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Packed with Potential
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Uncover Anne Lister's life and historical context through open, collaborative and accessible research.

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To learn more about how the two shaped legal protections for each other in the 1800s, read @moliveiradev.bsky.social's piece on the wills: www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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🖋️📜 Some #LoveLetters are written in longing. Some are written in law.

We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Wishing you all a holiday season full of joy, warmth, and adventures! We look forward to seeing you in the new year! May it be kinder to everyone and full of new opportunities for learning and connection!

Or, as #AnneLister put it: "Merry Xmas and a happy new year!" from all of us to all of you! 💛
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December 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Though Dorothy Wordsworth & Anne Lister never mention each other, their journals often mention the same people.

🎥 Watch Abi Palmer's session from the #AnneListerSummit for more on how Dorothy’s journals help us see Anne Lister’s Halifax in new ways: youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Packed with Potential turns 6 today! 🥳

Thank you for being a part of this journey. And, if you'd like to contribute, please get in touch!
www.packedwithpotential.org/about/contact

#research #nonprofit #AnneLister #c19th #oneplace #queerhistory
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November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Dorothy Wordsworth was a diarist, travel writer, and the first woman to record climbing Scafell Pike in 1818.

Sound familiar? Watch the full talk to explore her connections with #AnneLister, whose paths, friends, and ambitions overlapped in unexpected ways youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Rachel Terry explores how 19th-century magazines became the gold standard for style (even if #AnneLister thought them, ""a very stupid thing indeed."")

Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit to see how print and media shaped the fashions of her time: youtu.be/ZmBGx5cBCYQ
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Did you know that some of #AnnWalker’s relatives are buried in Halifax Minster?

Check out our new article, learn more about them, and find out where their graves are located within the church!

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#c19th #genealogy #oneplace #localhistory #AnneLister
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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#AnneLister was always writing about her merinos...

Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt unpacks the layers (literally) of Lister’s wardrobe in this session from the #AnneListerSummit. Watch the full recording to learn more about those iconic 1830s silhouettes! youtu.be/XaG-wvM_Sz8
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🍂 The Autumn #AnneListerSummit may be over, but the conversations continue!

Missed a session or want to revisit ideas? Recordings & Resources are now available: www.annelisterresearchsummit.org/2025/recordi...
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Before #AnneLister chronicled her exploits, her father Jeremy wrote about some misadventures of his own. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Compare Halifax through the eyes of two remarkable diarists — Anne Lister and Dorothy Wordsworth. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Rachel Terry reveals how Halifax’s textile innovations shaped the fashion #AnneLister saw and wore. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Explore the layers behind the iconic 1830s silhouette with fashion historian Gemma Esvelt. Sleeves, skirts, and all! www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Before #AnneLister penned *her* journals, her father documented a few misadventures of his own...

Meet Ensign Jeremy Lister: soldier, survivor, and subject of this dive into #America250

🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 1:20pm ET/6:20pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Two women. Two journals. One Halifax.

Abi Palmer explores what Dorothy Wordsworth’s newly published Halifax diaries reveal about Anne Lister’s hometown — and how both women shaped our view of it.

🗓️ Sat, Oct 18 | 12:10pm ET/5:10pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
September 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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How did the mill wheels of Halifax spin fashion forward? Rachel Terry explores how 1830s tech from weaving to fashion plates helped shape style in #AnneLister’s world.

🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 10:40am ET/3:40pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
September 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Discover what it took to get dressed in #AnneLister’s time, layers, silhouettes, and all, in this show & tell session with fashion historian Gemma Esvelt.

🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 9:30am ET / 2:30pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
September 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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#AnneLister died #OTD in 1840 during her trip in Georgia with #AnnWalker. She was 49 years old.

Revisit the start of this adventure and learn more about the events that prompted their departure in 1839 here:
www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...

#travel #c19th #GentlemanJack
Image description: the yellow Lister chaise and a separate carriage seen in the barn at Shibden Hall. Photo by Tim Green. Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0 - Attribution 2.0 Generic Deed) via Wikimedia Commons. The text on the graphic reads: Article - Anne's Rush to Leave in 1839 by Marlene Oliveira and Lívia Labate
September 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Are you studying #AnneLister or looking for new perspectives?

Check out our #research references page and find more books, journal articles, thesis, and other academic resources!

www.packedwithpotential.org/resources/an...

#academia #oneplace #c19th #victorian
September 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Looking for your next #AnneLister read? Well, then check out our #Book Concierge and check out the list of all books ever written about Anne. 🎉
www.packedwithpotential.org/resources/bo...
#books #research #oneplace #c19th
September 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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In 1830, #AnneLister toured France with Lady Stuart de Rothesay & her daughters.

You can now explore this trip in Julie Gonnet's (@annelisterinparis.bsky.social) new map!
www.packedwithpotential.org/travel-maps#...

#travel #c19th #heritage
September 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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If you're interested in #AnneLister's and #AnnWalker's coats of arms or just into #heraldry, check out this updated article by Lynn Shouls!

#research #c19thc #oneplace

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August 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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195 years ago, #AnneLister climbed Mt Perdu just to “try the effect of the air at so great an elevation”. This would be her highest #summit, surpassing even her ascent of Vignemale!

Discover or revisit this adventure here:
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#oneplace #c19th #research #heritage #localhistory
August 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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We're also into the #performingarts and #AnneLister, so here's a play written by Helena Whitbread and adapted by Angela Clare: bookwhen.com/nopriestbutl...

This event is organized by Holdsworth House and includes a meal, so you're in for a treat for all senses!
August 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM