@drmeganekelleher.bsky.social
Cultural Historian and Knitter War dead | Death and Bereavement | RAF History My website (including links to academic work): https://wargraveswanderer.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmeganekelleher/profilecard/?igsh=MWl4bGc4OXZmdGRlcw==
The entry hall to The National Archives
The exterior of The National Archives
Great to be at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy today talking about my research into the commemoration and care of war dead buried in the United Kingdom. It was wonderful to speak to the teams working with service records day to day, and share insights about how these records are vital resources
09.10.2025 18:59 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Oh thank you, so pleased you enjoyed it!
25.09.2025 13:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It’s an excellent read!
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The entrance to the exhibition which includes a propellor, shown in the image above it
Clothing, including a wedding dress, from the period
A knitted blanket from the American Red Cross
A map of the bases across East Anglia in the Second World War
Fantastic evening at the opening of ‘Silver Wings: The US Army Air Forces in WWII Norfolk’ exhibition at The Forum, Norwich. Check it out for yourself if you’re interested in Second World War history and are in the East Anglia area.
Huge thanks to @runninghistorian.bsky.social for the invitation!
An F35 in flight through clouds
Final countdown to the 2025 @rafmuseum.bsky.social conference. A fantastic 2 day programme exploring NEW PERSPECTIVES IN MILITARY AVIATION organised by @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social
You can still join us online, without charge, from 10AM by using our livestream www.crowdcast.io/c/rafm-confe...
An excellent opportunity to share one of the many stories of Bomber Command, and its role in the Battle of Britain
26.08.2025 12:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An RAF F-35 Jet breaking through cloud cover to create a vapour cone.
✈️ The RAF Museum Annual Conference returns 4–5 Sept!
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#airpower #RAFMconference
I am looking forward to participating in the @rafmuseum.bsky.social conference again next week, giving a paper on reconceiving J. C. Slessor's Air Power and Armies as applied history, and engaging with the other fascinating papers. Thank you @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social for organising it.
25.08.2025 10:08 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In a large auditorium a group of scholars sit. In front of them is the holding slide of the conference
It’s a week of conferences for me! Following on from the fantastic @fasikcl.bsky.social conference, I’m back at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for the Second World War Research Group Conference. Looking forward to being part of the discussions, chairing a panel today and presenting tomorrow!
12.06.2025 08:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A room is laid out in a lecture style, with chairs facing a stage with FASI branding
Really looking forward to the Postgraduate Air and Space conference today, hosted by @fasikcl.bsky.social. Looking forward to hearing the papers!
11.06.2025 08:59 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A branded ‘For You the War is Over’ podcast mug with a white thank you card
Huge thank you to the ‘For You the War is Over’ podcast team for dropping off a lovely gift as thanks for being on their podcast. Looking forward to the episode coming out soon!
27.05.2025 08:07 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎙️ New BFBS Sitrep: "How Did the Allies Win? now live. Dr Megan Kelleher joins Kate & Mike to unpack the strategy behind the Allies' victory.
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Delighted to have joined @forcesnews.com on Sitrep again for a special VE Day episode. You can hear me chatting about the war in the Far East and the fabulous @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social speaking about VE Day where ever you get your podcasts.
08.05.2025 15:51 — 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0This morning, I had the privilege of speaking on BFBS Sitrep podcast this morning all about the day. Huge thank you to @harrietjenkins.bsky.social
for the opportunity, and to @lmbd1418.bsky.social for the introduction. Make sure to check out Lucy’s book, mentioned in the show!
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Thank you for this! Very helpful to know
23.04.2025 12:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two war graves marked with private memorials. They have a kerb around the grave, and one has a cross (presumably previously upright but later placed recumbent).
Four war graves, three of which have private memorials that take various forms. This includes two with kerbs, two with cruciform structures marking the grave and one with a shield like structure. The fourth one has a standard Commission headstone.
A wonderful Bank Holiday weekend spent exploring our local area, including a visit to the Euston Estate. In the churchyard, I was fascinated by the fact that all the war graves were buried in a cemetery particular section of the site. I’m hoping to find out more, and see if this was intentional!
23.04.2025 07:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Sounds fascinating - looking forward to reading it!
23.04.2025 07:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#ICYMI I had a brilliant time chatting all things archives and local history with @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social for the latest series of the @balhnews.bsky.social podcast, Local History Matters. Catch up on the BALH website: www.balh.org.uk/podcast.
