Legmania

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Music Hall and Vaudeville research with a bit of family history. Journaling the life of James and Lucy Allison. Dwelling in 19th and early 20th century theatre and newspaper archives. legmania.co.uk #histodons #genealogy #MusicHall UK mostly
Websitelegmania.co.uk
Twitter@TLegmania
LegmaniaNov 26, 2022
The Marvellous CraggsNov 12, 2022
Charlie Holland, on Twitter @MarvellousCrag1, running away to the zirk.us on Mastodon. History of Victorian and Edwardian (19 c. and early 20 c.) #aerialists, #acrobats, #jugglers and other speciality acts in #MusicHall and #circus, the Craggs in particular. #histodons
LegmaniaNov 23, 2022

My alter-ego Legmania came from this jaunty clipping in The Era newspaper 07 July 1888 describing my #MusicHall dancing ancestor Mr Allison as a grotesque Leg-maniac and a good harlequin. Am jolly proud. See legmania.co.uk for more.

#Victordons #histodons #genealogy #Pantomime #Theatre #Archives

LegmaniaNov 23, 2022
The Georgian LordsNov 23, 2022
You can tell a lot about #18thcentury politicians by their horses. In the 1770s Mr (?Charles James) Fox had one called Pantaloon; the duke of Northumberland's was called Plato.
#histodons
LegmaniaNov 21, 2022
Laurie_SnyderNov 21, 2022

If you're a historian, archivist, teacher, genealogist or history enthusiast, the wise and kind @konrad (also @konrad) has created an AWESOME, massive list of the history scholars, educators, and grad students who are now building community on Mastodon. Check out the list and give these folks a follow. They're the best hope for inspiring humans to come together to repair the world:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zmuH0ffMpCNOEjsReMk5iiqGwiUvhO2TtrM8QKu98SE/edit#gid=844879137

#Histodons #History #Politics #Civics #Civility #Genealogy #Education

Histodons

Form Responses 1 History Scholars, Teachers, and Graduate Students on Mastodon This is a list of self-submitted information about historians on the social network Mastodon, created to help us find eachother on a growing social network. To add yourself to this list:,<a href="https://docs.google.c...

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LegmaniaNov 19, 2022
Show threadDr. Sophie KayNov 17, 2022

If you'd like to learn more about piano silkers, then try Marie Kent's article about 19thC piano silkers in London over on @JStor
#OccupationOfTheDay #geneadons #LabourHistory

https://jstor.org/stable/44083111

Piano Silkers in Eighteenth - and Nineteenth-Century London (1784-1911): a Genealogical Survey on JSTOR

MARIE KENT, Piano Silkers in Eighteenth - and Nineteenth-Century London (1784-1911): a Genealogical Survey, The Galpin Society Journal, Vol. 66 (March 2013), pp. 71-98, 246-248

LegmaniaNov 19, 2022
Dr. Sophie KayNov 17, 2022

Today's #OccupationOfTheDay is...PIANO SILKER:

A craftsman or craftswoman who applied decorative panels of silk to the wooden dust covers and fretwork of a piano during the manufacturing process, usually by gluing the fabric down and then ironing it.

#history #LabourHistory #geneadons
📷 Amir Doreh via Unsplash

LegmaniaNov 19, 2022
Labour HistoryNov 19, 2022
Hi @histodons
We fund bursaries supporting research towards final-year undergraduate, Masters, and PhD dissertations in the field of #LabourHistory; we also support independent researchers working at doctoral level. Please spread the word as we are always open to fresh applications.
👉 Some recent recipients report back here https://sslh.org.uk/category/bursary-reports/
👉 Details of eligibility and how to apply are here https://sslh.org.uk/bursaries-grants/bursaries/
Bursary reports – Society for the Study of Labour History

The SSLH runs two bursary schemes. Articles in this section are reports back from the recipients of bursaries setting out how they were able to advance their research.

Society for the Study of Labour History
LegmaniaNov 17, 2022
Andrea Kaston TangeNov 6, 2022
Hey 19c studies folks, can we get #Victodon going? I'm putting it in my bio, hoping you will too, and use it in posts. #Histodon is already a thing because those historians are GOOD at a hashtag! It would be great it if we could make this one work as an interdisciplinary connector.
LegmaniaNov 17, 2022
Modernism in Metro-LandNov 6, 2022

Hello everyone, nice to be here. Let's explain who we are and what we do.

Modernism in Metro-Land explores the art deco, modernist and brutalist buildings of London’s suburbs and beyond. From the underground stations of Charles Holden to the fantastical factories of Wallis, Gilbert & Partners to one off post war modernist houses and much more.

Have a look at our website to see some of the wonderful buildings we are celebrating https://www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/

LegmaniaNov 16, 2022
Born #OTD William De Morgan (1839-1917) tile maker and friend of William Morris. Designed and made this hauntingly beautiful tablet memorial to Sarah Smith, #Pantomime Artiste located at the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice in Postman's Park. Sarah died in 1863 in a fire at Princes’ Theatre while trying to extinguish the flames to save her companion. #Histodons #DeMorgan #Tiles #London #Theatre #History