Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Really pleased that my @plantperspectives.bsky.social article has been shortlisted for the @royalhistsoc.org early career article prize! doi.org/10.3197/WHPP...doi.org The Absence of the Ackee Tree | Plant Perspectives 0145
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 06/05/2026New blog up on the Places, Plants and People Archive Network website, featuring lots of beautiful images of Kew Gardens! By @alyssamyers.bsky.social collections.reading.ac.uk/places-plant...collections.reading.ac.ukUnearthing the Roots of Kew Gardens’ History: Images of Kew | Places, Plants and PeopleIn this blog, Alyssa Myers reflects on her PhD placement with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Historic Royal Palaces to create a finding aid of Kew’s pre-public era history. 14220
Reposted by Heather CraddockFiona Ainsworth @fionaainsworth.bsky.social · 01/05/2026🚨VACANCY: The Archives team is hiring a new Graduate Trainee for a 2-year role. They will be working in the Archives and Records Management team, gaining valuable experience pre-qualification. Deadline: 17 May 2026 Start date: 1 Sep 2026 Salary: £29,692 pa careers.kew.org/vacancy/arch... #KewLAcareers.kew.orgArchives Graduate Trainee - Careers | Kew GardensThe Archives and Records Management team forms part of the Library and Archives department. Archive staff manage Kew’s historic record of activities, as well as collections and other documents relatin... 067
Reposted by Heather CraddockDr. Penelope K Hardy @pkhardy.bsky.social · 30/04/2026New on H-Sci-Med-Tech: Check out @hcraddock.bsky.social (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)’s review of Nicholas B. Miller & Ulrike Lindner’s edited volume _Plantation Knowledge: Agricultural Colonization, Exploitation, & Exchange Since 1500_ (2025) @sunypress.bsky.social Review @hnetreviews.bsky.socialh-net.org 031
Reposted by Heather CraddockKate Teltscher @kateteltscher.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Great to see recent posts on 'Tree Cultures' issue of Plant Perspectives. Delighted that importance of Heather Craddock's essay is noted (and nice summary of my own!) @hcraddock.bsky.social @treeseeker.bsky.social @planthums-uk.bsky.social @whitehorsepress.bsky.social herbariumworld.wordpress.comherbariumworld.wordpress.comHerbarium WorldExploring herbaria and their importance 031
Reposted by Heather CraddockMax Long @maxlong.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Very excited to announce this workshop on environmental approaches to modern British History taking place this September at @lincoln.ox.ac.uk. Please share! 13317
Reposted by Heather CraddockIHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar @long18thsem.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Next week Wednesday 11 February we are delighted to have @pbhellawell.bsky.social & @libertypaterson.bsky.social present their paper titled 'The Ship Bedford: Atlantic and Archival Crossings in the Long Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade'. Join us either in person at the IHR or online from 17:30history.ac.uk 13017
Reposted by Heather CraddockChristina Hourigan @treeseeker.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Historical Geographers!! Do you have any news, cfps, conference sessions, papers, books or events you would like to alert others to in our next #HGRG spring newsletter? Get in touch with @hcraddock.bsky.social by 13 February and spread the word! #historicalgeography #RGS #news 054
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 30/01/2026The research guide on Environmental History that I wrote for The National Archives, UK is now live! Includes research advice and resources on colonial environments, pollution, agriculture, and animal histories. Available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo... #envhist #envhum 110557
Reposted by Heather CraddockDr Tasha Kitcher @tashakitcher.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I’m running a survey to ask researchers what they want the UK Government Web Archive to offer in the future to enable wider use of the collection. If you’re a web archive user, or you would like to be, please take ten minutes to complete this survey: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKGWA-Rese... 01021
Reposted by Heather CraddockGiorgia Tolfo @giorgiatolfo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Following the December "Pollution in the Archive" symposium, my colleague @hcraddock.bsky.social and me have wrote a recap of the day with some post-event reflections that you can now read it on @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy blog. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional... 011
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Join me for this talk tomorrow morning! #envhist #envhum 051
Reposted by Heather Craddockplanthums-uk.bsky.social @planthums-uk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026#KEW in #JAMAICA by @hcraddock.bsky.social - 2nd talk in #Gardens-Trust #online seminar series #Empires, #Plants & #Gardening' Jan 27 10-11:30 GMT More info & booking: eventbrite.co.uk/e/empires-pl... @kewgardens.bsky.social @UkNatArchives 052
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 17/01/2026I'll be talking about the Hope Botanic Gardens in Jamaica on 27th Jan, using records from the colonial archives at Kew Gardens 🌴 Signup here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empires-pl...eventbrite.co.ukEmpires, Plants & Gardening: Kew in JamaicaThe second talk in our series exploring the influence of political and economic power on garden-making 1119
Reposted by Heather CraddockGiorgia Tolfo @giorgiatolfo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025For World Aids Day, 1 December, I’ve co-curated a new highlights gallery exploring @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy state records collection related to the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s. To access it: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...nationalarchives.gov.ukHIV and AIDSWe hold an extensive range of material related to the HIV and AIDS epidemic of the 1980 and 1990s. 022
