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Dr Hazel Perry
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PhD thesis on the history of Peterborough Trades Union Council. Interests include archaeology, genealogy, and the 84 Sanitary Section (First World War). Peterborough UK. #skystorian ❤️
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Really pleased to be contributing a chapter to this book. It will be published later in the year. 😁
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We’re very excited about this at @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social HQ! This is OPEN TO ALL, regardless of your background, so no imposter syndrome, and please SHARE THE NEWS. If you have a story to tell, get in touch! You can interpret the theme any way you choose!
December 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I've hit a brick wall in tracing my family history. I've traced my paternal line back to 1712 when John Perry married Mary Booker in Sneinton, Nottingham. I can't find anything out about John prior to that and am therefore stuck. Anybody got any ideas? Thanks! #FamilyHistory #Ancestry
December 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Two years ago, I pitched an idea for a postdoctoral fellowship project based on trade unions and countering the far right in the 1930s. I didn't make it through the initial stages, but I now feel it's more relevant than ever. Still up for it if anyone wants to fund it! #academia
August 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I love this photo of my Gran, probably dating from the mid 1930s. I've only just noticed the jagged edge making it look like it's been ripped in half. Now I'm intrigued to know who else was in the photo! #FamilyHistorian #FanilyArchivist
July 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Hey BlueSky, any recommendations for must-see museums / galleries in #Milan? Thanks!
June 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Happy Pride Month!

We continue to support Pride and our LGBT+ colleagues as our workplaces are not yet safe, fair and supportive.

We will have a stall at Peterborough Pride in July - see you there? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
June 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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If you missed the second leg of my journey into Ancient Greece on @channel4.bsky.social last night - you can catch it on demand here!
www.channel4.com/programmes/a...
Ancient Greece by Train with Alice Roberts
Alice travels across Greece and thousands of years tracing the story of the Ancient Greeks
www.channel4.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Enjoying watching @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Greece by Train. Thessaloniki is one of my favourite cities in Greece and Athens is also fantastic. The Acropolis Museum would be the perfect place to display the 'Elgin Marbles'. It would be great to see them return home.
March 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Spotted on campus this morning. Thanks to the person who posted this.
March 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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A retired GP has developed a theory as to where a mass grave containing the bodies of hundreds killed in a 1643 Civil War battle could be located.
Research suggests Wiltshire Civil War grave from 1600s
Hundreds of dead from the Battle of Roundway Down, Wiltshire, could lie in the mass grave.
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March 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
At least #spring is here! Take a look at my tiny but beautiful Asturian dafodils! 🌼
March 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Really pleased to be contributing a chapter to this book. It will be published later in the year. 😁
February 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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I HAVE MANY THOUGHTS on this lot... my main thought being that Maggie Hughes is the one TV should really be interested in.

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A Thousand Blows: How a historic women-only gang menaced London for decades
The all-female Forty Elephants lived by their own shoplifting and pickpocketing code – now a new series from the creator of Peaky Blinders tells the true story of the gang.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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📢 Calling all historians and researchers! The Women's History Network is now accepting abstracts for its 33rd Annual Conference, themed "Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums, and Personal Collections."

More info: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...

#WomensHistory #GLAM
WHN Annual Conference 2025, Call for Papers
First Call for Papers Women’s History Network 33rd Annual Conference  Online via Zoom    Thursday 4 & Friday 5 September 2025 Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Pe…
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January 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Next year is the centenary of the 1926 General Strike. I've dusted down my MA research, added a bit more and I'm taking it out on the road! Feel free to book me to speak, like Peterborough Local History Society have done! #TradeUnionHistory
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February Meeting - Peterborough Local History Society
Peterborough and the 1926 General Strike Our next meeting will take place this coming Thursday (13th February) at 7.30 pm, at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Ledbury Road, Netherton, Peterborough ...
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February 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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A second Roman watering hole at Cemex’s West Deeping Quarry was even larger, with a diameter of over 10m. This one contained carved wooden timbers, with the largest 3m long, that could have formed part of a cart or structure. A 100kg of artefacts were discovered from the rest of the feature!
January 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Excavations at Cemex Quarry, West Deeping revealed some incredible archaeology with the most recent work finishing in 2024. In one layer of this 5m wide Roman watering hole was a pewter plate, ceramic bowl and the remains of a well-preserved leather shoe.
January 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Well this is rather exciting, opening on Tuesday at Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. Spent this afternoon putting a montage of recent photos together for it. 🙂
January 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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🗃️ #C19th #Genealogy #LocalHistory
A reminder that if you need an excel calculator that works with pounds, shillings and pence, I have one you can download and use freely. Please share…
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Need a calculator that works with pounds, shillings and pence?
If you struggle to add, multiply and divide sums of money written in pre-decimal currency, then you are not alone – and you may wish to download the Excel calculator I’ve created for just tha…
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December 30, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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Belchite, Aragón, damaged during the 1937 Republican and then destroyed by Francoist counteroffensive aided by the Condor Legion followed by 87 years of abandonment. The ruined church of San Martín de Tours standing there. Today's Francoist graffiti. Olive orchard in a landscape of war.
December 18, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Felt the need to do some studying again. So decided to go for a Level 3 accreditation in Archaeology to go with the practical experience that I have gained over the past few years. 🙂
November 19, 2024 at 8:22 PM
The Bath Inn, Nottingham, today. An inquest into the death of my 3x GGF took place in this pub, in 1897. He lived at 7 Bath Street with his daughter, Clara and died shortly after he had a fall in the house. He was in his 80s. #PubHistory #FamilyHistory
November 17, 2024 at 11:46 AM
#Caturday morning is for lounging around in oversized boxes / cat caves. 🐾
November 16, 2024 at 11:04 AM