Dr. Robyn S. Lacy ⚰️
@graveyardarch.bsky.social
Adjunct prof, PhD in Historical Archaeology ✨️
Mortuary Archaeologist & Museum Educator. I like graves, the C17th, landscapes, & protective magic. I preserve gravestones, write books, & paint pictures (she/her)
https://linktr.ee/RLacy
Mortuary Archaeologist & Museum Educator. I like graves, the C17th, landscapes, & protective magic. I preserve gravestones, write books, & paint pictures (she/her)
https://linktr.ee/RLacy
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Hello everyone, I thought I'd reintroduce myself! 💁♀️
I'm Dr. Robyn Lacy, & I'm a historical + mortuary archaeologist in NL, Canada. I'm an adjunct professor of archaeology, gravestone conservator, & museum educator. I study burials, protective symbols, & colonial spaces! 🏺 #archaeology #heritage
I'm Dr. Robyn Lacy, & I'm a historical + mortuary archaeologist in NL, Canada. I'm an adjunct professor of archaeology, gravestone conservator, & museum educator. I study burials, protective symbols, & colonial spaces! 🏺 #archaeology #heritage
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Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 185 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 6.6 x higher
-Deaths: 9.7 x higher
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 185 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 6.6 x higher
-Deaths: 9.7 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Newfoundland & Labrador's COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [decreasing] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 7.9
About 1 of every 185 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 6,500-8,400
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.3X higher
Hospitalizations: HIGH; 6.6X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 9.7X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreihw4fngf5zmynof6i5e3uhxc3ugsdvl6tbmbm4pnmrzhirxxpg5ti@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 185 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 6.6 x higher
-Deaths: 9.7 x higher
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 185 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 6.6 x higher
-Deaths: 9.7 x higher
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
If you haven't watched Haunted Hotel on Netflix yet, I highly recommend! It's so great, I'm so glad there is another season soon!
a cartoon character with a red bucket on her head says i will not fail you
Alt: Abaddon from Haunted Hotel with a red bucket on his head saying 'I will not fail you' while clutching a notepad with a drawing of cilantro on it.
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If you haven't watched Haunted Hotel on Netflix yet, I highly recommend! It's so great, I'm so glad there is another season soon!
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From the British Library: Restoring our services – November 2025 update
https://www.bl.uk/stories/news/restoring-our-services-november-2025-update
Note the pause on ordering items if you're planning to use the reading rooms Dec 1 - 7!
https://www.bl.uk/stories/news/restoring-our-services-november-2025-update
Note the pause on ordering items if you're planning to use the reading rooms Dec 1 - 7!
Restoring our services – November 2025 update
In the coming weeks and months we will be restoring a number of key functions.
www.bl.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
From the British Library: Restoring our services – November 2025 update
https://www.bl.uk/stories/news/restoring-our-services-november-2025-update
Note the pause on ordering items if you're planning to use the reading rooms Dec 1 - 7!
https://www.bl.uk/stories/news/restoring-our-services-november-2025-update
Note the pause on ordering items if you're planning to use the reading rooms Dec 1 - 7!
Ah, the life of a woman having her job explained to her by an old man around the bay on FB. No, you cannot metal detect & dig up artifacts for funsies. Yes, that is illegal. 🤦♀️🤦♀️
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Ah, the life of a woman having her job explained to her by an old man around the bay on FB. No, you cannot metal detect & dig up artifacts for funsies. Yes, that is illegal. 🤦♀️🤦♀️
The fact that I *can* apply for archaeology professor jobs is still wild to me. You're telling me I'm qualified to do that job?? I'm just a baby! 🏺
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The fact that I *can* apply for archaeology professor jobs is still wild to me. You're telling me I'm qualified to do that job?? I'm just a baby! 🏺
Me to my PT: Yeah the pain is ok, the inner side of my knee is pretty sore still though.
My PT: That's because that's where the break is.
💁♀️
My PT: That's because that's where the break is.
💁♀️
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Me to my PT: Yeah the pain is ok, the inner side of my knee is pretty sore still though.
My PT: That's because that's where the break is.
💁♀️
My PT: That's because that's where the break is.
💁♀️
Oh I'm pretty anti-AI, & I totally agree. Don't use AI to ask a potential PhD supervisor to work with you? What does that say about your writing & research skills??? 🏺
A story of AI, communications, and a viral LinkedIn post: stuartdunn.blog/2025/11/19/a...
AI and your potential PhD supervisor: Dos and Don’ts (or at least my take on them).
On the way in to work on Tuesday of last week, I dashed off a slightly grumpy LinkedIn post highlighting and decrying the use of AI to write PhD supervision enquiries. Here it is in full: I am gett…
stuartdunn.blog
November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Oh I'm pretty anti-AI, & I totally agree. Don't use AI to ask a potential PhD supervisor to work with you? What does that say about your writing & research skills??? 🏺
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Four more fabulous Dear Mr. Smallwood contributors, all inspired, moved, and affected by the letters they read: @hcoombs.bsky.social @curioushermit.bsky.social Andreae Callanan & Gemma Hickey!
One week out from our book launch!
