Bodily Punishments

Our work continues during lock down. Here's a new blog from our 'Unlocking the Treasures' local studies collection series: Hull convict George Benson's experiences of transportation to Australia in 1828. http://hullhistorycentre.blogspot.com/

We've plenty of #ArchiveSecrets, just not the ones some folks expect of a museum of policing and crime. For instance, Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline's scrapbook of news cuttings about his cases contains nothing on events in Whitechapel in 1888. #ExploreYourArchive #Archive30

H Division Local CID - Whitechapel 1889. Most of these men worked on the Jack the Ripper case.

Our third broadcast features two members of our history family, @drnicholasevans and graduate Andrew Ede. They discuss how the First World War changed part of #Lincolnshire. Listen here to one of a series of @BBCRadioLincs programmes from 2014: http://ow.ly/dA2E50z60mn #WW1

#ArchiveSecrets are the theme today for #Archive30 This 'Secret' document is the City Engineer's report on the Hull Blitz May 1941, including the harrowing report on the destruction of the Prudential Building. #ExploreYourArchive

Florence Nightingale: a pioneer of hand washing and hygiene for health by Dr Richard Bates (@RABates83) https://wp.me/p4HWDD-2Et
http://www.florencenightingale.org/ H/T @ConversationUK

“I’m planting a haycorn, so that it can grow up into an oak tree,” said Piglet. “It’s a very difficult thing, planting, unless you know how to do it,” and he put the acorn in the hole he had made, and covered it up with earth, and jumped on it. ~A.A.Milne #SpringTreats #StayHome

118 years ago today Rose Ann Goodwill was sentenced for police assault, attempted prisoner rescue & being drunk and disorderly, 3 of 57 convictions in 20 years. She’s been ‘adopted’ by a present inmate of HMP Askham Grange for my project #PrisonersOnPrisoners with @RiponMuseums.