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 28/11/2025I really enjoyed hosting this - do watch the recording below! 🦫 0122
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Two weeks left until our symposium on pollution! Registration open until 30th Nov 030
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive is now open for registration! 🏭🌊 In person symposium at The National Archives on 4th December: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-re... Afternoon of online talks on 5th December: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-re... #envhum #envhisteventbrite.co.ukTalking Records: Pollution in the Archive (in person)Explore histories of pollution, contamination, and environmental damage in the archive at this one-day symposium at The National Archives. 01913
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Looking forward to chairing this event in just over a week! #envhist #envhum 0157
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Very happy that my article on the ackee tree in Jamaica is out! Thanks to @treeseeker.bsky.social and @planthums-uk.bsky.social for editing this excellent special issue. www.whp-journals.co.uk/PP/article/v... 11311
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Thanks for your interest! Just to clarify - as the eventbrite explains, registering your interest does not guarantee you a place, it just enters you into the application process 010
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Join me for a workshop on archival research in the Environmental Humanities at The National Archives! We're seeking early career participants - apply to attend to hear from speakers, view original documents, and help test our research guidance. #envhum #envhist www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archival-r...eventbrite.co.ukArchival Research in the Environmental Humanities WorkshopLearn about archival research in the Environmental Humanities in a workshop at The National Archives. 13327
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 12/09/20251 week left to submit an abstract for our symposium on Pollution in the Archive! 01813
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 09/09/2025I'll be hosting an online event on encountering extinction in the archives with @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social as part of The National Archives' Research Routes series. Come along to hear about researching animal histories in the archive! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/extinction...eventbrite.co.ukExtinction and hope: Navigating animal encounters in the archiveWhat hope can be found in encounters with animals in archival documents? 16129
Reposted by Heather CraddockDr Tasha Kitcher @tashakitcher.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Working at the National Archives is great, I mean, look at THIS! (Part of CO 1069/611, supplied today by @hcraddock.bsky.social) 391
Reposted by Heather CraddockDr Tasha Kitcher @tashakitcher.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Alongside the UKGWA team, I'm hosting two free half-day workshops this October to teach researchers more about the web archive, and shape our future researcher offering. If you are a web archive user, or are keen to learn more, you can register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...eventbrite.co.ukUK Government Web Archive Researcher WorkshopsExplore the UK Government Web Archive, one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, in workshops. 033
Reposted by Heather CraddockMancHSTM @manchstm.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Conference: Planetary Futures - Rethinking Extinction and Conservation in the Anthropocene. Manchester, 18-19 Sept 2025. Registration is free - please register your interest in attending by Friday 22 August. blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/0...blogs.manchester.ac.ukPlanetary Futures: Rethinking Extinction and Conservation in the AnthropoceneConference, 18-19 September 2025, at the University of Manchester. Call for Papers 01410
Heather Craddock @hcraddock.bsky.social · 13/08/2025The Call for Papers for 'Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive', a symposium at The National Archives in London, 4 December 2025, is now open! Submission deadline: Friday 19 Sept See the CFP and details about bursaries for speakers here: orlo.uk/Z8StS #envhum #envhist 13527
Reposted by Heather CraddockSpalding Gentlemen’s Society @17sgs10.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Spalding Gentlemen's Society (SGS) - Britain's second-oldest museum - seeks Project Manager for ambitious redevelopment project through our current NLHF Development Phase grant and beyond. Closing date: 22 August 2025 View the tender brief here or the link in our bio: www.sgsoc.org/work-with-us 001
Reposted by Heather Craddockplanthums-uk.bsky.social @planthums-uk.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Coming this autumn!! #PLANT #PERSPECTIVES 2(2) special issue: #Tree #Cultures & #Arboreal #Humanities eds @treeseeker.bsky.social & Caroline Cornish #research articles, narrative #non_fiction, #poetry & reviews whp-journals.co.uk/PP @plantperspectives.bsky.social @whitehorsepress.bsky.social 1103
Reposted by Heather CraddockPhilippa Hellawell @pbhellawell.bsky.social · 11/03/2025PASSAGE is recruiting for two fixed-term posts to join me working on 18thC records of enslavement 1) Collections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery) shorturl.at/aZwqn 2) Project Cataloguer (Transatlantic Slavery) shorturl.at/6aSpz If you have questions, please let me know & please circulate widely!shorturl.atCollections Researcher (Transatlantic Slavery) at The National ArchivesStart your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top... 18798
