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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 1d

🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions.

📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition

Picture of the reading room with yellow text over the top, reading Lambeth Palace Library Career Open Day, for ages 16-18 plus undergrads and career changers, 30th October opening times 10am-4pm, 15 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7JT

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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 9d

Happy National Sporting Heritage Day - we hold the National Cycling Archive - a treasure trove of resources on the history of cycling, including the pioneering women cyclists of the late nineteenth century explore more here: warwick.ac.uk/services/lib... #NSHD #cycling #sport 🚴‍♀️

Black and white photograph of a woman wearing a black Edwardian outfit (possibly bloomers) balancing on a bicycle with the caption "Miss Harwood - second in six days' race at Royal Aquarium" Photo by H R Gibbs.

Black and white photograph of a woman standing next to a bicycle, holding it by the handlebars, wearing a dark blouse and bloomers and a pale cummerbund and sash with ribbons at her elbows and kneesand a posy of. flowers at her collar. The photograph is captioned "Miss Gambley - Lady Rider at Olympia"

A double portrait black and white photograpgh. On the left is a woman seated on her bicycle wearing a dark blouse and breeches with black stockings and a brooch at her neck. The photograph is captioned Mdlle Lisette, French Lady Champion. On the right is a woman also seated on her bicycle wearing a pale jacket and matching breeches or bloomers with a white short underneath. She also has black stockings and wears a small straw boater on her head. This photograph is captioned "Miss Grace, English Lady Champion". Both photographs are captioned "Professional Lady Cyclists"

Black and white photograph of a woman seated on her bicycle wearing a dark bouse or jacket with white sleeves and a white sailor collar. She is also wearing a medal in the shape of a cross. the photograph is captioned "Miss Frankie Nelson Professional Lady Champion of America"

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 13d

Read our new blog post on Salvation Army District Midwives in east London (and beyond). #histnursing

www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int...

Call the (Salvation Army) Midwife

In 1894, Salvation Army midwives began providing maternity services to mothers in their own homes in the East End of London

www.salvationarmy.org.uk

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Religious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social · 15d

There is just a week left to book your place for this year’s Religious Archives Group conference on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief

The one-day in-person conference will take place on 2 October at The London Archives

To book, please visit: ticketlab.app/event/31944-...

Religious Archives Group Conference 2025

. Booking is now open for this year’s Religious Archives Group conference on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief.We will hear about three recent digitisation projects:Th...

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 24d

And also the hall at Harlow New Town, William Charles, Salvation Army Architects Department, 1962

Elevations of the 1960s Salvation Army hall at Harlow, in colour.

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 24d

Wycliffe Noble, as well as an architect, was also the drummer with the Salvation Army pop group The Joy Strings. Shown here in Hendon hall in 1973 (The hall was demolished in 2017).

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 24d

We've had a huge accession of Salvation Army architectural plans covering the whole of the UK. Here are some lovely plans from the new hall at Hendon, designed in 1957 by C Wycliffe Noble

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The Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social · 24d

Our friends at the British Library have asked us to share details of this year's Panizzi Lectures: events.bl.uk/events/books...

Books in their Elements: Print Culture in the Age of Climate Change | British Library

The Panizzi Lectures are a series of annual lectures based on original research by an eminent scholar of the book. The lecture series is named after Anthon

events.bl.uk

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Dr Claire Cunnington @drcisme.bsky.social · 28d

I'm writing a book about an 1885 scandal where young girls were exploited and sold to rich men. If you want to hear about my research, as well as @carolinederry.bsky.social work on the case, join us at the Women's Library in October.

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-london...

The London scandal: sexuality, exploitation and law reform in 1885

Join LSE Library for a workshop on the causes and consequences of the Criminal Justice Act 1885.

www.eventbrite.com

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Religious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social · 29d

We now have the programme finalised for our conference in October

Join us @thelondonarchives.bsky.social ‬to hear about #archives and #digitisation from
@thefreethinkermag.bsky.social
@uoyborthwick.bsky.social
@wellcomecollection.bsky.social
National Institute for Newman Studies

t.co/Eu14sJM99C

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British Records Association @britrecs.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us at our annual conference 'Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk'.
Tuesday, November 4 10am – 4:30pm GMT at The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6EL.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguardi...

Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk

Join the BRA as we examine past, present and future risk to UK archives and discuss preservation strategies for the 21st century

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · Sep 3

Looking forward to #HeritageOpenDays later this month!

Join us at the Miners' Hall, Barnsley, on 16-17 September - a fantastic opportunity to see inside the NUM & Yorkshire Miners' Association's historic home & find out more about the union archives

www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-e...

Illustration showing the South Yorkshire Miners' Association offices, Barnsley, in c.1874-1881.

