Dr David Barton @davidbartonmus.bsky.social · 16/12/2025✨ As we approach the shortest day, the skies seem to become all the more spectacular - a reminder that the light remains, and the light in all its fullness will return. 080
Dr David Barton @davidbartonmus.bsky.social · 16/12/2025It might be nearly Christmas, but whatever the time of year, it’s always a season for chocolate brownies - even more so if they are decadently gooey and fudgy in the middle! Do you agree? 240
Reposted by Dr David BartonCroydon Bach Choir @croydonbach.bsky.social · 05/12/2025We are ready 🎶 The soloists are ready 🎤 The wine and mince pies are ready 🍷🥧 Are you ready to come and join us on Saturday for a celebration of Saint Nicholas? If so, get your tickets using the link below! www.cbcplatform.org/dbpage.php?p... 173
Reposted by Dr David BartonThe Huguenot Society of Great Britain & Ireland @huguenotsociety.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Why not buy a gift of membership for someone interested in the Huguenots this year? Just go to our website www.huguenotsociety.org.uk to download a form from the ‘About the Society’ page and submit it for someone on your gift list. #skystorians #huguenots 033
Dr David Barton @davidbartonmus.bsky.social · 05/12/2025A very worthy and long overdue recipient; congratulations, Sir John Rutter! 🥂 031
Dr David Barton @davidbartonmus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025I’d love to say we came to welcome HM King to Lichfield, but in truth, we’d just come for the 10:39 to Sutton Coldfield 😂 Well timed! 🙌 He gave us a wave and a smile too - not bad considering we probably look like we’ve been through a hedge backwards 💨😂 050
Reposted by Dr David BartonPresto Music @prestomusic.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Sheet Music Downloads from Carl Fischer & Theodore Presser are now available! 🔎 Explore here: tinyurl.com/3e4v6ur3 032
Reposted by Dr David BartonPam Smith LHG @genejean.bsky.social · 24/09/2025IHGS has shaped my own #genealogy journey, if you’re at The Family History Show in London on 4th October, make sure to stop by their stand! #OnePlaceWednesday 084
Reposted by Dr David BartonRoyal Philharmonic Society @royalphilsoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Nominations for the 2026 #RPSAwards have now closed. Huge thanks to RPS Members and colleagues across the classical music profession who have shared their favourites with us! Stay tuned for shortlists, and join us at London's @southbankcentre.bsky.social on 12 March to discover the winners! 052
Reposted by Dr David BartonRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 24/09/2025If you're starting a postgraduate course in History this autumn, please do consider joining the Royal Historical Society bit.ly/41mTuck Postgraduate Membership brings access to research funding, events, publications and networks. You'll join an international community of more than 6500 historians. 02724
Reposted by Dr David BartonArchitects' Journal @news.architectsjournal.co.uk · 23/09/2025Campaigners fighting Sheppard Robson and Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s plans to redevelop an area on the edge of the Barbican Estate have won permission to proceed with a legal challenge that claims alternatives to demolition were overlookedarchitectsjournal.co.ukCampaigners get green light for legal challenge against Barbican demolitionCampaigners get green light for legal challenge against Barbican demolition 082
Reposted by Dr David BartonC20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 24/09/2025EVENT: Join C20 for the launch of a major new book on Richard Neutra’s Lovell Health House in Los Angeles (1927-30); a masterpiece of the international modernist movement and cinematic star of ‘L.A. Confidential’. 🗓️ Wed 15 Oct 2025, 6.30pm 📍 Cowcross St Gallery + Online 🎟️ c20society.org.uk/events 0193
Reposted by Dr David BartonSociety of Antiquaries of Scotland @socantscot.bsky.social · 24/09/2025For over 240 years, our Fellows have used the post-nominals FSAScot to identify themselves as part of Scotland's oldest antiquarian society. If you would like to become a Fellow in 2025 and help play an active role in safeguarding Scotland’s past, apply before 30 September: www.socantscot.org/join/ 034
Reposted by Dr David BartonPharos Tutors @pharostutors.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Victorian and Edwardian Childhood and Education 1820-1920. This course will explore childhood and education throughout the Victorian and Edwardian eras in England and Wales, a period spanning one hundred years of considerable social change. www.pharostutors.com/details.php?... 011
Reposted by Dr David BartonWho Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 24/09/2025🌳 Have you traced your family tree as far back as the 17th century? Few records survive from that period - but some do remain, and can even be found online. Find out more with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga... 052
Reposted by Dr David BartonRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 24/09/2025Fellows of the Society are recognised for their contribution to historical understanding and knowledge. We welcome invitations to join the Fellowship at any time from historians working in Higher Education and other sectors, as well as independent researchers bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians 22617
Reposted by Dr David BartonSociety for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 24/09/2025#AATP25 is very much *not* the event in its usual format, more a look back at some of the fab things from the two events held so far—with a theme for each day. 👇🏻 However, @projectkin.bsky.social and ourselves will be contributing new material: keep your eyes peeled for details! #OnePlaceWednesday 0127
