Christiane Kroebel

I am a retired librarian and got 2 questions: 1. what do you do all day - stamp out books? (that's in the old days), or 2. have you read all the books in the library? Sometimes also an additional comment of 'I like reading too'

Advent calendar for nature lovers @whitbynats.bsky.social

Early Christmas present to yourself? It was your day to be in the right place at the right time. Enjoy!

Colton House and The Grange, Burnsall, North Yorkshire.

Save the date - our 2026 day school on Sat 28 Feb in Skipton will focus on the varied vernacular architecture of the #YorkshireDales. We look forward to an enlightening and entertaining day - not to be missed! Details to follow at www.yvbsg.org.uk/events.html.

The Story of Viola: Lloyd’s Register and The Ghost Ship of Grytviken On the foreshore of the South Georgian whaling station of Grytviken lies an old trawler. Launched in Beverley in 1906 as the Viola, she remains the oldest steam trawler with her engines still intact a

Good piece by Lloyds Register about its relationship with Viola-Dias: hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/whats-on/sto...

Help NiCHE Write the Next Chapter of Environmental History: 2025 Campaign The Network in Canadian History and Environment is a not-for-profit public history organization dedicated to the dissemination of environmental history research in Canada and building a network of res...

As this map shows, our reach has grown far beyond Canada. We love our international contributors and readership!

And supporting NiCHE is a deal for many of our international colleagues! $100 CAD is $71 USD and $61 Euro! A steal of an investment.

fundrazr.com/niche2025?re...

What an arrogant thing to say.

Advocating for History by Doing History - On History This blog was written by Claire Langhamer, Director of the IHR Historians are very good at crafting arguments and in recent times very many people have advanced very many arguments about why history…

New blog from IHR Director @clairelanghamer@bsky.social reflecting on how historians can advocate for history through our practice, and defend the important historical work that goes on within universities as well as beyond them. blog.history.ac.uk/2025/11/advo...

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Read about the men and women whose lives and livelihoods were tied up with this little vessel built in 1906 and still around, now beached on the remote sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. A true twentieth century story of the sea in peace and war which covers the long Atlantic Ocean.

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Excavation of a late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age 'ring cairn', made of boulders set within a circular ditch. Among the stones were 27 carved with rock art, mostly cup-markings. These would certainly not have been all visible after construction. However, the monument itself continued to be visible, and visited, at least as late as the Iron Age.

Street House, Loftus, excavations- late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age 'ring cairn' of boulders set within a circular ditch with 27 carved with rock art. Would not have been all visible after construction. Monument was visible and visited until late Iron Age. In December's 'Briefing' from yas.org.uk

Great book! Well worth the investment. Can be used for weight training, too.

David Rollason! Fantastic supervisor and now friend.

The York Witch Bottle - York Archaeology - Research What is a Witch Bottle? and why is the one in York so significant? Learn why in our latest blog brought to you by our Collections team

1983 find with updated information. @whitbymuseum.bsky.social has a glass bottle that the donor thought had been a witch's bottle, as it is clean we'll never know. The York one is the usual type. @whitbynats.bsky.social
research.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/the-york-wit...

My first thought was that he'd just come out of Hamleys

Thank you!

This is 'wow' @whitbynats.bsky.social and @whitbymuseum.bsky.social nice to be able to add to Whitby history,

Can you let me have the complete reference, please!? I collect as many medieval Whitby references that I can find! This is wonderful!

Ruins of Old Mulgrave Castle in Mulgrave Woods, Lythe, North Yorkshire

Next @whitbynats.bsky.social lecture, Sat. 25th October at 14.00, ''Why are there two Medieval Castles in Mulgrave Woods''. I will explore what their location may tell us about power, manors, townships and settlements in the period from 1066 to c.1700. Venue @whitbymuseum.bsky.social

Engraving of an 18th century building in a pastoral landscape

Today is World Mental Health Day. Through the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), you can research the history of mental health. BBIH’s free reading list on the history of emotions highlights some recent scholarship on the history of mental health in the UK and Ireland buff.ly/OK5HSbu

Great museum!

She looks sad - not surprising. Stunning object.

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Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe | Archaeology | National Museum of Ireland Discover how science, art, archaeology and the study of script help reveal the links between Ireland and Europe

'Words on the Wave' exhibition was wonderful! Definitely worth a visit-3 weeks left. Short, 4 day visit to Belfast and Dublin. I'll be going back next year to see more. Ferries, buses, trains running on time, too. Makes a change. www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Tempted to get my knitting needles out! So beautifully wound into this ball.

There is another country. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog discussing the thuggery, sanctimony and hypocrisy of the last fortnight, and how Starmer should lead in articulating an alternative version of patriotism to that of the far-right: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/ther...

Congratulations on your win - beautiful knitting! Local wool? Colours look hand-dyed.

Not quite Whitby but nearby @whitbynats.bsky.social