📣We had a brilliant conference at the beginning of this month, and were delighted to celebrate 50 years of the Social History Society! 👉Please read more about our 2026 conference here: socialhistory.org.uk/2026/07/13/a...

A Great Success! Social History Society Conference 2026

The Social History Society’s 2026 Annual Conference brought almost 200 historians to Lancaster University from 1-3 July, marking a particularly special occasion as the Society celebrated its …

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Fabulous first day at #ABH2026 at Henley Business School, @uniofreading.bsky.social Super engagement and feedback to my paper. Now I can sit back and enjoy day 2!

@socialhistsoc.bsky.social cracking panel discussion at SHS Conference on Social History: Its Pasts and Futures; a call to action for all Social Historians #SHS2026

Up next on 8 July our members’ meeting. Dr Chris Donaldson speaking on “over the sands to the lakes” journeys over Morecambe Bay before and after the age of steam”. All welcome! www.facebook.com/share/1HXh5R...

Coming up on 11 February. Chair Peter Wiltshire on ‘Influences on Domestic Architecture’ all welcome! www.linkedin.com/posts/lancas...

February Members' Meeting : Influences on Domestic Architecture', with Peter Wiltshire | Lancaster Civic Vision

February Members' Meeting : Influences on Domestic Architecture', with Peter Wiltshire

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Our latest heritage plaque was unveiled recently, to commemorate Suffragette Selina Martin of Lancaster. Full details here. We have an active programme to commemorate celebrated citizens especially women who’s achievements have been unrecognised. www.lancastercivicsociety.uk/2026/01/19/s...

Lancaster Civic Vision Unveils Plaque for Suffragette Selina Martin

We are delighted to honour Selina Martin (1882-1972) with a plaque at 29 Sun Street. Learn about her fight for women’s rights and the ceremony attended by her descendants.

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We are looking forward to our first members’ meeting of the year on 14 Jan. All welcome! www.facebook.com/share/1B4716...

Coming up on 10 Dec - our members’ meeting - Lancaster University’s work in the City and District- all welcome! www.facebook.com/share/17ZudX...

We were pleased to arrange the unveiling of a plaque to Hilda Leyel one of Lancaster’s notable women www.facebook.com/share/p/17WS...

We are looking forward to our members’ meeting on 12th November- Gary Bradshaw - the Rise and Fall of Lancaster Moir Hospital- all welcome! fb.me/e/2EseMM38s?...

We’re looking forward to our next Members’Meeting on 8th October. Dr Mike Warren on ‘the tides of Morecambe Bay’ all welcome! www.facebook.com/share/1BJdGV...

Spot on : in trying to ape Farage - Starmer is attacking civil liberties

Victoria Collins MP@victoria-collins.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The tyranny of the blank page as I start a new thesis chapter. At last a start has been made!

A great start last night to our 25/26 Members’ Meeting programme with Dabeoc Stanley giving a fascinating talk on ‘smuggling in the north west’. Great to see so many members and friends at Rowley Court! See you next time on 8th October for Dr Mike Warren on ‘the tides of Morecambe Bay’.

Travel can be so stressful! Travel to Euston. Train late so will miss connection and arrive an hour late. Avanti guard won’t authorise me to stay on this train so had to buy a new ticket for £50 ! What a complete mess and rip off!

Just about to take off but held on ground. London airspace frozen - apparently a total radar failure- could be a long one!

Delighted to help Lancaster BID to brighten up our City! The donation came from a grant from Northern Rail. The money is being used to fund our contractors, Ashlea, to supply additional plants to brighten up the city centre.

My University is planning to cram 130 humanities/arts PGRs with their own desks into this office which has desks for 30 and which has multiple outstanding H&S defects. We are told it’s all about building community. Yeah right!

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@catholicrs.bsky.social thanks for a great conference this week! Although I only made the one day, enjoyed the high quality papers immensely!

Not a bad view from my bedroom window in Leeds! #headingley

Noooo!

Sworn in as a Freewoman of the @cityoflancaster.bsky.social ! Now I can graze my sheep and pay Scot and lot, (ask a historian!)

Thank you Megan! I’ve loved it!

Megan Schlanker@meg-sch.bsky.social · last yr.

You've been a brilliant PGR rep! Thank you for all the work you put into the role!

Now #SHSConf2025 is done my term as PGR rep on the @socialhistsoc.bsky.social committee is over. It’s been great working with such talented people especially @louisebell.bsky.social. Good luck Louise and my successor for the future!

Andrew Walmsley presenting his incredible research on the St Anne’s lifeboat memorial to the Mexico disaster #SHSConf2025 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

Wonderful to be able to enjoy @toshwarwick.bsky.social and Vanessa Toulmin’s paper on the Morecambe Winter Gardens ! #SHSConf2025 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social @lancastercivicvisn.bsky.social

@sonsoleshb.bsky.social just the best slide of the conference to finish a brilliant paper on Cafe del Mar and Chill in Ibiza #SHSConf2025 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social

Super paper from @louisebell.bsky.social on the experiences of limbless ex-servicemen #SHSConf2025 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social

@claireplmartin.bsky.social giving her fascinating paper on Women’s experiences of sexual health in Britain 1960-80 #SHSConf2025 @socialhistsoc.bsky.social