Reposted by Dr David BartonDiahan Southard @yourdnaguide.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Feeling scattered with your DNA results? Skip random videos—join the DNA Study Group: ✔️ 2 live expert sessions/month ✔️ Supportive community ✔️ Core lessons + handouts Enroll by Sept 30 for bonus planner + welcome party! Make your research organized + supported—join today! hubs.la/Q03K2tvf0 011
Reposted by Dr David BartonBritish Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Join us on 15th October for a virtual lecture about the new book 'Drax of Drax Hall.' The work uses the story of the Drax family's history as enslavers in Barbados as a microcosm of Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-d... 1116
Reposted by Dr David BartonRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 24/09/2025New this week in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'. "Us and Them: Disability Ethics, Oral History and Inclusive Praxis in the Reuse of Asylum Photography", by Alana Harris and Laura Mitchison bit.ly/4gH9e0f #Skystorians 1/2 23819
Reposted by Dr David BartonHistorical Association @histassoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025The report featured in the Guardian today on the inclusion of women in hustory lessons is really important - lets make women’s voices heard and their actions remembered. www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...history.org.ukReport on Reclaiming Women’s Place in the History Curriculum 26225
Reposted by Dr David BartonCatherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 24/09/2025A celebratory evening marking the publication of the 250th Big Red Book of #local & #place based #history from @vch-home.bsky.social: Westmorland vol 1, from VCH Cumbria (Cumbria County History Trust). Many congratulations to Sarah Rose and her colleagues, and to all the local contributors involved. 0275
Reposted by Dr David BartonInternet Archive @archive.org · 24/09/2025We’re not just planning for a digital future: we’re living in a digital present. How do we make a sustainable cultural memory? @TJOwens.bsky.social & @ShannonMattern.bsky.social discuss in the #booktalk AFTER DISRUPTION. 🗓 Thurs Sept 25 🕖 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1633230118... 012937
Reposted by Dr David BartonSociety for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 24/09/2025On the #AATP25 Day 1 theme of introductions, welcomes, and getting started with #OnePlaceStudies and place-based #FamilyHistory, be sure to check out on our website: ✦ About us (the Society for One-Place Studies) ✦ What is a One-Place Study? ✦ A guide to one-place studies (PDF) #OnePlaceWednesday 073
Reposted by Dr David BartonSociety for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 24/09/2025A course from the Society of Genealogists that may be of interest to #OnePlaceStudy people is Maps for Genealogists. Four 1-hour sessions over four weeks, on Monday evenings from 20th October. £50, with a discount for SoG members. #OnePlaceWednesday 063
Reposted by Dr David BartonSociety for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 24/09/2025We promised some new material from us for #AATP25, and the first video is now live on our #OnePlaceStudies YouTube channel! Check out Mini-AATP - Welcome and getting started presented by @willsmanonename.bsky.social Liz Craig on this wonderful #OnePlaceWednesday 0158
Reposted by Dr David BartonBury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Exciting times! We have now sold 62% of our tickets for this concert & there’s still just over 7 weeks to go…so the message is: Don’t delay, get YOUR tickets today! We’d love you to experience this tribal-choral masterpiece encompassing a thrilling setting of the Latin Mass. 111
Reposted by Dr David Barton🇬🇧📺 Classic British TV 📺🇬🇧 @classicbritishtv.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Floella Benjamin is 76 today, Happy Birthday Floella, I hope you are having a wonderful day 🎁🎂 2536
Reposted by Dr David BartonAssociation of English Cathedrals @englishcathedrals.co.uk · 23/09/2025On the Westerly point in Wales is St Davids Cathedral Originally a monastery founded by St David, in 1123 papal privilege was bestowed upon the cathedral and this made it a focus for pilgrims. Today pilgrims come in 1000s, still finding this one of the world’s ‘thin’ places More ⤵️ buff.ly/FwqrtZR 071
Reposted by Dr David Barton🇬🇧📺 Classic British TV 📺🇬🇧 @classicbritishtv.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Ceefax was first introduced on this day in 1974. 2225
Reposted by Dr David BartonAndrew Eales @pianodao.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Eugénie Rocherolle’s name and music remain too little known here in the UK, so this valedictory tribute to her genius offers both a superb introduction, and a glowing memorial to one of the true greats of the piano pedagogy literature… 👇pianodao.comThe Eugénie Rocherolle CollectionEugénie Rocherolle’s name and music remain too little known here in the UK; this beautifully presented valedictory tribute to her genius thus offers both a superb introduction, and a glowing memorial to one of the true greats of the piano pedagogy literature. 121
Reposted by Dr David BartonHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 21/09/2025A new project is seeking volunteers to help record the heritage of South Yorkshire’s 250-year-old waterways. The Canal & River Trust is updating a survey last carried out in the early 1990s, charting changes to the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation. Volunteers will use 13616
Reposted by Dr David BartonLiz @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 17/09/2025A thorough, & fascinating, investigation by @davidbartonmus.bsky.social into the origins of the name of his #OnePlaceStudy, #Longstock. I’ve been lucky enough to visit Longstock, so I was especially interested to read this #OnePlaceWednesday 042
