Digital Public Historian: access, grassroots practice: genealogists, local historians &c, Juvenile crime 18th-19thC IRE. Prog. Mngr @findmypast @BNArchive
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Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
I have a new essay published @Trasna_ today about many things, including Switzerland, sibling loss, autism, giving up alcohol, Maria Edgeworth...it's a mixumgatherum. Hope you enjoy it!
trasna.online/nuala-oconnor/
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
We are extremely sad to learn of the death of our longstanding family history expert Audrey Collins. She was a much-loved and respected colleague, as well as a prominent figure in the global genealogy community, which she dedicated much of her time and expertise to.
ALT Audrey Collins in action providing family history advice for The National Archives at the Who Do You Think You Are? Live show at Olympia in 2013
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
Giving a lecture on "public history" and looking for examples of people reinforcing the "academic" versus "popular" history divide in practice (articles, reviews, twitter shade... whatever you got).
Sorry if this brings some stuff up...
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
🏛️ The National Library of Ireland (@NLIreland) is currently inviting applications for the position of #Director (#CEO).
📚 More details, and how to #apply: nli.ie/en/udlist/current-opp…
⭐ Please note that the closing date for receipt of applications is 1 August 2022.
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
Illustrated Police News, 13 July 1922, pictures the 'Last Scenes of Bournemouth Trial,' in which Thomas Henry Allaway was sentenced to death for the murder of Irene Wilkins bit.ly/3RjCo8n #OTD #1922Newspapers
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
Do you think genealogists suffer from imposter syndrome when it comes to engaging with academics on the subject of family history? Do you, as a genealogist, feel welcome in terms of engaging with academia?
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
The program for the Public History Summer School (June 6-10) is now available (see the thread for pictures). You can still register here eventbrite.com/e/public-hist… Thanks for sharing. #publichistory @C2DH_LU @PH_Weekly @ncph
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
Read all about it!
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, our entire newspaper archive is free to view until 6 June.
Behind every news story, there's a family story. Discover yours for free this week.
findmypast.co.uk/page/free-a…
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
In the 1950s bomb sites covered Britain, the country's 'war scars.' In this special blog, we examine how communities lived alongside bomb sites in the 1950s, and how they were an important part of everyday life throughout the decade: bit.ly/3FXZX1m #FifitesHistory
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
Just received my first copies in the mail. #publichistory routledge.com/Public-History…
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
We are delighted to unveil a large-scale #Lego model of the @NLIreland on Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
The Lego model will remain in place in the main entrance hall of the NLI throughout 2022. No appointments are necessary to view it: just drop in & reimagine your #NationalLibrary!
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
I do lots of work with older people, here is a little tip: if you work with people who are now 70, they were 18 in 1970 not 1940.
They listened to The Beatles, The Jackson 5 & Diana Ross. They wore flares and bright clothes.
They were *not* in the war nor listened to Vera Lynn. – at South East, England
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
@NiftyFoxCreativ 's wonderful visual summary of the workshop "Co-creating history: family history and imperial legacies" by @TanyaEvans14 and @Ordinary_Times #ImperialGenealogiesOfCrime @MFoster_history
And we're off - day 1 of #ImperialGenealogiesOfCrime workshop series. Starting off with a brilliant session on co-creating #FamilyHistory #Genealogy and imperial/crime history - led by @TanyaEvans14 and @Ordinary_Times
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
New Blog!! The enormously talented @DiTLevine offers fascinating reflections on what our @ESRC funded work in Guyana "might mean for how we work with children and young people right now". @LeicesterCSSAH @Leicestersoc @ULHistory @historyleic @CriminologyLeic
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Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
OK. You are in the middle of a gaslighting situation. What do you do now? Today? And tomorrow? #ThePost this week provides concrete strategies to get you out of Dodge, and enable a better future. youtu.be/YF8REYA6Sfw
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
Early on in the Covid pandemic, there were lots of articles about how the 1918 flu disappeared from our collective memory and the historical record. Alfred Crosby famously called it "America's Forgotten Pandemic" in his 1989 book.
A short 🧵 1/
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
The archives and records professions have historically not been the most diverse. Please share this link to our @UCLDIS Summer School for those from non-traditional backgrounds who might be interested in changing that.
ucl.ac.uk/information-studie…
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
We are hiring! Come join our fabulous Content and Licensing team at Findmypast as a Senior Data Developer.
Check out this job at Findmypast: linkedin.com/jobs/view/30839…
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
Day 36 of #50DaysOfBNA - one of the more unusual newspapers to be found on The Archive is Berthold's Political Handkerchief, was which printed on cotton in the 1830s, in a bid to get around the newspaper tax. You can read it here: bit.ly/37C5mhW #50DaysOfBNA
Dr Aoife O Connor (PhD) retweeted
New Twitter account for the Histories at Risk network (@HistoriesAtRisk) PLEASE FOLLOW+RT!!!!! @thomascauvin @IPUPYORK @IHRPublicHist @OlympiasMusic @AIUCentre @ManchesterMaya @cmanch @UoMhistdept @mcrhistfest @ladyburglar @cath_fletcher @ShirinHirsch @opurdue @PankhurstCentre