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Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock.bsky.social · 1d

Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto was born #OnThisDay in 1944. He famously created stage costumes for David Bowie, including the black polyurethane 'Tokyo Pop' jumpsuit with exaggerated wide legs that was worn by Bowie as Ziggy Stardust in 1973. V&A collection. #fashionhistory

February 8, 2026 at 10:40 AM

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Teresa Doherty

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Just a reminder that @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy #HistNursing project on Nursing Service Records is still running and still taking online volunteers - so anyone can get involved

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/our-ro...

WO 399: A project update - The National Archives

In this blog, Dr. Jessamy Carlson blog discusses the latest developments in the cataloguing of WO 399, nursing service records, and provides a case study of Matron Mabel Whiffen RRC.

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

February 5, 2026 at 9:36 AM

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Chris Kempshall

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Presumably the location of a CWGC cemetery was proving inconvenient to the demands and requirements of an ongoing genocide.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves

Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures

www.theguardian.com

February 4, 2026 at 4:37 PM

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irishfamilydetective

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Born #Onthisday 1870 in #Dublin, Florence Ada Stoney who was the first female radiologist in the United Kingdom. During #WW1 she served abroad as head of the X-ray department and of staff in makeshift hospitals www.dib.ie/biography/st...

February 4, 2026 at 8:01 AM

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Lucy Betteridge-Dyson

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May I interrupt your pearl clutching and shock at the latest Epstein revelations here in the UK to remind you that this shit goes on around you every 👏🏻 damn 👏🏻 day.

February 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM

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February 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM

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Dr Ian McCormick

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"Handling rare books with gloves should be illegal."
www.blackdograrebooks.com/post/how-to-...

#library #archives #HigherEd #research #literature #academicSky #antiquarian

Gloves hands v. hands !
Don't Handle Old Books with White Gloves On

As mentioned, white gloves are unnecessary when handling old books. In fact, wearing gloves increases the chance of damaging paper. Try flipping through a 17th-century book with gloves on – it's impossible without tearing the paper. You should handle an (old) book with:

Clean, dry hands: So, wash and dry your hands thoroughly before touching books.

Support the spine: Never force a book open flat. Use a book stand or cushion to support the spine, especially for larger works. Where can you get such a cushion? Among other places, from GWM in Germany or PEL in the UK.

Limit direct contact: Don't pull a book from the shelf by tugging at the top of the spine. Instead, grip the book across the spine by both boards to avoid damaging the spine.

January 31, 2026 at 6:26 PM

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Cold soup and hot sandwiches @coldsoupforlunch.bsky.social · 9d

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January 31, 2026 at 7:18 PM

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Historic Southampton

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Southampton lad Ray Wheeler was a Royal Air Force Coastal Command wireless operator. On 8 August 1940 he was based at RAF Calshot and joined the crew of a high speed launch (HSL116) on a mission to search for survivors of Luftwaffe attacks in the English Channel.

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Newspaper photograph of Ray Wheeler in uniform, laying on some grass, smiling at the camera.

January 31, 2026 at 8:08 AM

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Stokes Bay this morning and the Canadian memorial, embarkation beach for D Day

January 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM

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Debbie Cameron

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My 2 blogs about Harriet Maud Goulder who was awarded a rare TFNS medal
I will finish part 3 tomorrow … about her life and family after #WW1
#NursingHistory
I have been gifted this rare medal for which I am truly grateful.
historicalclues.blogspot.com/2026/01/harr...

January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM

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Ian Kikuchi

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A beautifully written thread, reminding us of our bonds to the past.

Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 16d

A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.

A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.

The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...

January 23, 2026 at 12:26 PM

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Bretonarz

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NATO troops killed in Afghanistan answering the USA Article 5 call:

- 453 Brits
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards

What a dreadful man…

January 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM

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Peter Stefanovic

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🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 55,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

January 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM

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I’m at the VA waiting to pick up some meds. I’ve just started “Too Important for the General.” The author has a provocative take on the events of 1914. If you’ve read this book, what are your thoughts?

#booksky #fww #fwwhist #milsky