Dr David Barton @davidbartonmus.bsky.social · 17/09/2025I recently launched a new website and the first post on the blog is about my one-name study, so what better day to share it for the first time, than #OnePlaceWednesday! www.davidbartonresearch.co.uk/the-archive/... @oneplacestudies.bsky.social #OnePlaceStudydavidbartonresearch.co.ukThe Story in a Name: What Longstock Reveals About the Past — David Barton | Genealogist & Historical ResearcherUncover the history of Longstock, Hampshire, its Anglo-Saxon roots, Viking past, and how its place-name reveals over 1,000 years of heritage. 3155
Reposted by Dr David BartonBritish Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Join us on 15 October for a virtual lecture all about the Drax family's 500-year involvement in the sugar trade through newly published research. Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-d... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll 0138
Reposted by Dr David BartonThe Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 12/09/2025📢The Folklore Society President’s Prize 2025: deadline 30 Sept 2025📢 The Prize is awarded to a folklore studies essay by a student on a relevant undergraduate or post-graduate or equivalent course at a university/institution of HE or FE in the UK or Republic of Ireland. tinyurl.com/423xwexv 0126
Reposted by Dr David BartonChris Paton @chrismpaton.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Starts tomorrow, still spaces available! 👇 #genealogy 034
Reposted by Dr David BartonBury Bach Choir @burybachchoir.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Calling all singers! You are invited to join us for a workshop of Part III of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. For more details and instructions on how to register, follow the link: burybachchoir.co.uk/come-and-sing ⏰ 10.00am - 2.00pm 📆 Saturday 18 October 2025 📍 King Edward VI School, BSE 🎟️ £5 133
Reposted by Dr David BartonPharos Tutors @pharostutors.bsky.social · 12/09/2025If you are looking to get a good foundation in genealogy then check out our Intermediate Certificate. www.pharostutors.com/certificatec... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #DistanceLearning #OnlineCourses #GenealogyCourses 022
Reposted by Dr David BartonEdition Peters @editionpeters.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Our brand-new edition brings Cécile Chaminade’s piano works back to life, many for the first time since their original publication. Hear them performed by @EvaMeitner, who curated the selection & wrote the foreword. 🎶 📍 Leipzig, Kulkwitzer See 📅 Sept 13, 2025 – 6 PM 052
Reposted by Dr David BartonRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 11/09/2025Royal Historical Society vacancy: Events and Academic Engagement Officer bit.ly/3V8q5PC We look to appoint an Events and Academic Engagement Officer (0.6 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £36,433 pro rata. Closing date: Sunday 5 October #Skystoriansbit.lyVacancy: the Society seeks to appoint an Events and Academic Engagement Officer - RHSThe Royal Historical Society seeks to appoint an Events and Academic Engagement Officer (0.6 FTE) to join its professional Office based at University College London. The post will help support and dev... 11210
Reposted by Dr David BartonRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 11/09/2025The Royal Historical Society welcomes Fellowship applications from historians working in higher education and other sectors, as well as independent researchers. Fellows make original contributions to historical understanding via research, public history and heritage bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians 1/2 12520
Reposted by Dr David BartonThe UK Association for Music Education: Music Mark @musicmarkuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Our latest blog explains our redeveloped offer for schools 💡 Understand what the offer is, why we have changed it, and how Music Mark supports schools - if you work in a school, learn how you can get the Music Mark of Recognition! 👀 🔗Read more: www.musicmark.org.uk/news/introdu... 011
Reposted by Dr David BartonRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 11/09/2025Our Associate Fellowship category is for those at an earlier stage their research careers - for example, completion of a #History PhD - or History professionals (teachers, curators, archivists etc.) who make research possible. Applications are welcome at any time bit.ly/44r8NTg #Skystorians 072
Reposted by Dr David BartonSociety of Antiquaries of Scotland @socantscot.bsky.social · 11/09/2025FELLOWSHIP DEADLINE: As well as our public lectures, we host in-person and online meetings exploring Scotland's past exclusively for our Fellows. Want access to behind-the-scenes tours and invitation-only talks? Find out more about Fellowship and apply before 30 September: www.socantscot.org/join/ 031
Reposted by Dr David BartonSimon Lole @slole.bsky.social · 11/09/2025There’s still time to think about coming down to St Mary’s Church in Swanage this coming Sunday 14th September for our next “Come and Sing” evensong, which will be led by the brilliant Dr Andrew Lumsden. Andy is currently running the music at New College, Oxford. 4pm Rehearsal. 031
Reposted by Dr David BartonWho Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Do you have nonconformist family? Find out more about researching ancestors who defied the Church of England with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga... 041
Reposted by Dr David BartonC20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 11/09/2025💥 C20 Society's definitive new book 'Cooling Towers: A celebration of sculptural beauty, industrial history and architectural legacy' (by @batsfordbooks.bsky.social) is published today! 🛒 Order your copy now: lnkd.in/ecKRAPMR 0327