vanish