"We are not sure what happens next..." Another update to @liznangel3.bsky.social's appeal for us. Please read and help, if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/a-voyage-i...

The Azores-based researchers and educators, Sea-Water Amplification (SWA), have been (re)publishing some of my old writing on the sea and seafaring. Let them know what you think — and maybe support them too, if you're inclined. seawateramplification.substack.com

“We are in a lot of trouble. Our difficulties are multiplying and becoming more complex and challenging. Whatever short- or medium-term plans we have are having to be revised or discarded daily…” Can you help us, even just with an RT?

To ease loneliness, Fingal considers piloting “chatty” benches for making connections www.dublininquirer.com/to-ease-lone...

Even the ugliest views are beautiful in Rome: from the first floor window of my son’s apartment.

We should all know the name Ann Burgess. Much of the techniques and methodology of modern day criminology stemmed from her: FBI Mind hunter profiling, how to interview victims, co-founding r*pe crisis centers & much more. Today, she is working on a study about missing & murdered indigenous women.

New podcast episode! I joined the Irish History Students Podcast the Borris Lacemakers to discuss Borris Lace as living heritage Part of my PhD exploring craft & the meanings of place @tudublin.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3nwR...

I'm a big fan of these brown signs in France - not just historic places but also local produce, customs & intangible heritage. I'd love to see them in the UK - I reckon @vchlondon.bsky.social, with our networks of local knowledge across England, could do a great job! #history #heritage #local #place

A series of heritage roadshows are to be held across Stoke-on-Trent, in a bid to find out what people value most about the city's history. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This #TechniqueTuesday, we are taking a look at #IrishCrochet. Developed in the 1800's, this #crochet technique uses motifs joined with mesh and can have so many applications. In the #CKCCommunityCollection, we have this stunning use for a #Collar. Learn more in our link in bio!

All you need to know about the origins of Irish tourism. Mariia Perelygina, Barry Rogers & @samanthamorris.bsky.social @tudublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie look at the major events, colourful characters and curious facts which shaped the early years of Irish tourism www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The undercover vagrant who exposed workhouse life ✍️🏻 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #History

New discovery! During excavations in the Via Alessandrina, #Rome, archaeologists have found a large male marble head beneath the Forum of Trajan. www.ansa.it/lazio/notizi... 🏺 #archaeology

Check out this load of old bobbins! The crew of the Mary Rose used them to store their sewing kits (thread around the spindle, needles and pins in a hollow space at the end), which they would use to repair their clothes, as well as the ship's sails, if they got damaged.

Speedwell [Veronica chamaedrys] with a grapevine snail in a blue shell, Book of Flower Studies c. 1510–1515 Master of Claude de France (Met Museum)

The most powerful interview Stella has done yet. It’ll be 14 weeks tomorrow since our little Caitlin Rose passed away and almost every day since, her mummy has pushed and fought for new laws to make school buses safer for all children ❤️ Listen here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

A 1908 map (published by l'Istituto Geografico Militare) of the volcano, Vesuvius, as it rises above the Bay of Naples, Italy. It describes, among other details, the historic tracks of lava flow.

I'm just back from a fantastic day exploring Lough Key in County Roscommon. Truly beautiful scenery and fascinating heritage. Looking forward to downloading all the pics tomorrow!

The Oral History Network of Ireland are now here on Bluesky. Make sure to give them a follow bsky.app/profile/oral... #OralHistory #speirgorm #Ireland #IrishResearch

Experimenting with making folk horror Fuzzy Felt, combining shapes from vintage sets with cutting my own. Only a work in progress & a tentative first attempt but I’m enjoying working out the process & possibilities

I wrote about discovering my grandmother’s hair in Harvard’s Peabody Museum in The Trouble of Color. It still haunts me. I salute Tamara Lanier who persisted in her quest to win control of her ancestor’s images from the same museum — and prevailed! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/h...

Via Blindboy over on insta.

The first census carried out by the State will be available online next year, Minister for Arts, Culture and Communications Patrick O'Donovan is expected to tell the Cabinet.

“Archives are not confined to buildings. They are places, streets, hillsides as much as card indexes.” Edmund de Waal, the writer and potter, gathers what’s scattered across time and terrain, new today in TYR. yalereview.org/article/edmu...

Recent Arts Council England data showed that 91% of charity Trustees are aged 34+. Millions of young people don’t have a voice in the arts, culture & museums sector - and we want to change this. Apply for our new, free training and networking programme here ➡️

Campop blog #48: Are Mrs and Miss, for married/unmarried women, relics of a patriarchal system? Amy Erickson explains that Mrs used to denote a woman of status irrespective of marital status. Read the blog for the history of Miss! @camunicampop.bsky.social www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2025/05...

This is a fantastic story, but it is annoying how news stories such as this are always portrayed as "this item was found in this dusty archive/library/attic" as opposed to "this item was known about and looked at again with a new perspective and expertise".

Job of the week, folks Please share :)

VLADIMIR: Well? Shall we log off? ESTRAGON: Yes, let's log off. They do not log off.

Today is the 111th birthday of Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre

Very sad news - she curated EVA International in Limerick in 2016 and it was such a powerful exhibition. May she rest in peace.

The Ethiopian bookbinder connecting a city’s people with its forgotten past www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

Did you know that covers, like the one pictured here, were made to keep insects out of milk or other liquids? Placed overtop of a jug or pitcher, these were primarily used before refrigeration. The beads alongside the outside helped keep the the cover in place.

My papa would’ve ate at the met😌 #metgala #blackdandyism

It’s Star Wars Day, you say? Then it’s time once more for one of my favourite things ever. Written by @quantick.bsky.social

Actual proof that Lego has existed, and people have been standing on it, since the 1680s. 📷 = Met Museum (Object No 2002.468)

Victorian Merman Objects like this were displayed by showmen like P. T Barnum to audiences who believed they were real. This one is from the Horniman Museum. An x-ray revealed a wooden & wire frame, with fish skin stretched over its tail. It has rows of teeth carved from bone. The hair is human.

📣Call for Papers📣 ‘Revisiting Oral Narrative: Anthropology, Folklore and History’. The Ninth ‘Folklore and Anthropology in Conversation’ joint seminar of The Royal Anthropological Institute & The Folklore Society, Thurs 23 Oct 2025. Proposal deadline 30 Jun 2025. folklore-society.com/blog-post/ca...

Puzzled and confounded archaeologists discovered at dig near Cardiff. Or, research (including in Humanities and Social Sciences) works to investigate things we don't fully understand (and may never fully understand). Uncertainly is hard-wired into the research process, not an exception to it.

17th century dinner parties involved bringing your own utensils. A time to shine. Canteen set consisting of a beaker, knife, fork and spoon London, c.1690. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

Sad news for this community

Messages from the past: Salisbury Cathedral launches graffiti tours www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

It has been pouring rain here for sopping hours, so here's "Angel playing the lute" by Rosso Fiorentino, 1521. (The Uffizi)

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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

Employer financial support for two new craft apprenticeships via @heritage-crafts.bsky.social: www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/apprenticesh...

Palm Sunday, by Victorine Meurant. She posed for Edouard Manet in Olympia and Déjeuner sur l'Herbe, among other paintings. Like many models, she was an artist herself. Read Victorine, by Drama Drudge to find out more about this artist! #PalmSunday