We set up a multilingual #envhist starter pack (with a dash of #envhum) on @fedidevs: https://fedidevs.com/s/NjYz/

Follow all or just a few to fill your timeline with interesting posts.

Get in touch if you want to be added: decisions will be made upon review of your bio and latest posts.

Also get in touch if you want to be removed (no questions asked).

#histodons #historians #histodon #geschichte

Artnet: Meet the Historians on a Mission to Document Every Object at the Smithsonian. “Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian, which has recruited hundreds of volunteers to document every gallery, every object, and every wall label at the Smithsonian Institution’s museums as a safeguard against politically motivated erasure or censorship.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/06/artnet-meet-the-historians-on-a-mission-to-document-every-object-at-the-smithsonian/

An #introduction post. I will be moving from @katherine_montalto

I am a #writer of #FlashFiction #horror and #haiku #poetry I am an #artist and sometimes I make #music

I'm looking to follow #journalists #historians #scientists #artists #writers and #musicians and people who post about #bikes #PublicTransit and #LitMags

j'apprends le #francais

[Update] Found it : https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b105020769/f94.item (thanks to @radulfr below)

Any medieval specialists #medieval #historian #historians around who has any idea where this medieval-looking frog might come from, originally ?

(Google image was not helpful, though the image is at least 5 year old on the internet).

Boost to prevent a real frog plague by keeping the frogs on the internet.

I also take suggestion for more appropriate tags.

Sad to read historians.social is closing down! 🙁 Hope the active members there can find a new home in another instance.

historials.social announcement:
https://www.cliodigital.media/updates/update-on-historianssocial

A list of Mastodon instances:
https://coxy.co/mastodon

#History #Historians #Mastodon #MastoDev #SocialMedia #Fediverse

New Mexico State University: NMSU Archives acquires Frederick Nolan papers, a treasure trove on Lincoln County War, Billy the Kid. “New Mexico State University’s Archives and Special Collections has acquired the papers of Frederick Nolan, the pre-eminent historian of Lincoln County, the Lincoln County War and Billy the Kid. The collection, shipped from London to Las Cruces, marks a highly […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/13/new-mexico-state-university-nmsu-archives-acquires-frederick-nolan-papers-a-treasure-trove-on-lincoln-county-war-billy-the-kid/

"Amateur #historians uncovered the oldest #Jewish #cemetery in the #UK, dating back to the Norman conquest, in #London, according to British media reports.

The cemetery, discovered on the Barbican estate, is understood to date back to 1070 and is located near ancient Roman walls."

Someone check the wells. Stat!

https://www.jpost.com/history/article-866929