Explore our archive – are you missing out?
Like many archives across the UK and Ireland, we have been sharing stories and images from the archive on Twitter for Explore Your Archive 2020.
The Explore Your Archive campaign is launched every November by the Archives and Records Association who release a set of monthly themed hashtags for archive services to share their collections throughout the year. If you've missed out fear not we're posting a six month round-up of our #ExploreYourArchive tweets from November 2019 – May 2020 on this blog. Firstly, this is how we kick-started the campaign during its launch week in November/December 2019:
The Explore Your Archive campaign is launched every November by the Archives and Records Association who release a set of monthly themed hashtags for archive services to share their collections throughout the year. If you've missed out fear not we're posting a six month round-up of our #ExploreYourArchive tweets from November 2019 – May 2020 on this blog. Firstly, this is how we kick-started the campaign during its launch week in November/December 2019:
#WWII air raids certainly didn’t frighten these young people in the Belmont Children’s Homes...#SweetArchives #ExploreYourArchive pic.twitter.com/qEPWdeBQAK— Together Trust (@TogetherTrust) November 23, 2019
These hairy helpers provided companionship to those resident in the Belmont Children’s Homes c.1930-1970#HairyArchives #ExploreYourArchive #Cats #Dogs #CatsAndDogs https://t.co/PDYg3qE8OJ pic.twitter.com/dOrCAp4Ezz— Together Trust (@TogetherTrust) November 24, 2019
One of our charity’s founders, Leonard Kilbee Shaw, was inspired by his friend Dr Barnardo to improve the lives of young people#FriendlyArchives #ExploreYourArchive @barnardos https://t.co/1C4noo2evj pic.twitter.com/UshFG1hp6Z— Together Trust (@TogetherTrust) November 25, 2019
Together Trust founded a regional Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1885. @NSPCC took it over in 1894#SurprisingArchives #ExploreYourArchivehttps://t.co/L8hvOnlyKd pic.twitter.com/4nEyMAqFzR— Together Trust (@TogetherTrust) November 26, 2019
From around 1892 our charity lobbied for the creation of juvenile courts to aid fair treatment of young offenders. #ActionArchives #ExploreYourArchive @MoJGovUK https://t.co/G1rY8OuoKk pic.twitter.com/gh0OEnm7vL— Together Trust (@TogetherTrust) November 27, 2019
The #Manchester Refuge Boys aboard the ‘Indefatigable’ training ship in 1883. #ArchivesAtSea #Sailing #ExploreYourArchive pic.twitter.com/rjmEigTBMp— Together Trust (@TogetherTrust) November 28, 2019
Lost in the wilds of #Canada? A young Manchester émigré who lived to (not) tell the tale… #MysteriousArchives #ExploreYourArchive https://t.co/9PJaGMwlEA pic.twitter.com/RWYc8aXuAs— Together Trust (@TogetherTrust) November 29, 2019
What was life like in a 1930s children’s home? A young boy tells of his daily life in the Belmont homes… #ArchiveVoices #ExploreYourArchive pic.twitter.com/1CVPaMDGPY— Together Trust (@TogetherTrust) November 30, 2019
Wildfires and wild adventures in our most recent accession of the 2nd #Cheadle Guides (Bethesda) scrapbooks 1975-1994.#WildArchives #ExploreYourArchive @Girlguiding https://t.co/60XMx3N9dE pic.twitter.com/CQXa2FPVwQ— Together Trust (@TogetherTrust) December 1, 2019
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