Very happy to be co-organizing the SHCY conference in Montreal. Please send us your proposals by Sept 15! @shcy.bsky.social @histchild.bsky.social @histchildoxford.bsky.social @hexhistory.bsky.social #coenars

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The call for papers for SHCY's 2027 conference in Montreal is now live! Submissions are due September 15: www.shcy.org/news-announc...

New @aidhistory.bsky.social blog by @dominiquemarshall.bsky.social on the wealth of historical information in the Canadian Junior Red Cross now available at the @lpcchildrights.bsky.social : aidhistory.ca/50-years-of-... @redcrosscanada.bsky.social @shcy.bsky.social @histchild.bsky.social

Our sister group, @histchild.bsky.social, had their fifth biannual conference last week. Huge thanks to @yinkaolusoga.bsky.social and @drjuliabish.bsky.social for planning a wonderful conference and providing a space for people at different career stages to share their work for us all to enjoy.

That’s a wrap on the @histchild.bsky.social conference. Thank you delegates & keynote speakers, & the many academic & professional services colleagues @sheffielduni.bsky.social who helped it happen, especially @drjuliabish.bsky.social Glorious weather, fabulous papers. 🎤⬇️ #histchild26

In our final keynote session Dr Becky Parry & young Heritage Producers Maisie, Harry & Olivia introduced delegates at the @histchild.bsky.social conference to the incredible work and archival legacy of @rotherhamcouncil.bsky.social‘s Children’s Capital of Culture 2025. #histchild26

That's a wrap for the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! We've had a great few days hosting each panel and delegate, sharing our research, catching up with old friends, and making new connections. Thank you to every attendee for making our Fifth Biennial Conference a success!

It's time for our final panels of the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! We hope you've found them as informative and enlightening as we have.

We are hiring for an Associate or Full Professor (Tenure-Track) in History of Medicine: Pre-Modern! Please circulate widely - apply.interfolio.com/182469

Please join us for our third and final Keynote 'Children's Capital of Culture: Reimagining Rotherham' (11:00-12:00) at The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02, presented by Becky Parry, Kathryn Reaney, Harry Wright, Maisie Dorlin and Olivia Downton.

It's the final day of the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! We have another great lineup of panels and speakers today.

We had perfect weather to enjoy views of Sheffield on our walk up to the conference dinner of the @histchild.bsky.social at the iconic Park Hill Flats last night. Fabulous food and great company. Thanks to South Street Kitchen for hosting us. #histchild26 @uoscollections.bsky.social

For those of you who have pre-booked the Conference Dinner at South Street Kitchen, here are all the details you'll need: Dinner Venue: South Street Kitchen, located in Park Hill Flats, 19-20 South St, Sheffield S2 5QX

Thank you to all delegates, participants, and attendees for another fantastic day of CHS Sheffield 2026! We're looking forward to seeing you all again for our final panels tomorrow 🧒 #histchild26

I had the pleasure of chairing today’s #histchild panel ‘Girls and Girlhoods’ Thank you for three fascinating and thought provoking papers Jordyn Beaupré , Taylar Carty and @agneshamberger.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histchild.bsky.social

Prof Caroline Bressey UCL has just expertly delivered our second keynote at #histchild26 & I am in awe. Such a powerful & considered (re)telling of archival encounters & the power of names, & an inspirational example of methodology & delivery. @histchild.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social

Welcome back to our final set of papers for Day 2 of CHS Sheffield! Panel N The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 CHILDHOODS AND FAMILIES Chair: Agnes Hamberger

We are pleased to welcome Caroline Bressey (UCL) as our keynote speaker for Day 2 of CHS Sheffield, with her lecture "Archival Scenes and Critical Fabulations of Family and Place Intergenerational Stories of Maddison, from Enslavement to the London County Council".

Great first day at #histchild26. Looking forward to presenting on siblings in Welsh Workhouses tomorrow. The panel is part of our forthcoming special issue on siblings in institutional care.

A fantastic first keynote at #histchild26 from @darrenchetty.bsky.social & @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social providing rich & critical historical & philosophical perspectives on the child characters of children’s literature & adult fears & desires around childhood, belonging & identity, past & present

Our second set of panels (11:00-12:10) are about to begin! Panel L The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 DISPLACEMENT, BELONGING AND IDENTITY Chair: Rhianedd Collins .

Our jam-packed day of papers begins with three fantastic panels. Just like yesterday, you can read more about each speaker and their papers in your Conference Programme or by reading the comments below. Panel I The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 GIRLS AND GIRLHOODS Chair: Yinka Olusoga

Welcome back to Day 2 of the CHS Sheffield Conference 2026! Registration is now open for Day 2 - head over to the Ground Floor Exhibition of the Diamond to sign-in.

I'm having a fabulous time at the Children's History Society Conference, University of Sheffield. That's no wonder, considering the friendly and supportive environment and high quality of papers! Presenting yesterday was a highlight. Proud to be a part of this academic community #histchild26

Fascinating papers in Panel D ‘ Multigenerational Perspectives on Childhoods’ on day 1 of the @histchild.bsky.social conference @slowhistorian.bsky.social @shirleene.bsky.social Harriet Bee & @rhianeddcollins.bsky.social expertly chaired by @lauratisdall.bsky.social #histchild26

Thank you to all the wonderful delegates, speakers, and attendees for the first day of our CHS Sheffield Conference 2026. We've had a great day of fascinating papers and can't wait to do it all again tomorrow! 🧒

Am up in Sheffield at the moment for the @histchild.bsky.social conference. Have enjoyed various papers, stretching from Lincolnshire Poor Law to teenage romance in 1960s Liverpool. Looking forward to more to come.

We're delighted to welcome Professor Karen Sands-O'Connor and Dr Darren Chetty to CHS Sheffield 2026, where they'll be presenting the first of our Keynote Lectures "The Child Inside, Outside, and Breaking Down the Walls of Children’s Literature’s Secret Garden" (16:15-17:15).

For our final group of papers today, we have two panels of fantastic speakers and discussions (14:15-15:45). #histchild26 Panel G The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 02 ACTIVISM Chair: Catherine Freeman

Our next talks are again spread over three panels (11:30-13:00). Head to the comments for speaker profiles and abstracts!

Kicking off our first papers, we have 3 panels in Session 1 (9:30-11:00). Read more about each speaker and their paper abstract in the conference programme, or head to Facebook to read them in full. #histchild26