Photograph of the Miners' Hall, Barnsley, including trade union banners on display around the edges of the hall.

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Teresa Doherty @dohertyta.bsky.social · Sep 4

Spending today and tomorrow @womenshistnet.bsky.social annual conference

Fantastic welcoming keynote from the Women's Archive Wales @amc-waw.bsky.social - only 10 minutes in & they've ticked my first line of WHN Bingo with the first #HistNursing reference!

👋 to anyone else online #WHN25

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The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · Aug 29

The National HIV Story Trust has an exciting opportunity for someone to join the HIVstory project based at #TheLondonArchives on a paid archives placement.

Full details on the role and how to apply are below 👇

#NHST #HIVstory #Archives

www.nhst.org.uk/archive-plac...

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Religious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social · Jul 22

Our annual conference this year is on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief. It's at The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social on 2 October, booking details below:

#RAG2025

ticketlab.app/event/31944-...

Religious Archives Group Conference 2025

. Booking is now open for this year’s Religious Archives Group conference on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief.We will hear about three recent digitisation projects:Th...

ticketlab.app

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Dr Claire Cunnington @drcisme.bsky.social · Jul 11

The workshop was wonderful today. Must've been good because of all the people who stayed until the end despite the heat! Speakers were all amazing. We have plans afoot. Super grateful to have met @carolinederry.bsky.social who is as obsessed with 1885 as I am!

Dr Claire Cunnington @drcisme.bsky.social · May 27

'1885 and its long shadow: Sexual offences in historical context.' 1885 was a year of scandals, outrage & legal change. This workshop explores the events of 1885, their consequences & contemporary effects. <--- Sign up below for free! @carolinederry.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1885-and-i...

1885 and its long shadow: Sexual offences in historical context

This event will explore the1885 Criminal Law Amendment Act and its long shadow, and will put sexual offences in wider historical context

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · Jul 10

We are delighted to say that #SHSConf2025 was an immense success!

Please read more about it here - and stay tuned for more information and announcements from the conference!✨

socialhistory.org.uk/2025/07/10/s...

Social History Society Conference 2025 Roundup

We are delighted to say that our 2025 SHS Conference was an immense success! This was the first time we have ever hosted a conference in a heritage site: namely, the Black Country Living Museum in …

socialhistory.org.uk

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 Just announced! The programme & booking is now live for our Annual Conference 2025.

🗓️ Join us online & free on 4–5 Sept for Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums & Personal Collections.

🔗 womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...
#WHN2025 #WomensHistory #Archives #Heritage

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · Jul 5

We can't wait to welcome all our attendees at #SHSConf2025 (this is our official hashtag for the event, please feel free to use it when posting!)

⏰Registration starts from 12pm on Monday 7 July
🕐AGM is at 4.15pm on Tuesday 8 July
⏲️Conference ends 5pm Wednesday 9 July

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Sarah Roddy @seroddy.bsky.social · Jun 16

Have just received hard copies of my book from Cambridge UP. It's about the ordinary people who funded the Irish Catholic church between the end of the Famine and independence. It takes in social, economic, religious, emotions history and much else besides...

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Bexhill Museum @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social · Jun 17

This Salvation Army drum is on display in our Sargent Gallery, on top of a display case.
#Bexhill #SallyArmy

This is the side of the drum when it is flat. It says “Bexhill Citadel Band. Blood and Fire. The Salvation Army. No. 1413.”

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · Jun 23

These Life Assurance companies were similar to, but different from The Salvation Army Assurance Society, whose records we hold.
archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archi...

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · Jun 23

Two great new books coming out later this year:

#2 @jameskneale.bsky.social on 'Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918.' We're really looking forward to this book on Temperance Life Assurance companies.
#temperance
www.waterstones.com/book/tempera...

Temperance Lives by Dr James Kneale | Waterstones

Buy Temperance Lives by Dr James Kneale from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · Jun 23

Two great new books coming out later this year:

#1 @joeharleyhistory.bsky.social & Vicky Holmes' Objects of Poverty has an essay on Salvation Army social work tokens by Flore Janssen and Vicky's essay includes Salvation Army reuse of egg boxes in homeless shelters
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/objects-o...

Objects of Poverty

Objects of Poverty is the first volume dedicated to analysing the material culture of poverty in British history from 1700 to the present. The book examines the…

www.bloomsbury.com

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · Jun 23

JOIN US on an #AccidentalJourney!

We're going to #Llanelli, for the Railway Work, Life & Death project #Wales data launch, courtesy of Transport for Wales!

On our journey, we'll live-post some of the historic railway worker accidents in the project database.

#Railway200

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Colourised early 20th-century postcard, showing a steam engine leaving Llanelli station.

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