I just stumbled upon this short #film about John Snow, the doctor who discovered how Cholera spread. I am completely baffled that none other have made this historically significant story into a #movie or a mini-series. #BBC #Britain #UK #HistoryMatters

Saving local news also means saving the archives ๐๏ธ
Not just the physical clips and photos, but the digital stories too. When they vanish, communities lose their only record of themselves their memory, identity, and history.
From newsroom moves to closures and broken tech, this loss is already happening quietly across the country.
There is still time to act and protect what remains.
Read more ๐
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/saving-local-news-also-means-saving-the-archives/
#Poynter #LocalNews #DigitalPreservation #PressFreedom #HistoryMatters
โTartariaโ on early maps doesnโt mean a lost empire ๐บ๏ธ
It reflects how cartographers labeled vast, unfamiliar regions.
Maps capture both knowledge and uncertainty.
#HistoryMatters #Cartography #Brewminate
https://brewminate.com/tartaria-medieval-early-modern-maps-cartography/