Salvation Army International Heritage Centre
@salvarmyarchive.bsky.social
The International Heritage Centre tells the story of The Salvation Army from its origins in the 1860s to the present, both in the UK and internationally.
https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/international-heritage-centre
https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/international-heritage-centre
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Please note that the International Heritage Centre will be closed on the following dates.
Tues 2 December 2025
Tues 9 December 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Tues 2 December 2025
Tues 9 December 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
#CFP 🗃️
📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
#CFP 🗃️
SHS Annual Conference 2026
Our 50th anniversary conference will be held at Lancaster University, the academic home of the Social History Society. A Significant Milestone The Social History Society was founded at Lancaster Un…
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November 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨
📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
#CFP 🗃️
📣Join us @lancasteruni.bsky.social 1-3 July 2026 as we return to our original home to celebrate our 50th anniversary!
We welcome proposals from historians at all career stages across 8 thematic strands.
📅 CfP deadline: 16/01/26
🔗 socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
#CFP 🗃️
Please note that the International Heritage Centre will be closed on the following dates.
Tues 2 December 2025
Tues 9 December 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Tues 2 December 2025
Tues 9 December 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Please note that the International Heritage Centre will be closed on the following dates.
Tues 2 December 2025
Tues 9 December 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Tues 2 December 2025
Tues 9 December 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Do you work on #domesticabuse #divorce #economicabuse #childcustody in the third sector/policy? Then we have the workshop for you! 'Archives to Action' is a free 1-day workshop exploring the important role archival research can play in policy reform. Details 👇
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Do you work on #domesticabuse #divorce #economicabuse #childcustody in the third sector/policy? Then we have the workshop for you! 'Archives to Action' is a free 1-day workshop exploring the important role archival research can play in policy reform. Details 👇
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
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#HistNursing next week's event! Looking forward to seeing people inperson
Together with the RCN History of Nursing Forum and HIVstory, we're remembering the experiences of nursing workers during the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Discover their stories and learn more about the project at our event on 27 November.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nBiXXI
📷 Historical Nursing Journals, 1985.
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#HistNursing next week's event! Looking forward to seeing people inperson
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📣Calling archivists, researchers & heritage professionals!
Join us online on Monday 26 January (1PM) to learn key concepts of trauma-informed and person-centred practices and practical frameworks for embedding these into your work.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti... (1/2)
Join us online on Monday 26 January (1PM) to learn key concepts of trauma-informed and person-centred practices and practical frameworks for embedding these into your work.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti... (1/2)
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📣Calling archivists, researchers & heritage professionals!
Join us online on Monday 26 January (1PM) to learn key concepts of trauma-informed and person-centred practices and practical frameworks for embedding these into your work.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti... (1/2)
Join us online on Monday 26 January (1PM) to learn key concepts of trauma-informed and person-centred practices and practical frameworks for embedding these into your work.
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti... (1/2)
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You'd be working with some excellent material and with our wonderful Chair, Anne Summers.
New publishing opportunity!
The London Record Society are looking for someone to edit a volume based on the archive of the Working Ladies' Guild, which supported impoverished women in late nineteenth-century Britain.
Further information and contact details in the text below.
The London Record Society are looking for someone to edit a volume based on the archive of the Working Ladies' Guild, which supported impoverished women in late nineteenth-century Britain.
Further information and contact details in the text below.
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
You'd be working with some excellent material and with our wonderful Chair, Anne Summers.
We're very excited to announce our collaborative PhD with @qubhistory.bsky.social on the residents of The Salvation Army's Bethel Rescue Home in Belfast in the C19th. Supervised by @elainefarrell.bsky.social (@badbridgetbook.bsky.social)
Applications by 13 Jan 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
Applications by 13 Jan 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
REF: CSHIS01 - HIS-PHD | Courses | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We're very excited to announce our collaborative PhD with @qubhistory.bsky.social on the residents of The Salvation Army's Bethel Rescue Home in Belfast in the C19th. Supervised by @elainefarrell.bsky.social (@badbridgetbook.bsky.social)
Applications by 13 Jan 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
Applications by 13 Jan 2026.
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
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I have been trying to trace the parents of an exploited girl from 1885. She was born in Dublin and I had some info thanks to @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social I was just about to give up, as the Irish records are so patchy, when I had a breakthrough! Both #researchthrills and #sadstory. #academicsky
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I have been trying to trace the parents of an exploited girl from 1885. She was born in Dublin and I had some info thanks to @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social I was just about to give up, as the Irish records are so patchy, when I had a breakthrough! Both #researchthrills and #sadstory. #academicsky
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"Remember Trafalgar Square"
Exactly a week later, on 20 November 1887, a second protest took place in London - with fatal consequences
William Morris & Walter Crane combined to publish 'A Death Song', a fundraiser in aid of the children of young clerk Alfred Linnell
Exactly a week later, on 20 November 1887, a second protest took place in London - with fatal consequences
William Morris & Walter Crane combined to publish 'A Death Song', a fundraiser in aid of the children of young clerk Alfred Linnell
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Remember Trafalgar Square"
Exactly a week later, on 20 November 1887, a second protest took place in London - with fatal consequences
William Morris & Walter Crane combined to publish 'A Death Song', a fundraiser in aid of the children of young clerk Alfred Linnell
Exactly a week later, on 20 November 1887, a second protest took place in London - with fatal consequences
William Morris & Walter Crane combined to publish 'A Death Song', a fundraiser in aid of the children of young clerk Alfred Linnell
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Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...
Temperance Lives – published today
My book – Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine 1840-1918 – is published by Bloomsbury Academic today, as an ebook anyway. Think of it as a soft launch – the hardba…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Out today (ebook version)! jameskneale.com/2025/11/13/t...