Wed. 26 November at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College
free parking
One week out from our book launch!
Wed. 26 November at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College
free parking
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Four more fabulous Dear Mr. Smallwood contributors, all inspired, moved, and affected by the letters they read: @hcoombs.bsky.social @curioushermit.bsky.social Andreae Callanan & Gemma Hickey!
One week out from our book launch!
Wed. 26 November at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College
free parking
One week out from our book launch!
Wed. 26 November at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College
free parking
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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My department is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world. Please circulate!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - History of Art & Architecture | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
My department is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world. Please circulate!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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Capturing Queer Legacies: Workshop Series
Zine making with bailey macabre
Queer arts & culture professionals are invited to join visual artist bailey macabre (they/them) as they teach this interactive workshop on creating an 8 page zine out of a single piece of paper!
museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...
Zine making with bailey macabre
Queer arts & culture professionals are invited to join visual artist bailey macabre (they/them) as they teach this interactive workshop on creating an 8 page zine out of a single piece of paper!
museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Capturing Queer Legacies: Workshop Series
Zine making with bailey macabre
Queer arts & culture professionals are invited to join visual artist bailey macabre (they/them) as they teach this interactive workshop on creating an 8 page zine out of a single piece of paper!
museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...
Zine making with bailey macabre
Queer arts & culture professionals are invited to join visual artist bailey macabre (they/them) as they teach this interactive workshop on creating an 8 page zine out of a single piece of paper!
museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...
Ahhh, I figured out how to turn off 'smart reply' in my gmail accounts. Now every awkwardly worded email is truely mine again ✨️
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ahhh, I figured out how to turn off 'smart reply' in my gmail accounts. Now every awkwardly worded email is truely mine again ✨️
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Finally!
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Finally!
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
Writing a conservation & care recommendations report for a cemetery & I think we just pushed the known age of burials at the site back 2 decades?? Let me weave you a tale! 1/
November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Writing a conservation & care recommendations report for a cemetery & I think we just pushed the known age of burials at the site back 2 decades?? Let me weave you a tale! 1/
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Woot! It's release day for Dear Mr. Smallwood! As we head towards our launch next week, I'll share hints of the book. First up: titles/authors of 4 of our 25 reflection pieces!
Dear Mr. Smallwood Launch
Wed, Nov 26 at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College (210 Prince Philip Drive)
free parking.
Dear Mr. Smallwood Launch
Wed, Nov 26 at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College (210 Prince Philip Drive)
free parking.
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Woot! It's release day for Dear Mr. Smallwood! As we head towards our launch next week, I'll share hints of the book. First up: titles/authors of 4 of our 25 reflection pieces!
Dear Mr. Smallwood Launch
Wed, Nov 26 at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College (210 Prince Philip Drive)
free parking.
Dear Mr. Smallwood Launch
Wed, Nov 26 at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College (210 Prince Philip Drive)
free parking.
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holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Cruck frame barn, dated c 1550, from Llanerch Banna (Flint) and now at St Fagans National Museum of History.
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Cruck frame barn, dated c 1550, from Llanerch Banna (Flint) and now at St Fagans National Museum of History.
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
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Adding citations of people who might review the paper
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Adding citations of people who might review the paper
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We are hiring! Please share!
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
careers.mun.ca
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We are hiring! Please share!
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
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Ep. 1 of @hallierubenhold.bsky.social’s #IntimateHistories podcast really resonates. “History is the story of people, & people’s lives are meaningful & profoundly messy.” Social history, she says, is the counterweight to ‘great man’ history — I think family, local & house historians would all agree.
Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold - 1. Peopled History - BBC Sounds
Hallie Rubenhold challenges the ideas of what history is and the stories it can tell.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Ep. 1 of @hallierubenhold.bsky.social’s #IntimateHistories podcast really resonates. “History is the story of people, & people’s lives are meaningful & profoundly messy.” Social history, she says, is the counterweight to ‘great man’ history — I think family, local & house historians would all agree.
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Do you appreciate that we put a lot of effort into spreading the word about relevant #envhist, #envhum, and #cdnhist events?
Consider supporting our fundraising campaign so that we can continue to offer this service.
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Help NiCHE Write the Next Chapter of Environmental History: 2025 Campaign
The Network in Canadian History and Environment is a not-for-profit public history organization dedicated to the dissemination of environmental history research in Canada and building a network of res...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Do you appreciate that we put a lot of effort into spreading the word about relevant #envhist, #envhum, and #cdnhist events?
Consider supporting our fundraising campaign so that we can continue to offer this service.
fundrazr.com/niche2025?re...
Consider supporting our fundraising campaign so that we can continue to offer this service.
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Cursed shelves and ghoulish libraries... 👻
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Cursed shelves and ghoulish libraries... 👻
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Reposted by Dr. Robyn S. Lacy ⚰️
You have until Saturday to submit your abstract! See more: spma.org.uk/pmac26
#archaeology #conference #postmedieval
#archaeology #conference #postmedieval
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
You have until Saturday to submit your abstract! See more: spma.org.uk/pmac26
#archaeology #conference #postmedieval
#archaeology #conference #postmedieval