Olivia Howarth

Our new #podcast series has begun! In it we explore the history of medicine from A to Z. From autopsies to zoonosis, this series has it all. This week we're discovering anaesthetic, autopsies and antidotes (including unicorn horn!) Check it out 👉 soundcloud.com/physiciansgall…

If you're looking for a new podcast, why not try the new A-Z Podcast by @RCPEHeritage ? 'Ep. 1 - Anaesthesia, Autopsy and Antidotes’ by Physicians' Gallery is out now - a cheery half hour to kick off the new series! on.soundcloud.com/BZq7DX4owh9H9k…

Day one of #IAASF conference, looking forward to a great looking programme!

Starting our #ItalianScotsArchives with a mystery - who are this Italian family pictured in Glasgow? We'd love to know more about this family of four, who featured @HeraldScotland in May 1956. 📸 @HeraldPictures ow.ly/ZVqj50S1Bzs

Today’s theme for the @ARAScot #Archive30 is #ArchiveFashion and from the Jenners archive collection is this catalogue for ‘historical’ fancy dress. The Chieftainess outfit is a whole vibe and perfect for the summer festival season

This was #BookyMcBookface our Mobile Library sailing through the Fall of Warness on his way to Sanday yesterday 💨🌊💨🌊💨

Fantastic start to the day at the ARCH conference #ARCHStirMemory @ARCH_stirling

Our #FavouriteItem remains the iconic film poster for 'Whisky Galore' based on the 1946 novel by Compton MacKenzie ♥️ "A Highland Fling on a Tight Little Island" #Archive30 @ARAScot Read more about it on our @HistEnvScot blog ow.ly/oLoa50Nk8w8

Today is National #TeaDay. Taken in the early-1930s, this image comes from the National Coal Board collection. It shows a miner from #Penallta Colliery having tea at home after work, before the opening of the colliery’s pithead baths.

On this day in 1911 suffrage supporters boycotted the census, arguing if they were not treated like citizens with a vote, they should not be counted. Learn more on the blog. @UkNatArchives #OTD blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/no-vote-no-cen…

New series, new episode!!! Listen to me and Daisy veer from beauty marks to Victorian ferneries on the first episode of @RCPEHeritage podcast 'Case Notes: Head to Toe' - this episode all about Skin. open.spotify.com/episode/36oaXX…

Fascinating biochemical testing on records from the Romanian archives theguardian.com/books/2022/dec…

Thank you for all the helpful hints over at the #hiddenbooksgame thread! The tie-dye man will haunt my dreams, but wonderful artwork as ever :)

#OnThisDay 1914 the entire staff of Lerwick Post Office were arrested under orders from Lieutenant-Colonel H C Evans, Officer Commanding the HM Forces in Shetland during WWI. Read all about the curious incident of the Lerwick Post Office Affair - ow.ly/cNB950LqEMO

Our archive building West Register House, resplendent at dusk yesterday evening. We recently completed maintenance and upgrade work on this two-century-old Edinburgh landmark and you can find out more about its history here on the NRS blog... ow.ly/WLKM50LnM55

Only three days left until we get to see what's in the #ArchiveBox!

AF51/193 is an 1892 government file on emigration, including this Gaelic poster advertising a government offer to loan £150 - equivalent to over £13,000 today - to families who wished to emigrate to Canada, where they would get 160 acres of 'good land'. #ArchiveBox #NRSArchives

👻 If you've got it, haunt it! The Ghosts are back for series 4, Friday 23 September from 8.30pm on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer 🏠 Watch series 1-3 ➡️ bbc.in/2WNLUnx

Check out our latest podcast episode on the past & present of rheumatology – exploring dodgy diagnoses, class prejudice and sexism in the treatment of rheumatism 👇 rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/casen…

We are proud to announce the Yorkshire Natural History Museum will be opening Saturday 13th August! 🎉 We are a small public #museum with a #geology, #palaeontology, and #botany collection, including a significant research collection of #fossils from the #Yorkshire Lias. 🐚