I'm going to try to use this platform more actively from now on, so in addition to the intro pinned to my profile, here's a post with some things I've written that might be of interest to people out there. Two blogposts, an academic article, and something for a broader audience.
On using non-commercial tools for writing: https://samgrinsell.hcommons.org/2022/12/02/tools-of-the-trade-1-some-thoughts-on-using-ubuntu-and-markdown-as-a-historian/
On applying for UK postdocs: https://samgrinsell.hcommons.org/2022/09/29/how-to-write-a-british-academy-postdoctoral-fellowship-stage-1-application/
On images of the first Aswan Dam and colonial visions of nature:
https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:33689 (this is the Open Access version, academics can find the version of record through the journal Environmental History)
On the lies we tell ourselves through conventional urbanism: https://aeon.co/essays/cities-are-a-borderland-where-the-wild-and-built-worlds-meet

#histodons #infrastructure #writing #geography #EnvHist #EnvHum #colonialism

As we’re getting another new influx of #histodons (as the Fediverse history community is known), it might be worth recalling the histodons list <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zmuH0ffMpCNOEjsReMk5iiqGwiUvhO2TtrM8QKu98SE/edit>. It’s pretty out of date, as it’s been largely neglected since the last big influx in autumn 2022, but if you’re new here it might help you to find your people.

I have to post this #iceage masterpiece from time to time:
A tiny (3.7 cm) but amazing figurine of a woolly mammoth carved in mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago.
Found in the Vogelherd cave on the Swabian Jura, south-west Germany.

#archaeology

‘Sparkling’ Charley Wright organised most Masquerades held in London during the 1820’s & before he was Committed to Dr Finch’s Kensington Lunatic Asylum in 1830 claiming to be the Duke of York’s son, Owner of the Bank of England & Master of the World, he leased several Boxes at both the Opera House & Drury Lane Theatre.

#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History

@evelyntheriault Yes, I was in elementary school at the time and remember people talking about the choices and seeing pictures of the different options. There was some annoyance at the choice of the maple leaf, as it was felt to represent only a small portion of the country (we were too far north for maples, for instance), but over the years I think everyone has embraced the design.

Fancy friends! Ca. 1889-1895. #CatsOfYore #Cat #Cats #History https://flic.kr/p/o4NxRQ

Happy Canada Day to all Canadian friends and followers!

Good afternoon, all! In light of the confusing new user restrictions on that other site, it seems appropriate to remind everyone that not only are we happy to meet you here at the Mastodon feed for Women Also Know History, but we're also glad to have you over on our Instagram page of the same name. Welcome one and all! #WomenAlsoKnowHistory #HistoryMastodon #Histodons

You can now look over the virtual shoulder of the Library of Congress Prints and Photos Division to see what they’ve just digitized—among the work currently in progress is their entire collection of stereographs. https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2023/06/explore-newly-digitized-images/

Fascinating world of ancient #glass: this absolutely stunning #Roman ribbed bowl was unearthed fully intact with little to no wear during excavations in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Monochrome ribbed bowls made of brightly coloured glass were very popular throughout...the Roman empire in the 1st century AD.
They were also exported beyond the empire’s eastern frontier and have been found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.

#RomanArchaeology #archaeology

Today in 1917, Sydney Newman was born in Toronto.
Starting his career with the CBC, he became the Head of Drama at the BBC in the 1960s. It was there he co-created a little show called Doctor Who.
He returned to Canada & became the head of the NFB in the 1970s.

#doctorwho #canada #cbc #bbc #canadian #history #nfb #histodon #histodons

Roman Remains Uncovered at Exeter Cathedral

New discoveries from the Roman era have been uncovered by archaeologists investigating the historic cloister garden at Exeter Cathedral.

#history #roman #histodons

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2023/03/roman-remains-uncovered-at-exeter-cathedral/146699

Today in 1776, the first United Empire Loyalists begin to arrive when 1,124 people from New England arrive in Halifax.
Before long, another 40,000 will arrive, resulting in the creation of New Brunswick & Upper Canada.
About 2,000 enslaved people were with the Loyalists.

#canada #history #canadian #Histodon #histodons #novascotia

Taking back control latest: delays at #Dover. #Brexit https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65143093

@gkatz Heavens. Looks like quite the dump of snow. Hope your power and heating are still on and you don't need to go anywhere today.

A piece of good news:

BBC World Service launches “Dars” – the first multi-platform education series for Afghan children barred from school

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/world-service-launches-education-series-for-afghan-children-barred-from-school

#LetGirlsLearn #afghanistan #girls #education #bbcworldservice

More than 7,000 Ukrainian troops have received training by US forces since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion last year, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said, CNN reports. This week, 65 Ukrainians who were training on the Patriot air defense system at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, returned to Europe after completing that training.
Ryder also said that more than 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers will hav https://www.weareukraine.info/us-has-trained-more-than-7000-ukrainian-troops-since-russias-full-scale-invasion-began/ source : admin #Ukraine

THE HBC BRIGADES, 1826:
"We allowed the Horses their customary rest after which we proceeded at one o'clock pm, and at dusk reached the Traverse of the North branch of Thompson's River, where of course we Encamped. The roads were equally as bad as those we passed through yesterday, and this was the longest day's march we have yet performed -- about 30 miles. We here found the old Chief & his Family who furnished us with an ample supply of fresh Salmon for supper. #HBC #History #HistoricJourney

More #jobs for #histodons now up on #twitterstorians, for those who want to check them out #historyjobs #history @histodons

@CitizenWald I thought it looked fascinating.