Anne M Powers
@annempowers.bsky.social
#Genealogist and #historian currently researching enlightenment families of #Derby, UK.
Author of A Parcel of Ribbons; The Female Infidel; Silk Threads and Ironworks.
Also current #politics and stuff. Reposting does not necessarily imply endorsement
Author of A Parcel of Ribbons; The Female Infidel; Silk Threads and Ironworks.
Also current #politics and stuff. Reposting does not necessarily imply endorsement
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🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/lk0615.htm
#Glasgow Green 1910 might be one of the most beautiful maps I’ve been given (Andrew).
The Clyde meanders from top left to bottom right, curving languidly around handsome looking spaces like Richmond Park & Glasgow Green. Names that beg a visit in the modern day.
#Glasgow Green 1910 might be one of the most beautiful maps I’ve been given (Andrew).
The Clyde meanders from top left to bottom right, curving languidly around handsome looking spaces like Richmond Park & Glasgow Green. Names that beg a visit in the modern day.
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/lk0615.htm
#Glasgow Green 1910 might be one of the most beautiful maps I’ve been given (Andrew).
The Clyde meanders from top left to bottom right, curving languidly around handsome looking spaces like Richmond Park & Glasgow Green. Names that beg a visit in the modern day.
#Glasgow Green 1910 might be one of the most beautiful maps I’ve been given (Andrew).
The Clyde meanders from top left to bottom right, curving languidly around handsome looking spaces like Richmond Park & Glasgow Green. Names that beg a visit in the modern day.
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It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link:
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...
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Good to see the problems facing our colleagues @britishlibrary.bsky.social being raised here by @hetanshah.bsky.social (of @britishacademy.bsky.social). If this had happened in France it would be considered a national problem to be urgently addressed! www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Good to see the problems facing our colleagues @britishlibrary.bsky.social being raised here by @hetanshah.bsky.social (of @britishacademy.bsky.social). If this had happened in France it would be considered a national problem to be urgently addressed! www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
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#Cambridge & District - December start.
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Looking for a Christmas present for lovers of #History, #Genealogy, #Maps, #Geography, #Sociology?
Check out our subs!
Map Subscriptions, from £33 *Including Postage!* - UK only.
www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/acatalog/Sub...
#Exeter & District - January start.
#Cambridge & District - December start.
Check out our subs!
Map Subscriptions, from £33 *Including Postage!* - UK only.
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#Exeter & District - January start.
#Cambridge & District - December start.
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Details matter! #FamilyHistory
Having just read a refence to a marriage taking place at "St
Pancras’ Old Church in 1854" in an otherwise excellent article about a case of bigamy, I thought it might be worth revisiting my blog about the St Pancras churches.
It's easy; the 'old' church is (kind of) the newer of the two...
Pancras’ Old Church in 1854" in an otherwise excellent article about a case of bigamy, I thought it might be worth revisiting my blog about the St Pancras churches.
It's easy; the 'old' church is (kind of) the newer of the two...
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got…
I realise that I’m running the risk of sounding like a broken record here but it seems like there’s always something else to say when it comes to assessing the work of the major commercial genealog…
lifelinesresearch.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Details matter! #FamilyHistory
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Brighton & District 1894
“This part of the Sussex coast is dominated by #Brighton, one of the fastest-growing cities of 19th-C England. It (...) grew from about 7,000 in 1801 to (…) 120,000 by the time this map was published.”
Barrie Trinder's map notes start with an eye-opening population boom!
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“This part of the Sussex coast is dominated by #Brighton, one of the fastest-growing cities of 19th-C England. It (...) grew from about 7,000 in 1801 to (…) 120,000 by the time this map was published.”
Barrie Trinder's map notes start with an eye-opening population boom!
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November 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Brighton & District 1894
“This part of the Sussex coast is dominated by #Brighton, one of the fastest-growing cities of 19th-C England. It (...) grew from about 7,000 in 1801 to (…) 120,000 by the time this map was published.”
Barrie Trinder's map notes start with an eye-opening population boom!
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“This part of the Sussex coast is dominated by #Brighton, one of the fastest-growing cities of 19th-C England. It (...) grew from about 7,000 in 1801 to (…) 120,000 by the time this map was published.”
Barrie Trinder's map notes start with an eye-opening population boom!
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That final point is absolutely crucial.
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
That final point is absolutely crucial.
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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
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Another beautiful #London map today (Forest Gate, 1867-93), and one that might be a handy accompaniment to the modern resident or visitor, as it details incredible local developments over the last decades of the 19th century. I will turn over the next few posts to the opening words of Tony Kirby…
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November 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Another beautiful #London map today (Forest Gate, 1867-93), and one that might be a handy accompaniment to the modern resident or visitor, as it details incredible local developments over the last decades of the 19th century. I will turn over the next few posts to the opening words of Tony Kirby…
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The cost for a copy of a will rise from £1.50 to £16.00 from 17th November in a huge price increase shock. 👇
www.family-tree.co.uk/news/probate...
www.family-tree.co.uk/news/probate...
