It is thought that in 2026 15% of people faced with a funeral struggled to pay for it. A rise of 6% from 2020. Image courtesy of Dave Collier. #Poverty #LeedsHeritage #SocialHistory #WorkingClassHistory
November 2, 2026 at 11:03 AM
It is thought that in 2026 15% of people faced with a funeral struggled to pay for it. A rise of 6% from 2020. Image courtesy of Dave Collier. #Poverty #LeedsHeritage #SocialHistory #WorkingClassHistory
Just arrived! #FirstEdition (1877) of #SaintJohn #author, #GeorgeStewart 's #book about the #GreatFire. Sadly, most of the #FoldoutMap in the back is missing. $60. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #NewBrunswick #scarce #AsIs
November 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Just arrived! #FirstEdition (1877) of #SaintJohn #author, #GeorgeStewart 's #book about the #GreatFire. Sadly, most of the #FoldoutMap in the back is missing. $60. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #NewBrunswick #scarce #AsIs
#PrimarySources #DigitalArchives #SocialHistory #HistoricalResearch #AcademicLibraries #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DigitalHumanities #Archivists #ResearchResources
Discover more - bit.ly/3UuWDX2
Discover more - bit.ly/3UuWDX2
November 3, 2026 at 11:39 AM
𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘆
Piergabriele Mancuso (ed)
More Info: bit.ly/4ePf3sz
#deMedici #Florence #SocialHistory #History #Judaism
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘆
Piergabriele Mancuso (ed)
More Info: bit.ly/4ePf3sz
#deMedici #Florence #SocialHistory #History #Judaism
November 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘆
Piergabriele Mancuso (ed)
More Info: bit.ly/4ePf3sz
#deMedici #Florence #SocialHistory #History #Judaism
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘆
Piergabriele Mancuso (ed)
More Info: bit.ly/4ePf3sz
#deMedici #Florence #SocialHistory #History #Judaism
These two brains in one room! That cannot lead but to fascinating insights!
Do join us in Mile End for social history at its very best!
19 November, 6PM @qmulsse.bsky.social
#SkyStorians #SocialHistory
Do join us in Mile End for social history at its very best!
19 November, 6PM @qmulsse.bsky.social
#SkyStorians #SocialHistory
Goes beyond cobbles, chimneys and factories...
‘Photographing the Calder Valley: or social history at the “mouth of hell”’.
Matthew Hilton with Aditya Chakrabortty
19 November
All welcome
PhotographingCalderValley.eventbrite.co.uk
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social
@qmul.bsky.social
@qmcbs.bsky.social
‘Photographing the Calder Valley: or social history at the “mouth of hell”’.
Matthew Hilton with Aditya Chakrabortty
19 November
All welcome
PhotographingCalderValley.eventbrite.co.uk
@bbkhistorical.bsky.social
@qmul.bsky.social
@qmcbs.bsky.social
October 30, 2026 at 11:20 AM
These two brains in one room! That cannot lead but to fascinating insights!
Do join us in Mile End for social history at its very best!
19 November, 6PM @qmulsse.bsky.social
#SkyStorians #SocialHistory
Do join us in Mile End for social history at its very best!
19 November, 6PM @qmulsse.bsky.social
#SkyStorians #SocialHistory
Happy to be promoting the story of Vale Rawlings at TUC Midlands Equalities Conference & how forgotten stories like his can promote unity & inspire solutions to challenges today. #LabourHistory #Equality #SocialHistory @stuart-richards.bsky.social
October 31, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Happy to be promoting the story of Vale Rawlings at TUC Midlands Equalities Conference & how forgotten stories like his can promote unity & inspire solutions to challenges today. #LabourHistory #Equality #SocialHistory @stuart-richards.bsky.social
Marriage and Family in the Byzantine Empire www.medievalists.net/2026/10/marr... #Byzantium #SocialHistory
Marriage and Family in the Byzantine Empire - Medievalists.net
Marriage and family were central to Byzantine society, shaping property, inheritance, gender roles, social status, and networks of kinship.
www.medievalists.net
October 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Marriage and Family in the Byzantine Empire www.medievalists.net/2026/10/marr... #Byzantium #SocialHistory
This #scarce 1989 #book talks about the #history of the #French #culture in #NewBrunswick. $25. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #politics #language #bilingualism
October 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
This #scarce 1989 #book talks about the #history of the #French #culture in #NewBrunswick. $25. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #politics #language #bilingualism
𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵-𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀)
𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲
Dries Vanysacker, Brian Bolt, Chad Carlson, Matt Hoven, Ivo Jirásek (eds)
More Info: bit.ly/4AazGaV
#Religion #ReligiousHistory #Christianity #Sports #SocialHistory
𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲
Dries Vanysacker, Brian Bolt, Chad Carlson, Matt Hoven, Ivo Jirásek (eds)
More Info: bit.ly/4AazGaV
#Religion #ReligiousHistory #Christianity #Sports #SocialHistory
November 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵-𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀)
𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲
Dries Vanysacker, Brian Bolt, Chad Carlson, Matt Hoven, Ivo Jirásek (eds)
More Info: bit.ly/4AazGaV
#Religion #ReligiousHistory #Christianity #Sports #SocialHistory
𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲
Dries Vanysacker, Brian Bolt, Chad Carlson, Matt Hoven, Ivo Jirásek (eds)
More Info: bit.ly/4AazGaV
#Religion #ReligiousHistory #Christianity #Sports #SocialHistory
Set in the aftermath of the First World War, Broth Again For Dinner introduces us to a young girl, Florence, from Whitland, Carmarthenshire, whose resilience and humour carried her through a life of hardship and one where comfort was scarce.
#socialhistory
www.amazon.co.uk/Broth-Again-...
#socialhistory
www.amazon.co.uk/Broth-Again-...
November 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Set in the aftermath of the First World War, Broth Again For Dinner introduces us to a young girl, Florence, from Whitland, Carmarthenshire, whose resilience and humour carried her through a life of hardship and one where comfort was scarce.
#socialhistory
www.amazon.co.uk/Broth-Again-...
#socialhistory
www.amazon.co.uk/Broth-Again-...
How can historic newspapers bring a 19th-century expedition to life? This fascinating blog explores the journey of Imandt and Maxwell through contemporary newspaper reporting.
Read more here: bit.ly/3W7LjAQ
#SocialHistory #HistoricalResearch #HistoricalNewspapers
Read more here: bit.ly/3W7LjAQ
#SocialHistory #HistoricalResearch #HistoricalNewspapers
October 29, 2026 at 11:44 AM
How can historic newspapers bring a 19th-century expedition to life? This fascinating blog explores the journey of Imandt and Maxwell through contemporary newspaper reporting.
Read more here: bit.ly/3W7LjAQ
#SocialHistory #HistoricalResearch #HistoricalNewspapers
Read more here: bit.ly/3W7LjAQ
#SocialHistory #HistoricalResearch #HistoricalNewspapers
This 2023 #book discusses the shocking #murder of a 6-year-old #SaintJohn girl in 1993. The man serving life in prison for the crime was recently denied day parole. $20. #Booksky #truecrime #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory
October 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
This 2023 #book discusses the shocking #murder of a 6-year-old #SaintJohn girl in 1993. The man serving life in prison for the crime was recently denied day parole. $20. #Booksky #truecrime #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory
"Identidades y oficios de las #minorías en la #EspañaMedieval y moderna (siglos xv-xvii)", 9 y 10 de noviembre, híbrido #JewishHistory #conversos #Moriscos #SocialHistory #MedievalSky #EarlyModern
November 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
"Identidades y oficios de las #minorías en la #EspañaMedieval y moderna (siglos xv-xvii)", 9 y 10 de noviembre, híbrido #JewishHistory #conversos #Moriscos #SocialHistory #MedievalSky #EarlyModern
Discover the untold social history of Indian cricket—caste, racism, & sports—through Ramachandra Guha’s "A Corner of a Foreign Field."
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
October 25, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Discover the untold social history of Indian cricket—caste, racism, & sports—through Ramachandra Guha’s "A Corner of a Foreign Field."
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Discover the untold social history of Indian cricket—caste, racism, & sports—through Ramachandra Guha’s "A Corner of a Foreign Field."
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Book Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field - Ramachandra Guha
A Corner Of A Foreign Field Ramachandra Guha, Indian Cricket, Colonial India, Sport and Society, Mumbai Cricket, Indian History, Cricket Book, Politic
yayaver.blogspot.com
October 25, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Discover the untold social history of Indian cricket—caste, racism, & sports—through Ramachandra Guha’s "A Corner of a Foreign Field."
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Discover the untold social history of Indian cricket—caste, racism, & sports—through Ramachandra Guha’s "A Corner of a Foreign Field."
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Book Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field - Ramachandra Guha
A Corner Of A Foreign Field Ramachandra Guha, Indian Cricket, Colonial India, Sport and Society, Mumbai Cricket, Indian History, Cricket Book, Politic
yayaver.blogspot.com
October 25, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Discover the untold social history of Indian cricket—caste, racism, & sports—through Ramachandra Guha’s "A Corner of a Foreign Field."
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Full review here: yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/10/book...
#BookReview #SocialHistory #RamachandraGuha #ColonialLegacy #Cricket #History #BookSky #India #Colonization
Swiss project spotlights volunteers who broke rules to help others #socialhistory #Switzerland #volunteering
Swiss project spotlights volunteers who broke rules to help others
Some volunteers have defied laws and official decisions to help people in need, according to a project by the University of Fribourg and the Gosteli Archive, a Swiss archive. The project, reported by SRF, examines how voluntary work can challenge social norms and drive change. Called umtun, the p…
www.dailyalpine.com
October 25, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Swiss project spotlights volunteers who broke rules to help others #socialhistory #Switzerland #volunteering
Starting the afternoon session of our workshop “La brecha de la modernidad” at @ehu.eus in Vitoria!
Focussing discussions on inequality and social conflict in Early Modern Europe.
#EarlyModernHistory #SocialHistory #History
Focussing discussions on inequality and social conflict in Early Modern Europe.
#EarlyModernHistory #SocialHistory #History
October 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Starting the afternoon session of our workshop “La brecha de la modernidad” at @ehu.eus in Vitoria!
Focussing discussions on inequality and social conflict in Early Modern Europe.
#EarlyModernHistory #SocialHistory #History
Focussing discussions on inequality and social conflict in Early Modern Europe.
#EarlyModernHistory #SocialHistory #History
Just in time for #Halloween: two #books of #GhostStories by #SaintJohn #storyteller, #DavidGoss! #SaintJohnGhosts (2014) is #signed - $25. #CottageandCampfireChillers (2023) - $15. Take them both for $35! #Booksky #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #ghosts #folklore #HauntedHouses
October 20, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Just in time for #Halloween: two #books of #GhostStories by #SaintJohn #storyteller, #DavidGoss! #SaintJohnGhosts (2014) is #signed - $25. #CottageandCampfireChillers (2023) - $15. Take them both for $35! #Booksky #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #ghosts #folklore #HauntedHouses
Before alarm clocks, British workers paid a knocker-upper to wake them - Mary Smith used a pea shooter. The animated story: youtube.com/shorts/vVHhz... #KnockerUpper #MarySmith #IndustrialBritain #BritishHistory #HistoryShorts #SocialHistory #AlarmClocks
Knocker-Uppers: Humans Who Were Alarm Clocks
YouTube video by Aha Lantern
youtube.com
October 22, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Before alarm clocks, British workers paid a knocker-upper to wake them - Mary Smith used a pea shooter. The animated story: youtube.com/shorts/vVHhz... #KnockerUpper #MarySmith #IndustrialBritain #BritishHistory #HistoryShorts #SocialHistory #AlarmClocks
Almshouses in West Berkshire: Charity on the Doorstep
Wed 11 Nov 2026 14:00-16:00 | West Berkshire Museum, Ne...
https://berksfhs.org/events/almshouses-west-berkshire-talk/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=event-226634 #Almshouses #BerksFHS #SocialHistory #Webinar #WestBerkshire
Wed 11 Nov 2026 14:00-16:00 | West Berkshire Museum, Ne...
https://berksfhs.org/events/almshouses-west-berkshire-talk/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=event-226634 #Almshouses #BerksFHS #SocialHistory #Webinar #WestBerkshire
October 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Almshouses in West Berkshire: Charity on the Doorstep
Wed 11 Nov 2026 14:00-16:00 | West Berkshire Museum, Ne...
https://berksfhs.org/events/almshouses-west-berkshire-talk/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=event-226634 #Almshouses #BerksFHS #SocialHistory #Webinar #WestBerkshire
Wed 11 Nov 2026 14:00-16:00 | West Berkshire Museum, Ne...
https://berksfhs.org/events/almshouses-west-berkshire-talk/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=event-226634 #Almshouses #BerksFHS #SocialHistory #Webinar #WestBerkshire
Grab it before it's gone! #Rare #softcover 1992 #FamilyHistory of the #Acadian #Savoie family in #NewBrunswick by #FideleTheriault. Organized alphabetically by first name. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos. Text in #French. 509 pages! $275. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #genealogy #Savoy
October 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Grab it before it's gone! #Rare #softcover 1992 #FamilyHistory of the #Acadian #Savoie family in #NewBrunswick by #FideleTheriault. Organized alphabetically by first name. #Illustrated with #B&W #photos. Text in #French. 509 pages! $275. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #genealogy #Savoy
Juxtaposition of humantime
#Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #Timegeography #Humangeography #Socialhistory #Photography #Art #Time
#Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #Timegeography #Humangeography #Socialhistory #Photography #Art #Time
October 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Juxtaposition of humantime
#Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #Timegeography #Humangeography #Socialhistory #Photography #Art #Time
#Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #Timegeography #Humangeography #Socialhistory #Photography #Art #Time
Every haunting has a history. Explore ghost stories, forgotten
places, and the real events hidden beneath the legend with Rosa Knightsmith.
open.spotify.com/episode/6xGN...
#HauntedByHistory #HistoryPodcast #BritishFolklore #SocialHistory #GhostStories
places, and the real events hidden beneath the legend with Rosa Knightsmith.
open.spotify.com/episode/6xGN...
#HauntedByHistory #HistoryPodcast #BritishFolklore #SocialHistory #GhostStories
Welcome to Haunted by History
Haunted by History · Episode
open.spotify.com
October 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Every haunting has a history. Explore ghost stories, forgotten
places, and the real events hidden beneath the legend with Rosa Knightsmith.
open.spotify.com/episode/6xGN...
#HauntedByHistory #HistoryPodcast #BritishFolklore #SocialHistory #GhostStories
places, and the real events hidden beneath the legend with Rosa Knightsmith.
open.spotify.com/episode/6xGN...
#HauntedByHistory #HistoryPodcast #BritishFolklore #SocialHistory #GhostStories
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
📈 Can economic security help societies become more equal? Harry Tanner explores a fascinating historical pattern linking prosperity and expanding rights. 🌍
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/6a9f41
#History #SocialHistory #HistoryPodcast #Equality
📈 Can economic security help societies become more equal? Harry Tanner explores a fascinating historical pattern linking prosperity and expanding rights. 🌍
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/6a9f41
#History #SocialHistory #HistoryPodcast #Equality
October 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
📈 Can economic security help societies become more equal? Harry Tanner explores a fascinating historical pattern linking prosperity and expanding rights. 🌍
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/6a9f41
#History #SocialHistory #HistoryPodcast #Equality
📈 Can economic security help societies become more equal? Harry Tanner explores a fascinating historical pattern linking prosperity and expanding rights. 🌍
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/6a9f41
#History #SocialHistory #HistoryPodcast #Equality