Sir John Ross, engraving, 1833. [My collection] He's looking very honest and friendly. #NavalHistory

War of 1812 Valentines by others, rated! River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation: 4/10, an attempt was made. Fort Malden National Historic Site: 9/10, nice aerial view, holiday spirit, funny message. Well no wonder Canada won this war. 😩

Jumping on Bluesky to share my War of 1812 valentines for the special occasion! ❤️⚔️ Maybe don't send the Brock one to your Canadian friends.

"Trying hard to do the bluesky thing," they wrote in their biography, lying.

I love my new job and apartment, but I don't love the tiny kitchen and I never make special recipes anymore. I found a pic of last year's Christmas pudding (my first attempt!) and I'm reminded that it's almost Stir-Up Sunday.

10 shows to get to know me: A Desert Between Us and Them (2013) PBS Nova Mr. Rogers’ factory visits (I still love these! www.misterrogers.org/articles/fac...) The Simpsons The Real Ghostbusters The Last Place on Earth (1985) Transformers Steven Universe Sharpe TV series Hornblower TV series

When I make super unwise sleep schedule decisions, one added bonus is seeing all of the British social media I follow. (When it's morning in Britain, I'm in trouble).

I'm aware of some of these tips and tricks, but not all of them, so I'm saving this for future reference. Bluesky definitely feels a lot like "classic twitter" in terms of how easy it is to curate and filter your feed. I really like the starter packs, I've followed a few military history ones.

A starter pack for Canadian military #history. It’s a small list but it can always grow bigger. And if you’d like to be added or removed, let me know. go.bsky.app/CF3nF4E

Welp, I followed the whole coastal history starter pack. (Not that I am making that or really any kind of content here on a consistent basis). Is there such a thing as a War of 1812 Starter Pack? 👀

It's up! We now have a #CoastalHistory starter pack. People can also use and search the hashtag. If you're working on coastal history and want to be included, let me know. go.bsky.app/Pfa95p7

Trying to get my redcoats to fortify the camp but they keep lounging insouciantly. :/

I've had "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" in my head for like a week straight. This is what happens when you live in the Great Lakes region for too long.

Because I just met 🎉Jo Paoletti🎉, I'll be reposting my thread on the idea that "boys used to dress in pink and girls in blue, but then that switched for important symbolic/historic reasons," which is completely untrue yet very popular on the internet. #FashionHistory

Hello, Central Casting? Yes, I'm the person who called earlier about a character actor. I need the sleaziest scumbag guy you have, I want everything about him to scream corruption and cronyism, like sex trafficker level evil— What do you mean Matt Gaetz has another job now??? He's not available??

This is a carronade (named after the Carron foundry in Falkirk) for use by merchant ships. Usually a heavier calibre than a gun, but much shorter range. Interestingly, carronades weren't counted when rating a Royal Navy ship (ships were rated by numbers of guns). #GunneryIsFunnery

A few pictures of the Great Lakes freighter museum ship Col. James M. Schoonmaker, which we visited on the 10th of November for "The Fitzgerald Experience"—which did NOT involve sinking with all hands, what museum ship organization can afford that?

"Trying hard to do the bluesky thing," they wrote in their biography, lying.

Question for all the people who read history books: Where/how did you find out about the last non-fiction history book you read? #booksky

Note to my new followers that I also have this account, where I sometimes post food-related old timey stuff

You know what also creeps? How early in the year we share this piece by editor Bill Black.

Happy Caturday! I'm packing for our traditional Trafalgar Weekend getaway. (Not that we will be anywhere near either Spain or England).

I miss her so much (The Internet Archive) :( Not only do I have dozens of books saved there as personal faves, it has been an invaluable scholarly resource for me writing papers. I really hope they're ok.