Probate price shock: What it means for family historians — and how to stay ahead
From 17 November the fee for a copy of a will increases from £1.50 to £16. Read on for practical advice from Fraser & Fraser to help you plan and budget.
www.family-tree.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The cost for a copy of a will rise from £1.50 to £16.00 from 17th November in a huge price increase shock. 👇
www.family-tree.co.uk/news/probate...
www.family-tree.co.uk/news/probate...
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I often say that our maps are a frozen moment, that with a little research- which we provide -you can see more than the lines on a sheet of paper. There are lives among the lines, when you look.
These words can't be truer than when looking at our #Germany 1940’s series. Read on for some examples...
These words can't be truer than when looking at our #Germany 1940’s series. Read on for some examples...
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I often say that our maps are a frozen moment, that with a little research- which we provide -you can see more than the lines on a sheet of paper. There are lives among the lines, when you look.
These words can't be truer than when looking at our #Germany 1940’s series. Read on for some examples...
These words can't be truer than when looking at our #Germany 1940’s series. Read on for some examples...
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#Germany sale *Extended!*
Reprinted British War Office plans, based on maps from before and during WW2, only £1 plus postage!
We will be previewing some of these incredible historical documents in the next few days.
All of these maps are partially coloured, beautiful and invaluable to many.
Reprinted British War Office plans, based on maps from before and during WW2, only £1 plus postage!
We will be previewing some of these incredible historical documents in the next few days.
All of these maps are partially coloured, beautiful and invaluable to many.
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
#Germany sale *Extended!*
Reprinted British War Office plans, based on maps from before and during WW2, only £1 plus postage!
We will be previewing some of these incredible historical documents in the next few days.
All of these maps are partially coloured, beautiful and invaluable to many.
Reprinted British War Office plans, based on maps from before and during WW2, only £1 plus postage!
We will be previewing some of these incredible historical documents in the next few days.
All of these maps are partially coloured, beautiful and invaluable to many.
The days when you could arrange for a train to stop specially for those attending a funeral. The joys of #oldnewspapers.
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The days when you could arrange for a train to stop specially for those attending a funeral. The joys of #oldnewspapers.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Are you working as a genealogist or historian? Are you looking for an opportunity to present your research? Look at this call for papers for the RQG @regqualgenes.bsky.social conference in Birmingham in April 2026. Deadline is 16 November.
#genealogy #earlymodern #familyhistory #skystorians #cfp
#genealogy #earlymodern #familyhistory #skystorians #cfp
Call for papers - We are inviting abstract submissions (deadline 16 Nov) for the RQG Conference to be held in Birmingham 25 April 2026. Presentations welcome on the theme 'Exploring the Past, Embracing the Future' #Genealogy #FamilyHistory www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...
2026 Conference - Register of Qualified Genealogists
RQG Conference 2026 The Birmingham & Midland Institute, Birmingham (UK) B3 3BS Call for Papers (deadline 16 November 2025) Click here for guidelines and submissions Tickets available via…
www.qualifiedgenealogists.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Are you working as a genealogist or historian? Are you looking for an opportunity to present your research? Look at this call for papers for the RQG @regqualgenes.bsky.social conference in Birmingham in April 2026. Deadline is 16 November.
#genealogy #earlymodern #familyhistory #skystorians #cfp
#genealogy #earlymodern #familyhistory #skystorians #cfp
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Your author has a bias when it comes to #Liverpool. For ten years he was a resident, and for several of those he had two full AGM sets of the city on his walls. It is a deep joy to look at a past city in front of you, tracing streets you know so well, seeing lost businesses & forgotten histories.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Your author has a bias when it comes to #Liverpool. For ten years he was a resident, and for several of those he had two full AGM sets of the city on his walls. It is a deep joy to look at a past city in front of you, tracing streets you know so well, seeing lost businesses & forgotten histories.
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When you spend a whole day disentangling father, son and cousin in early 17th century London who all have the same name - the joys of #genealogy.
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When you spend a whole day disentangling father, son and cousin in early 17th century London who all have the same name - the joys of #genealogy.
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
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Walking down Granger Street from the Grey Monument you can’t help but marvel at the impressive curve downhill, mighty Victorian frontages reaching the sky with their stout columns & understated decoration. Old money flows down the road.
#Newcastle has many facets, some occasionally hidden.
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#Newcastle has many facets, some occasionally hidden.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Walking down Granger Street from the Grey Monument you can’t help but marvel at the impressive curve downhill, mighty Victorian frontages reaching the sky with their stout columns & understated decoration. Old money flows down the road.
#Newcastle has many facets, some occasionally hidden.
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#Newcastle has many facets, some occasionally hidden.
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Rosebank forced to admit its climate impact would be 50x greater than it initially claimed. Clear evidence that this climate-wrecking oil field must never be developed
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved
The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Rosebank forced to admit its climate impact would be 50x greater than it initially claimed. Clear evidence that this climate-wrecking oil field must never be developed
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"
In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation
Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m
In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation
Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m
October 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup"
In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation
Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m
In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation
Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation
📹bokareva.solovey.m