We're very excited to see this new book about W T Stead from Philip March that arrived in the post today! It draws on research including archives and publication about Stead that we hold.
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We're very excited to see this new book about W T Stead from Philip March that arrived in the post today! It draws on research including archives and publication about Stead that we hold.
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If you want a sneak peek at my forthcoming book, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918, you can read part of the introduction and check out the contents and indexes with this widget bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/690c7... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If you want a sneak peek at my forthcoming book, Temperance Lives: Life Assurance, Drink and Medicine in Britain, 1840-1918, you can read part of the introduction and check out the contents and indexes with this widget bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/690c7... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
We know that we're a bit late in promoting this, but we had a new blog for #BlackHistoryMonth that looked at some early black British Salvationists.
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Guest blog: Black History Month 2025
This month our guest blog by Winette Field looks at the origins of Black History Month and some of the complexities of historical research
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November 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We know that we're a bit late in promoting this, but we had a new blog for #BlackHistoryMonth that looked at some early black British Salvationists.
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The @britrecs.bsky.social conference, on Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk is next week.
🎟️ Book your ticket for our conference 'Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk' on November 4th in London.
Join us for insights from academics, funders, and representatives from The National Archives and British Council.
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Join us for insights from academics, funders, and representatives from The National Archives and British Council.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguardi...
Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk
Join the BRA as we examine past, present and future risk to UK archives and discuss preservation strategies for the 21st century
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October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The @britrecs.bsky.social conference, on Safeguarding Future History: Meeting the Challenge of Records at Risk is next week.
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On 28 October, Dr Mari Takayanagi will be speaking at the next IHR Parliaments, Politics & People Seminar, where she will be presenting on 'The Speakers and the Suffragettes'.
Find out more about the paper and how to attend below:
historyofparliament.com/2025/10/21/t...
Find out more about the paper and how to attend below:
historyofparliament.com/2025/10/21/t...
The Speakers and the Suffragettes - The History of Parliament
At the IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar on Tuesday 28 October, Dr Mari Takayanagi will be discussing ‘The Speakers and the Suffragettes’.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
On 28 October, Dr Mari Takayanagi will be speaking at the next IHR Parliaments, Politics & People Seminar, where she will be presenting on 'The Speakers and the Suffragettes'.
Find out more about the paper and how to attend below:
historyofparliament.com/2025/10/21/t...
Find out more about the paper and how to attend below:
historyofparliament.com/2025/10/21/t...
Please note that the International Heritage Centre will be closed on the following dates.
21 October 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
21 October 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Please note that the International Heritage Centre will be closed on the following dates.
21 October 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
21 October 2025
20 December 2025-5 January 2026
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Read our latest guest blog by Dr Gordon Cox on Brigadier Richard Slater: The Salvation Army's ‘Song Writer Number One’
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Richard Slater: The Army's ‘Song Writer Number One’
Our latest guest blog by Dr Gordon Cox is an introduction to Slater and his songs.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Read our latest guest blog by Dr Gordon Cox on Brigadier Richard Slater: The Salvation Army's ‘Song Writer Number One’
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www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int...
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🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions.
📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition
📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition
October 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions.
📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition
📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition
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Happy National Sporting Heritage Day - we hold the National Cycling Archive - a treasure trove of resources on the history of cycling, including the pioneering women cyclists of the late nineteenth century explore more here: warwick.ac.uk/services/lib... #NSHD #cycling #sport 🚴♀️
September 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Happy National Sporting Heritage Day - we hold the National Cycling Archive - a treasure trove of resources on the history of cycling, including the pioneering women cyclists of the late nineteenth century explore more here: warwick.ac.uk/services/lib... #NSHD #cycling #sport 🚴♀️
Read our new blog post on Salvation Army District Midwives in east London (and beyond). #histnursing
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Call the (Salvation Army) Midwife
In 1894, Salvation Army midwives began providing maternity services to mothers in their own homes in the East End of London
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September 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Read our new blog post on Salvation Army District Midwives in east London (and beyond). #histnursing
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There is just a week left to book your place for this year’s Religious Archives Group conference on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief
The one-day in-person conference will take place on 2 October at The London Archives
To book, please visit: ticketlab.app/event/31944-...
The one-day in-person conference will take place on 2 October at The London Archives
To book, please visit: ticketlab.app/event/31944-...
Religious Archives Group Conference 2025
. Booking is now open for this year’s Religious Archives Group conference on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief.We will hear about three recent digitisation projects:Th...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
There is just a week left to book your place for this year’s Religious Archives Group conference on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief
The one-day in-person conference will take place on 2 October at The London Archives
To book, please visit: ticketlab.app/event/31944-...
The one-day in-person conference will take place on 2 October at The London Archives
To book, please visit: ticketlab.app/event/31944-...
And also the hall at Harlow New Town, William Charles, Salvation Army Architects Department, 1962
September 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
And also the hall at Harlow New Town, William Charles, Salvation Army Architects Department, 1962
We've had a huge accession of Salvation Army architectural plans covering the whole of the UK. Here are some lovely plans from the new hall at Hendon, designed in 1957 by C Wycliffe Noble
September 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We've had a huge accession of Salvation Army architectural plans covering the whole of the UK. Here are some lovely plans from the new hall at Hendon, designed in 1957 by C Wycliffe Noble
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Our friends at the British Library have asked us to share details of this year's Panizzi Lectures: events.bl.uk/events/books...
Books in their Elements: Print Culture in the Age of Climate Change | British Library
The Panizzi Lectures are a series of annual lectures based on original research by an eminent scholar of the book. The lecture series is named after Anthon
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September 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Our friends at the British Library have asked us to share details of this year's Panizzi Lectures: events.bl.uk/events/books...