When in Alaska, I visited the Gold Rush #Cemetery in #Skagway. The cemetery opened in 1898 and is the resting place of prospectors and those who settled in Skagway. The headstones are a mix of original and restored monuments. I am intrigued about the history of the unknown graves

RT @OldLondonW14: The St Marylebone Infirmary, later St Charles' Hospital, was built in Notting Hill, at the intersection of Ladbroke Grove….

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RT @DCLAReadingRoom: This Dublin map was created after the 1913 tenement collapse on Church Street. It documented derelict sites and danger….

RT @JoeHarley1988: It’s here! Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700

In the 1870s, the Holborn guardians built the Holborn Union Infirmary in Archway/Highgate, N London solely as a hospital distinct from the main workhouse site. Across the street at Whittington Hospital, is an 1848 Smallpox & Vaccination Hospital #workhouse #histmed #londonhistory

RT @TLRHub: 🎧 Tune in to @nearfm tomorrow (May 29th) at 6pm to hear @shelby_zimme exploring the reality of death, dying, and medical care i….

Really enjoyed chatting with @nearfm on death in the post-Famine Dublin workhouse last week. It will broadcast tomorrow at 6pm or you can listen to the recording now @TLRHub #workhouse #irishhistory #dublin.

Thank you @TLRHub and @nearfm for inviting me to speak on medical relief and death in the post-Famine Dublin #workhouses. It was a great conversation & I enjoyed hearing about the audience’s family history. The recording will be released on 29 May #irishhistory #histmed

RT @TLRHub: 🕯️ Suicide in Dublin during the Great Famine. Join us for a discussion on how the Great Famine impacted mental health and suici….

RT @hellohistoria: The unmarked graves of thousands of people who died during the Irish famine in Belfast are finally set to be officially….

Honoured to have contributed to this volume on death and institutions. My chapter examines how the priorities of post-Famine Irish #workhouse administration shaped the institution’s mortality rate. Thanks to @cendeathsociety @BrisUniPress @TLRHub .

Looking forward to returning to @TLRHub to speak about medical care and death in post-Famine workhouses.

Excellent exhibition, ‘Making the Rounds’ at @RCNLibraries. This exhibit explores the experience and stories of workhouse nurses in Norfolk. As artefacts tend to not survive from workhouse infirmaries, artist Connie Flynn used textiles to share these stories #workhouse #histmed

RT @BrisUniPress: This interdisciplinary collection combines chapters on process, place and the past to examine the relationships both with….

Next week, the edited collection ‘Death and Institutions,’ which I contributed a chapter to will be published. Check out @TheDeathPodcast for an overview of the book, chapter summaries & editors’ interview @cendeathsociety . #workhouse #irishhistory.

RT @MartinJMagill: Dr Robyn Atcheson has called on @belfastcc to commemorate, to memorialise a "forgotten" burial ground in the city. I s….

RT @_time_keeper: Dr. Steeven's Hospital, Kilmainham in Dublin was one of Ireland's most distinguished eighteenth-century medical establish….

Looking forward to returning to Dublin to speak at @CHOMIreland seminar series. My paper will examine the institutional options for end of life care in late 19th and early 20th century Dublin #histmed #irishhistory @UCDHistory

RT @bmoreheritage: Today's Saturday stunner: A #nofilter photo of the Billings Hospital Administration Building (1889), Johns Hopkins Hospi….

RT @HSTMNetwork: Call for contributions📣.The network is currently seeking original research articles (c.800-1000 words) on any HSTM-related….