Historian of 19/20 c, sanitation & public health; social & political history of Birmingham (UK); Exec Sec for https://sshm.org/; admin for Midland History https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ymdh20/; trustee https://www.archiveswestmidlands.org.uk/
Justine Pick
At Cambridge for a great programme for Faecal-oral diseases and ‘Sanitary Revolutions’ - the long view
A workshop as part of the WaSH in the First Industrial Society 1780-1930 project
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✨ Conference round up! ✨
Thank you to everyone who attended our New Voices conference on Saturday and made the day so thoroughly enjoyable.
It was great to see the variety of topics, perspectives, and time periods being investigated and the questions being asked of our region's history ...
In Newark on Trent for @midlandhistory.bsky.social New Voices conference at the National Civil War Centre. It’s a great museum and there’s town and riverside walking trails too.
Looking forward to learning more fascinating history of the Midlands!
Justine Pick
Don't miss the Keynote Lecture by Professor Bertrand Taithe on 26 June at AUAC's hybrid conference "Who is Responsible for the Archives?" - details here www.aston.ac.uk/research/bss...
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Still time to book for the 49th Palaeography Summer School in Birmingham this July! #Skystorians #SkillsForHistory
This week’s blog looks at our ongoing commitment to addressing the topic of archaic and misleading language in our collections. We compiled a reading list for institutions caring for children and young adults: theironroom.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/b... #LibraryofBham
... from violence in the workhouse to Lichfield's public health, from Eleanor Davies' political activism to unmarried mothers in the Black Country, culminating in our keynote lecture on the Civil Wars in 100 Objects.
Our thanks also to the National Civil War Centre for being such wonderful hosts.
Out today! 🥳 The King's Dinner: Family, nation, and identity on the British table, 1760-1820: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin.... My book with Rachel Rich, @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social & @adamcrymble.bsky.social. It is #openaccess so come take a look! cc @uclpress.bsky.social #skystorians #foodhistory
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Online event, Thursday 25 June 2026, 1:00PM – 2:00PM, book via Eventbrite. Learn more about publishing with the peer-reviewed academic journal Midland History and the Annual essay Prize compe…
The King’s Dinner is about what it meant to be British at the end of the eighteenth century. Drawing on the vast kitchen ledgers of two royal households made newly available to research through digiti...
Do you want to learn to read old documents? Do you need to learn some Latin? The 49th Palaeography Summer School is for you! 👇 Tell all your friends. #palaeography #Skystorians #MedievalSky
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The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer Sch…