09.04.2025 19:58 — 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
In a field, there are students in PPE uncovering a simulated mass burial site.
Huge thank you to staff and students from @cranfielduni.bsky.social’s Forensic Archaeology department for letting me join them as part of their mass graves module. It was really interesting to see a simulated excavation, and learn more about the process from colleagues!
02.04.2025 17:49 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Funded Air Power PhD Studentship at the KCL Freeman Air and Space Institute www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMK037/p...
21.03.2025 15:50 — 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Megan stands at the lectern with a microphone in hand sharing her presentation
Excellent few days at the Tri Lateral Strategic Steering Group’s symposium about shaping the essence of Air Power for future conflicts. It was a privilege to share my thoughts about the cultural impact of Air Power and hear @rafhistory.bsky.social speak about Air Power and Geography
19.03.2025 10:37 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Interesting day at the tri-nation air power symposium in Paris, I'm now free having spoken on the air power and geography panel and now get to enjoy @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social speaking air power and culture
18.03.2025 15:49 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Great time chatting to @drmeganekelleher.bsky.social about @harchivestrust.bsky.social & #DigitalEngagement for the @balhnews.bsky.social #Podcast. V. excited for this episode & share all the wonderful things that HAT do to engage people with #LocalHistory & #Heritage. Thanks for inviting me 😃
14.03.2025 19:08 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1Luckily I usually get questions/emails relevant to the post, but I’m not sure if that’s the norm!
13.02.2025 19:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On a University whiteboard, the PowerPoint title slide is on display. It says ‘working with museums/the heritage sector’
Great to talk with students at the University of Kent about working in the Museums/Heritage Sector this week with Dr Stefan Goebel. Wonderful discussions, and great to meet some of the next generation of heritage professionals!
08.02.2025 08:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A bronze plaque memorial commemorating 487th Bomb Group of the USAAF
One of the display cases to the ‘Friendly Invasion’ in Lavenham Guildhall
A memorial plaque to Private FW Parker of the Suffolk Regiment
Sharing my back catalogue of Museum visits in the festive period, which I forgot to share!
These images were taken within or near to Lavenham Guildhall. One of my research interests recently has been museums as memorial spaces, so to view the ‘Friendly Invasion’ display here was really interesting!
Pleased to be part of the supervisory team for this project. Looking forward to seeing the outcomes!
04.02.2025 19:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Highly recommend it! Lots of areas of history I didn’t know about, and the Horrible Histories style humour but more grown up if that makes sense?
10.01.2025 21:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0![Megan is holding a hardback book with a red ribbon bookmark. The book sleeve has a cream background with black writing, saying ‘The Sunday Times Bestseller Terry Deary, Author of the Horrible Histories [in red writing] series, A History of Britain in Ten Enemies.’ Interspersed with the title are various metal helmets, including Roman up to twentieth century German](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4jbuxd6hlsmxlov5z5h75ymd/bafkreidpbwqrkagsx6ehjm6hrwglkhabn3qhjcg4cikvr7ewciouvfx65i@jpeg)
Megan is holding a hardback book with a red ribbon bookmark. The book sleeve has a cream background with black writing, saying ‘The Sunday Times Bestseller Terry Deary, Author of the Horrible Histories [in red writing] series, A History of Britain in Ten Enemies.’ Interspersed with the title are various metal helmets, including Roman up to twentieth century German
One of my goals for this year is to read more books, including history books that aren’t for work reasons. I saw this in the local bookshop, and as someone who fell in love with history due to ‘Horrible Histories’ I couldn’t resist. So much nostalgia, and I learned a lot!
10.01.2025 21:04 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Wicker chairs made of a light wood sit next to a landscape of Jerusalem
An information panel which reads: Pair of armchairs English Satinwood, about 1800 Bequeathed by Lady Henriques, in memory of her son, Philip Brydges Henriques, who maticulated from New College and was killed in the First World War, 1953.
The chairs within the context of the landscape of Jerusalem
Recently I was able to visit the Ashmoleum Museum where I was tasked with with finding an object to talk about over lunch.
The chairs were donated by Lady Henriques for her son to memorialise him. I’ve visited his grave many times, and next time I visit I’ll be sure to remember this connection.
