Buckinghamshire Archives (@bucksarchives.bsky.social)

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 3:37 PM

Catch us circle strafing through the stacks

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 2:36 PM

Research does sometimes feel like that.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 2:34 PM

CTF (capture the fiche)

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 2:16 PM

Just got a photo of the new archive under construction. Looks good. Great climate control.

The Unreal Tournament map Facing Worlds.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 12:02 PM

Have you ever wanted to decipher historic handwriting? We’re running two workshops on palaeography, the art of reading historical documents!

Spaces are limited, so make sure you book yours by heading to histfestbucks.co.uk

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 7:30 AM

For #MKMonday, here's a 1979 poster for a production of 'The Dalkey Archive', performed by Hull Truck Theatre Company. This is a great poster, and also an accurate depiction of how conservators look after a long day of bookbinding.

A photo of a poster on a wooden archive table. The poster is for 'The Dalkey Archive', originally written by Flann O'Brien. The poster shows an illustration of a spindly, balding man sewing a patch onto his clothing. In the background, a pot boils on the stove.

The text lists the person who adapted it to the stage (Allan McClelland), the director (Mike Bradwell) and the designer (Gemma Jackson). The text at the bottom of the image is printed, showing that it was performed at the Jennie Lee Theatre, Bletchley Leisure Centre from the 30th of January to the 3rd of February in 1979. At the top of the image it shows the production company, Hull Truck Theatre.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 12:02 PM

If you’ve ever wondered what our jobs involve, we’re running two free online talks that introduce you to the world of archives! Come along and find out how archives began, and learn about some of the strangest parts of our collection.

Book your free space by heading to histfestbucks.co.uk

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 2:28 PM

There is a Barry, 63, that lurks in the darkest parts of all of our hearts.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 2:14 PM

Simple as.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 2:12 PM

Bosh.

Barry, 63, from those memes (usually a red faced white man wearing a button up shirt, holding a big pint of beer with a very pleased expression on his face). This one has been edited to replace his face with the 3000 year old Chinese axe head.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:07 AM

If you don't know anyone that looks like a 3000 year old Chinese ceremonial bronze axe head, we've got some bad news for you.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:26 AM

You can find a guy that looks like this in every pub in the UK

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:30 AM

Our popular archive tours will be running once again as part of Buckinghamshire History Festival! This will be the last chance to see behind the scenes of our current archive before we move, and places are already going fast.

Head to histfestbucks.co.uk to secure your free ticket!

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 2:22 PM

You think we'd let a nerd like that in?

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 2:15 PM

We have no documents about The Hansa but sometimes a good (bad) pun calls out to us like the Green Goblin mask and we have to indulge this dark urge

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 1:57 PM

Exactly. We're archivists, not octopusivists.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:58 PM

We've always thought that was just carp from the canals.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:02 PM

Hey if we had a magic pocket watch it'd make our jobs a lot easier.

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:58 AM

"But Buckinghamshire Archives, squid and octopuses are different!" Listen buddy we're a landlocked county, most of us have never seen a saltwater fish before

@bucksarchives.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:28 AM

It's #WorldOctopusDay! Here's an 1861 clipping from the London Illustrated Times of 'A Marine Monster Discovered Near Teneriffe'.

From the description, it's likely that this was a giant squid rather than an octopus, but it's described as a 'giant polypus' by the crew.