"Why kick the cat?" - @brewster.kahle.org, speaking to Daniel Wu of the Washington Post about the attacks against the Internet Archive ➡️ wapo.st/4f998w2

Marie Curie didn't necessarily aim to hire women in her lab, but she didn't have anything AGAINST women, and so ended up creating a network of more than 45 women trainees who changed (and are still changing) the course of science. By @clarakm.bsky.social with Dava Sobel on her new book 🧪

My magnum opus.

Hi I’m here! Have my mom’s cat with a heated blankie.

Scenes along “cottage lane”

Timeline cleanse: Cornish June edition.

🗃️ #C19th #Chartism Managed to track down Emma Miles in the records. She was a leading light of the City of London Female Chartist Association in the 1840s, and had a quite fascinating life www.chartistancestors.co.uk/emma-miles-1...

I've been wanting to make a blog post announcing the new book and discussing some of the problems with Regency Women's Dress for a loooong whiiiiiile ... (With bonus Bonnie pic.) mimicofmodes.com/2024/06/23/1... #FashionHistory

Summer Apparel That Will Delight the Critical Woman Baltimore Sun June 22 1919

Since today is National Indigenous Peoples Day (in Canada), here's a gdrive full of decolonial academia! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Every time I see the phrase “Indian Ocean World” I immediately resume my desire to convince people that we should make “the Great Lakes World” a thing

Really cool to see this getting discussed in public forums AND contextualized historically! "When doors slammed in their faces, as it did for Lutcavage, women like Hernández crowbarred open windows for themselves." www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a450519...

WHAT WOMEN WANT (real not clickbait!!): 1) An engagement by moonlight

Hanging with the squad this weekend

Today's the anniversary of the Nazis executing Marc Bloch. Or, someone who could sit with uncertainty, champion inquiry & trying to understand, and recognise plurality & perplexity. And, in that knowledge, made the choice not to remain passive. Bloch, Historian’s Craft (MUP, 1992), pp. 64, 119, 160.

Superb visit #MaryRoseMuseum - always pleased to see poor old Hatch the ship's dog & explore this amazing timecapsule of life at sea in 1545! #navalhistory 🐶 ⚓️

She!!!

BIG MOOD

Marine officer writing of return to Plymouth after months at sea (1800s): ‘who has not seen soft Plymouth, the gem of the west, & it’s swelling bosom at Mount Edgecumbe, & Cawsand Bay, & the Sound, & it’s deepening beauties down the harbour, & Mount Wise, & it’s merry shore?’

A lovely if brisk day (is it really June?) for a walk on the coastal path. #SussexCoast

Not me being an hour and half drive from Fort Malden and no valid passport. Can't invade Upper Canada these days without a passport. 🥲

Man. I've had this discussion with my wife before: "call outs" only work if you ALREADY have a huge platform (which is why so many of them are without substance, bullying someone OP dislikes). No one cares how hot the tea is, unless they need fuel for a pre-existing grudge.

"Attire's Mind" continuing to be the James Somerton of dress history: find small, passionate creators, then rip off their work (and coincidentally remove all citations/sources). www.tumblr.com/clove-pinks/...

🗃️ #C19 #Chartism On 4 June 1848, Chartist leader Ernest Jones tells a 15,000 strong crowd at Bonner’s Fields in East London, ‘Only organise and you will see the green flag [of Chartism] floating over Downing Street’. He spends the next two years in prison. www.chartistancestors.co.uk/ernest-jones...

When u gotta fight the British and Tecumseh's Confederacy at 6 but also get to the discotheque by 8.

Today is Decoration Day in Canada. It was first celebrated in 1890 to commemorate the Battle of Ridgeway in 1866. It became an annual event to honour Canadian veterans of various conflicts. Since 1931, it has been eclipsed by Remembrance Day as a day to honour veterans.

I've updated the timelines showing the career overlap of members of the Franklin Expedition. Now it is easier to see who might have met before they departed for the arctic! 🔗 tristanaefwrites.wordpress.com/fe-careers/ #FranklinExpedition #PolarExploration #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory