Preserving Our Past

An anonymous silk weaver suggests selling off the children of the poor since they can’t support them. He’s making a political point of course, not being serious but this reveals the desperate state of things in 1765 in the East End of London

PhD studentships – The RNCM is offering fully funded AHRC and RNCM PhD studentships. Deadline for Applications 17 December 2018 (AHRC funded), or 3 May 2019 (self-funded) More info - https://t.co/cytmkw8el0
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Milking it in at Hyde Park https://t.co/lEIfAFoqSy

Pembroke House Asylum Hackney 1851 – 65 out of a total 109 patients were Irish men sent there by the East India Company.
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We love @drrebennett blog about Masie, who refused to decline to society's norms around gender identity. Read it here https://t.co/BqbZdUJO8E

Made my (local) TV debut today, talking about my #legaciesondisplay project that maps museums around the world that engage with slavery, and is launching soon!… https://t.co/OfLxdneOZ9

We’re recruiting for #MuseumFutures PAID digital traineeship! Pls help us share with young adults that could benefit and bring new skills and perspectives to the sector!https://t.co/aMUyKLsuQ2 #MuseumFutures

Liverpool and the Slave Trade by Anthony Tibbles highlights an important part of Liverpool's history which has for too long been rejected, forgotten or ignored. #TurnItUP #ReadUp #SlaveryStudies https://t.co/fAzyL4TXuL

Mental health workers in 1913

Asylum staff pictured on the cover of the National Asylum Workers' Union magazine #histmed #histpsych
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New issue of IHR's 'Past & Future' magazine now available online https://t.co/3hI5TixuZe Features include @HistoryToday at the IHR, the future of community history, our new #OA book series + @LayersofLondon #twitterstorians