In the spirit of tonight's #bbcdopegirls here is an original police notebook from the raids on the #43club in 1922.
It's a fascinating insight into #katemeyrick 's club. For more real life #dopegirls stories head over to my blog or get hold of @marekkohn.bsky.social fabulous book
22.02.2025 19:07 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Brave woman
21.01.2025 20:53 — 👍 100 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
Done!
21.01.2025 18:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#OTD #KateMeyrick London's nightclub queen passed away from pneumonia at the age of 57. For 13 years her nightclub empire made headlines in London and Paris. She went to prison several times for flouting licensing laws and came to symbolise the rebellious and decadent spirit of the jazz age.
19.01.2025 10:45 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Club Queens: Women Nightclub Owners in Jazz Age London – The Historians Magazine
For more stories of Kate and other women like her you can see my latest article for the Historians Magazine. thehistoriansmagazine.com/club-queens-...
or take a look at my blog.
19.01.2025 10:45 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#OTD #KateMeyrick London's nightclub queen passed away from pneumonia at the age of 57. For 13 years her nightclub empire made headlines in London and Paris. She went to prison several times for flouting licensing laws and came to symbolise the rebellious and decadent spirit of the jazz age.
19.01.2025 10:45 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
The first peak of the #DopeGirls series! Cannot wait to see what they do with @marekkohn.bsky.social 's excellent book!
12.01.2025 20:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
“Rollicking, raucous drama […] looks set to be an absolute thriller.”
@theguardian.com has listed #DopeGirls as one of it’s 25 must-see TV shows for 2025!
04.01.2025 12:22 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
I need an expert in bigamy circa 1880-1920 in England.
Any takers? It's a real conundrum!
11.01.2025 16:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A studio photograph of a young muscular Black man in high waited white pants and a colorful sash around his waist holding a loose boxing stance with his fists raised
Flighting name, Ching Hook.
Real name Hezekiah Moscow.
Bear fighter, lion tamer, actor, husband, father.
Disappeared and we're not sure why but here's a rather long exploration into his life. And a photo from the UK National Archives.
grapplingwithhistory.com/2019/05/07/w... #flickr
23.03.2024 17:12 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0
Love this!
02.01.2025 22:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Marvellous! Love a good charity shop find!
28.11.2024 17:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
PLEASE REPOST IF YOU ARE A HISTORY ACCOUNT ❤️
I NEED TO FIND MY PEOPLE 📚
06.02.2024 16:41 — 👍 165 🔁 154 💬 19 📌 16
A thoroughly refreshing read!
27.11.2024 19:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If you use archival material do fill this in. Anyone engaging in local or family history uses archives (including online material). Not just for users of the TNA at Kew (nor just England). #genealogy #FamilyHistory #genhour #LocalHistory #skystorians 📚🗃️
27.11.2024 09:56 — 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
I'm just listening to it now. Delightful!
26.11.2024 12:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Delighted to hear this today! I have recently been investigating 'Nessie' as part of my investigation into 1920's nightclubs. So much speculation as to whether she actually existed! #Nessie #1920s #DavidNiven
26.11.2024 12:32 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I'm so intrigued by how people research and organise their work. Love the fact that you have Pukka pads and post-its.... looking forward to seeing what comes next.
24.11.2024 20:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If your great granny was a jazz musician, you know where to find me!
24.11.2024 17:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Delighted to help you build your jazz community here! I'm particularly interested in early female jazz musicians from the 1920's. The wonderful @ctackley.bsky.social is my go to expert on this but as many women go unrecorded, oral family histories will prove an important research tool.
24.11.2024 17:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This Sunday morning seems a good time to remind everyone that Mary Lou Williams, one of the greatest (and often forgotten) Jazz musicians of all time, wrote several Jazz Masses. And they are glorious. It’s worth your time.
24.11.2024 15:39 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Fully sympathetic to your plight. It happened to me.....
24.11.2024 14:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Lovely to have so many new followers and I look forward to following more of you with similar interests
Please tag someone I should follow - haven't found a starter pack for my niche yet!
Specifically
#1920s - #1930s fashion, history & music
#womenshistory
#londonhistory
#femalejazzmusicians
24.11.2024 09:54 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Salon Without Boundaries re-creates salon conversation with blogs, recordings, reconstructions, live event streaming, and the collection of artistic output from women.
Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library, Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road, London E4 7EN. Collections documenting history of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Research visits by prior appointment. Email wfa.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk
Sharing treasures from our Special Collections, Rare Books and Archives.
Website: https://collections.reading.ac.uk/special-collections/
Enquiries: specialcollections@reading.ac.uk
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/unirdg_collections
Based in London, The Folklore Society has been collecting, studying, publishing and promoting the study of folklore in all its forms since 1878. Visit our website: https://folklore-society.com
Free access to 900 years of history - Derbyshire, Britain and beyond: books, archives, maps, prints and photographs. Explore online or visit us in Matlock.
Website: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/recordoffice
A stunning Victorian building home to 7 million objects. Free entry, open 10-5 every day.
Two pals. One museum artefact. Millennia of queer history unlocked before your very ears 🏳️🌈 Podcast episodes released fortnightly ✨ https://queeratlast.com 🔗
Your favourite archive's favourite archive.
We're the archives and local studies library for the historic county of Buckinghamshire, and the home of Buckinghamshire History Festival.
Website: buckinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-and-tourism/archives/
♦️ Sharing Art Collections held at the University of Reading
🔷 Current exhibition: '10 Artworks for 10 Years' (until 25 Jan 2026)
https://linktr.ee/uorartcollection
A medical museum housing the oldest operating theatre in Europe (1822) in the heart of London Bridge. Likes and retweets are not endorsements. #OldOpTheatre
www.oldoperatingtheatre.com
One of the finest collections of natural history literature, art and online resources.
Come and research with us Tuesday - Thursday 10.00 - 16.00 (by appointment).
linktr.ee/nhmlibraryarchives
(Natural History Museum, London and Tring)
Bringing people together through art. Based in Los Angeles, working globally.
getty.edu
We are an independent charity that supports, promotes and represents public libraries. Our work is driven and led by our membership, which includes almost every library service in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies.
Sharing our collections, celebrating our community and letting you know about our free events! Home to @lsepress.bsky.social and proudly #PartOfLSE.
lse.ac.uk/library
The Open University (OU) Library enables OU students and staff around the world to access a world-class online library service. Visit www.open.ac.uk/library to get started.
Starter Pack for OU (UK) staff here: https://go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR
Archives rich in social and political history from the late 19th century onwards.
Follow the MRC for highlights from our collections, details of our online resources and more!
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc
The Institute of Historical Research is the UK’s national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, seminars & training
https://www.history.ac.uk/ Part of @sasnews.bsky.social
Former German Nazi concentration & extermination camp Auschwitz. Official account. We commemorate victims, educate about history & preserve the authentic site.
www.auschwitz.org | lesson.auschwitz.org | podcast.auschwitz.org
World's first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and the gynae anatomy.
Website: https://www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/
Other social links: https://beacons.ai/v_museum
The Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading. We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/
