#History picks of the day:
➡️ @auschwitzmuseum - Memorial & museum at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp
➡️ @whencyclopedia - Educational org publishing history articles, vids, podcasts etc
➡️ @MedievalArchives - Long-running podcast series & website about the medieval period
➡️ @samuelpepys - Secret diaries of Samuel Pepys, an important official in 1660s London
➡️ @thecollector - Site about history, art & philosophy
➡️ @globalmaritimehistory - Resources & discussion for maritime historians
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#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @BHO - Digital library of primary & secondary sources for history of British Isles
➡️ @clusterroots - Cluster at Kiel Univ exploring social, environmental & cultural processes of human development
➡️ @IHChistory - Multidisciplinary research institute in modern & contemporary history, based in Portugal
➡️ @OxMedStud - Platform for medieval studies across Oxford Univ
➡️ @FritzBauerInstitut - Research institute documenting Nazi mass crimes (in German)
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#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @oldmapgallery - Website & podcast on old maps, cartography, data viz
➡️ @art_history_animalia - Transdisciplinary zoologist exploring history of animal iconography
➡️ @Smithsonianmag - Smithsonian Magazine
➡️ @mhdl - Online archive covering history of film, broadcasting & audio
➡️ @nisv - Netherlands Sound & Vision museum, massive audiovisual archive online (in Dutch)
➡️ @internetarchive - Massive non-profit online media archive
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#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @mental_floss - Online magazine featuring history, science, pop culture etc.
➡️ @wha - Non-profit academic association in USA promoting study of world history
➡️ @Fornvannen - Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, mainly Nordic history & archaeology
➡️ @eseh - Org promoting study of European environmental history
➡️ @phistorians - Podcast on history of Ancient Rome
➡️ @bhp - Podcast about history of Britain in chronological order
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#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @AusHistPod - Podcast on episodes of Australian history
➡️ @APEHR - Journal of economic history covering Australia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Americas
➡️ @bwjewishhistory - Small publisher focused on Jewish life from 1850s - 1920s
➡️ @sslh - UK org studying labour history (i.e. working people, not the political party)
➡️ @RichardIIISociety - Research into life & times of Richard III of England
➡️ @OEWordhord - Old English words & meanings every day
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#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @enfarchsoc - Org doing archaeology & fieldwork in London Borough of Enfield
➡️ @oldirelandincolour - Irish history books featuring colourisations of black-and-white historical photographs
➡️ @schmeterpitz - Podcast on theatrical history in Philadelphia & the USA
➡️ @3rz - Vintage computing centre in Freiburg preserving working hardware (in German)
➡️ @blogi - History of gaming from ancient board games to modern video games (in English & Finnish)
6/15
#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @letterformarchive - Archive of lettering, typography, calligraphy & graphic design throughout history
➡️ @BlindHistoryLady - Blind historian based in US, author on blind individuals from history
➡️ @thisismyglasgow - Photographic project documenting Glasgow architecture,monuments, culture etc.
➡️ @cocteautriplets - Writing about history of Edinburgh, Leith & Scotland
➡️ @PlayHistory - Video game researcher, creator of Play History video series
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#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @VintageEdmonton - Newspaper, images etc from history of Edmonton, Canada
➡️ @HiddenCityPhila - Org & publication on historic buildings of Philadelphia
➡️ @WellingtonChineseHistory - Chinese communities in Wellington, New Zealand
➡️ @47thpennsylvaniavolunteers.com - Regiment in American Civil War with many immigrants & escaped slaves
➡️ @EssexEgyptology - Group in Essex, UK, holding regular events about Ancient Egypt
8/15
#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @yvonne - Historian of medieval women & religion in Europe, associate prof at State University of New York at Geneseo
➡️ @mhedney - Map historian, Prof in history of cartography at Univ of Southern Maine
➡️ @domwass (in German & English) - Medieval historian at Univ of Cologne
➡️ @Carwil - Assistant Prof of Anthropology at Vanderbilt Univ, research into disruptive protest
➡️ @ArchaeoBasti - Archaeologist, 3D digital archaeological reconstructions
9/15
#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @RichardNevell - Medieval archaeologist, fan of castles & open knowledge
➡️ @s_chaussee - Archaeologist at Aberystwyth, marine geophysics, Roman & early medieval, landscape archaeology
➡️ @archeaids - Archaeologist based in southeastern USA
➡️ @kacebe - Computing archaeologist, Professor at Mainz University of Applied Sciences
➡️ @DrRickWoten - Prof of history, sport & environmental historian, esp history of bicycles
10/15
#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @brusgaard - Archaeologist & prehistorian, Assistant Prof at Leiden Univ
➡️ @ANC_Historian - Historian, author journalist, posting on history of Alaska
➡️ @JohnBarentine - Astronomer & historian, particularly light pollution & dark skies
➡️ @info - Professional historian blogging about history of Venice
➡️ @BlakeSociety - Society celebrating poetry, prose & art of William Blake
➡️ @gleick - Bestselling science writer & technology historian
11/15
#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @thedanielsgenealogy - Genealogist, blogger, researcher based in Ireland
➡️ @carkner - Independent history researcher on Klezmer music
➡️ @AccordionBruce - Musician & accordion historian
➡️ @Drdonnayates - Archaeologist & criminologist at Maastricht Univ, studying artefact, art, fossil theft & smuggling
➡️ @Epicurus - Amateur archaeology & prehistory enthusiast
➡️ @pierre - Amateur Egyptologist fascinated with ancient world (in Dutch)
12/15
#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @kristinagehrmann - Illustrator usually of historical subjects
➡️ @alliterative - Videos on etymology of English language
➡️ @letstalkphilosophy - Videos on philosophy & philosophers throughout history
➡️ @historyofpunkrock - Photos, facts, flyers from punk music scene of 1970s & 1980s
➡️ @bigcar - Videos about automotive history
➡️ @techtales - Podcast about tech history, obscure & well-known
➡️ @medievalindianhistory - Medieval Indian history
13/15
#History picks of the day (continued):
➡️ @Dendrochronicle - Dendrochronologist, woodland heritage specialist, environmental archaeologist
➡️ @brewedculture - Historian writing & making podcasts about history of beer
➡️ @FairytalesFood - Storytelling podcast featuring folklore, recipes & food history
➡️ @medieval_illuminations - Medieval book illuminations every day
➡️ @TheVulgarTongue - 18th Century English popular slang (sometimes crude)
➡️ @CatsOfYore - Pictures of cats from history
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#History picks of the day (continued):
The accounts below are discussion groups. (More info on how to use them: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse)
➡️ @histodons - Discussing all periods of history
➡️ @medievodons - Medieval history
➡️ @antiquidons - Ancient history
➡️ @archaeodons - Archaeology
➡️ @mythology - Myths & mythology
➡️ @folklore - Folklore
➡️ @bookhistodons - Old books & history of books
➡️ @1960s - 1960s
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD, IT MIGHT SPAM THE GROUPS.
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Sebastian Hageneuer
Essex Egyptology Group