Dr Jo Pugh

Thank you for all of the messages about the passing of our beloved Jo. Today would have been his 42nd birthday. If you'd like to donate to St Benedict's Hospice in his memory, click here: stbenedicts.co.uk/support-us/don… You might also want to share your favourite stories about Jo.

With deepest sadness we must announce that Jo Pugh died last night with family at his side. He bravely managed a cancer diagnosis for several years. He was endlessly passionate about digital history. Thank you to all who enriched Jo's professional life. It made the difference

Super excited to be working with @UKNatArcSector again on a new #N2KH Email Preservation course! Their investment in these courses that benefit both the UK Archives Sector & broader #digipres community is amazing! 👏👏👏 #archives

Now live: new webpages about Digital Preservation at Cambridge University Libraries! Visit to learn about the services we're setting up for digital collection materials, policies, research, and outreach! #DigitalPreservation #Library @theUL lib.cam.ac.uk/digitalpreserv…

@Airminded I generally throw out broken stuff that doesn't work. Are you a bit of a hoarder?

The Green Knight (2021) dir. David Lowery

Another Dickens event! Dickens Letters Hackathon, 3-5 February 2023, Birkbeck (University of London): Interested in digging into datasets? Have ideas for digital approaches to literary and historical data you'd like to try out? forms.gle/7UErt4zq1mUvU9….

@DEJPett Brilliant news. So much good stuff used to happen at the NMR and such. Sure you will wake it all up again.

I joined @HistoricEngland today to lead on digital strategy for the next few years. Lots of good challenges to be taken on, and positive change to implement. (As I've got no pictures of an office, here's Oskar and Isabella at Stonehenge.) #NewJob

Two weeks left to apply for lectureship @cityuni_hcid @CityUniLondon. Deadline is the 29th January. We're looking for an awesome #HCI researcher who is passionate about designing for good. city.ac.uk/about/jobs/app…

@chriskeating Quite a lot of info at nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your… . Most likely answer: without an injury, nothing.

Today's random question. What would a retiring Sergeant or Colour Sergeant in the British Army in the 1890s have as a pension?

Very nice advert for community archives, this bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan… (still one pub to find, I believe)

We're recently digitised hundreds of items from Prof Stephen Hawking's office and they are now online for all to see/explore sciencemuseum.org.uk/stephen-hawkin…

just so you know: a lot of people in medieval england paid their rent in eels. if you live in england, you can use this map of real, documented eel rents to possibly find out how many eels your home town was worth....thank me later! historiacartarum.org/eel-rents-proj…

Never knew watching House could be so hilarious.

@melindahaunton "Done so little" = rested (??)

How is it possible I've done so little with so much time off, and how am I going to survive being back at work? Thoughts of I imagine half the country at some point this week.

@redunley Made in Britain, best enjoyed in France???

Playing the odd historical analogies game today - what exactly does someone mean when they describe the Paris Peace Conference as "like an overripe Stilton"?🤷‍♂️

@CarlGamesRetro Thanks Carl. Sorry about the lousy timing!

@mentionthewar Hope you get well soon mate

It's a Happy New Year from my new lodger, Mr Covid. Don't worry. Going full Rigsby on the bastard.

@melindahaunton Yes, it's no Mrs Jones but hospital sent round drugs straightaway. Watching Digging for Britain (BBC have mixed around the episode descriptions for lolz)

@mentionthewar Oh, what? That seems most unwelcome.

Good news from medieval prognostics: 'If 1 January falls on Sunday, it will be a good winter and windy spring, a dry summer and a very good harvest in this year. Sheep will grow and there will be much honey, and there will be abundance and peace on earth.' patreon.com/posts/76548771