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Researcher and environmental historian
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Kate Teltscher
10 days ago
Great to see recent posts on 'Tree Cultures' issue of Plant Perspectives. Delighted that importance of Heather Craddock's essay is noted (and nice summary of my own!)
@hcraddock.bsky.social
@treeseeker.bsky.social
@planthums-uk.bsky.social
@whitehorsepress.bsky.social
herbariumworld.wordpress.com
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Herbarium World
Exploring herbaria and their importance
https://herbariumworld.wordpress.com/
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Max Long
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Very excited to announce this workshop on environmental approaches to modern British History taking place this September at
@lincoln.ox.ac.uk
. Please share!
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IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar
16 days ago
Next week Wednesday 11 February we are delighted to have
@pbhellawell.bsky.social
&
@libertypaterson.bsky.social
present their paper titled 'The Ship Bedford: Atlantic and Archival Crossings in the Long Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade'. Join us either in person at the IHR or online from 17:30
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https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/ship-bedford-atlantic-archival-crossings-long-eighteenth-century-slave-trade
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Christina Hourigan
16 days ago
Historical Geographers!! Do you have any news, cfps, conference sessions, papers, books or events you would like to alert others to in our next
#HGRG
spring newsletter? Get in touch with
@hcraddock.bsky.social
by 13 February and spread the word!
#historicalgeography
#RGS
#news
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The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories. Available here:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...
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#envhum
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Dr Tasha Kitcher
21 days ago
I’m running a survey to ask researchers what they want the UK Government Web Archive to offer in the future to enable wider use of the collection. If you’re a web archive user, or you would like to be, please take ten minutes to complete this survey:
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKGWA-Rese...
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Giorgia Tolfo
21 days ago
Following the December "Pollution in the Archive" symposium, my colleague
@hcraddock.bsky.social
and me have wrote a recap of the day with some post-event reflections that you can now read it on
@nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
blog.
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Join me for this talk tomorrow morning!
#envhist
#envhum
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#KEW
in
#JAMAICA
by
@hcraddock.bsky.social
- 2nd talk in
#Gardens-Trust
#online
seminar series
#Empires
,
#Plants
&
#Gardening
' Jan 27 10-11:30 GMT More info & booking:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/empires-pl...
@kewgardens.bsky.social
@UkNatArchives
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I'll be talking about the Hope Botanic Gardens in Jamaica on 27th Jan, using records from the colonial archives at Kew Gardens 🌴 Signup here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empires-pl...
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Empires, Plants & Gardening: Kew in Jamaica
The second talk in our series exploring the influence of political and economic power on garden-making
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empires-plants-gardening-kew-in-jamaica-tickets-1976390347733
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Giorgia Tolfo
2 months ago
For World Aids Day, 1 December, I’ve co-curated a new highlights gallery exploring
@nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
state records collection related to the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s. To access it:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
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HIV and AIDS
We hold an extensive range of material related to the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the 1980 and 1990s.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-topic/health-and-welfare/hiv-and-aids/
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I really enjoyed hosting this - do watch the recording below! 🦫
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Two weeks left until our symposium on pollution! Registration open until 30th Nov
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Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive is now open for registration! 🏭🌊 In person symposium at The National Archives on 4th December:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-re...
Afternoon of online talks on 5th December:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-re...
#envhum
#envhist
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Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive (in person)
Explore histories of pollution, contamination, and environmental damage in the archive at this one-day symposium at The National Archives.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-records-pollution-in-the-archive-in-person-tickets-1829406697679?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Looking forward to chairing this event in just over a week!
#envhist
#envhum
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4 months ago
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Very happy that my article on the ackee tree in Jamaica is out! Thanks to
@treeseeker.bsky.social
and
@planthums-uk.bsky.social
for editing this excellent special issue.
www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/article/v...
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Join me for a workshop on archival research in the Environmental Humanities at The National Archives! We're seeking early career participants - apply to attend to hear from speakers, view original documents, and help test our research guidance.
#envhum
#envhist
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Archival Research in the Environmental Humanities Workshop
Learn about archival research in the Environmental Humanities in a workshop at The National Archives.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-research-in-the-environmental-humanities-workshop-tickets-1693113882199?aff=oddtdtcreator
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1 week left to submit an abstract for our symposium on Pollution in the Archive!
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I'll be hosting an online event on encountering extinction in the archives with
@dollyjorgensen.bsky.social
as part of The National Archives' Research Routes series. Come along to hear about researching animal histories in the archive!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/extinction...
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Extinction and hope: Navigating animal encounters in the archive
What hope can be found in encounters with animals in archival documents?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/extinction-and-hope-navigating-animal-encounters-in-the-archive-tickets-1673229086239
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Dr Tasha Kitcher
6 months ago
Working at the National Archives is great, I mean, look at THIS! (Part of CO 1069/611, supplied today by
@hcraddock.bsky.social
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Dr Tasha Kitcher
6 months ago
Alongside the UKGWA team, I'm hosting two free half-day workshops this October to teach researchers more about the web archive, and shape our future researcher offering. If you are a web archive user, or are keen to learn more, you can register now:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...
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UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops
Explore the UK Government Web Archive, one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, in workshops.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-government-web-archive-researcher-workshops-tickets-1622094491289?aff=oddtdtcreator
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MancHSTM
6 months ago
Conference: Planetary Futures - Rethinking Extinction and Conservation in the Anthropocene. Manchester, 18-19 Sept 2025. Registration is free - please register your interest in attending by Friday 22 August.
blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/0...
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Planetary Futures: Rethinking Extinction and Conservation in the Anthropocene
Conference, 18-19 September 2025, at the University of Manchester. Call for Papers
https://blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/04/14/planetary-futures-rethinking-extinction-and-conservation-in-the-anthropocene/
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The Call for Papers for 'Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive', a symposium at The National Archives in London, 4 December 2025, is now open! Submission deadline: Friday 19 Sept See the CFP and details about bursaries for speakers here:
orlo.uk/Z8StS
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#envhist
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Spalding Gentlemen’s Society
7 months ago
Spalding Gentlemen's Society (SGS) - Britain's second-oldest museum - seeks Project Manager for ambitious redevelopment project through our current NLHF Development Phase grant and beyond. Closing date: 22 August 2025 View the tender brief here or the link in our bio:
www.sgsoc.org/work-with-us
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7 months ago
Coming this autumn!!
#PLANT
#PERSPECTIVES
2(2) special issue:
#Tree
#Cultures
&
#Arboreal
#Humanities
eds
@treeseeker.bsky.social
& Caroline Cornish
#research
articles, narrative
#non_fiction
,
#poetry
& reviews
whp-journals.co.uk/PP
@plantperspectives.bsky.social
@whitehorsepress.bsky.social
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Philippa Hellawell
12 months ago
PASSAGE is recruiting for two fixed-term posts to join me working on 18thC records of enslavement 1) Collections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery)
shorturl.at/aZwqn
2) Project Cataloguer (Transatlantic Slavery)
shorturl.at/6aSpz
If you have questions, please let me know & please circulate widely!
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Collections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery) at The National Archives
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