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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Anne Lister could have simply studied book to learn about anatomy, but of course for Anne, that wasn't enough. So she took the scalpel into her own hands. Join Susanne Piotrowski to learn more about her secret dissection lessons in Paris. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Caves, mines, and rocky depths... Join Stephanie Sobczak to trace Anne Lister's underground visits through the journals, and find out which sites you can still explore today. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Anne Lister coded her relationships, raw opinions, and local gossip in a cypher she called her 'crypthand.' But that wasn't the only code she had. Join #AnneListerCodeBreaker Marlene Oliveira to learn more about how it was built (and later cracked). #AnneListerSummit

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ever wanted to write like Anne Lister? Well, sort of... In Lister Mad Libs, we'll split into teams and fill in the blanks of a mock Anne Lister diary entry using only word-type prompts for some friendly (and ver. silly) competition. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Go behind the scenes of "Langton," a forthcoming gothic film about Anne Lister backed by Screen Australia, with screenwriter Jennifer van Gessel. Bring your questions for a live Q&A, facilitated by Sarah Wingrove.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-lister-research-summit-2026-tickets-1994505243875

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On this day in 1840, Anne Lister died at Koutais, in Georgia, aged 49. For today's anniversary we've made her a Victorian mourning card with the maxim she loved best, borrowed from Edward Young's Night-Thoughts: "For human weal, Heaven husbands all events."

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Miss Threlfall swindled Anne Lister's friend Miss Pickford out of thousands to fund her West Indies plantations, and violated the 1807 abolition act to do it. Join Anna Clark on what this case reveals about slavery in Lister's world. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For Anne Lister, travel was paramount. For today's 'Lister Sisters,' travelling in her footsteps is just as significant. Join @sazwingrove.bsky.social to explore queer pilgrimage across time, from Lister to us. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Three new books on Anne Lister & Ann Walker, one roundtable! Hear from "Searching for Ann Walker," "Going to Italy," and "Anne Lister of Shibden Hall" on the research, the choices, and what's inside, facilitated by Janneke van der Weijden. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Anne Lister Research Summit 2026

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Two of Anne Lister's bound volumes of printed music sit behind glass at Shibden Hall. Join Rachel Cowgill & Jeanice Brooks as new research into their structure and contents reveals Anne as collector, musician, and appraiser of talent. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Registration is open for the #AnneListerSummit, returning Oct. 10 & 11! This year: cracking Anne's secret codes, a Paris dissection, adventures underground, updates on new books, films, and more! 🎟️ Virtual and FREE to attend 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Across her many travels, home was never far from her thoughts — and more specifically, no cathedral in Europe was safe from comparison with her beloved York Minster. Happy #YorkshireDay from all of us at Packed with Potential. 🤍🌹

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#AnneLister was, as Muriel Green noted, a spirited #Yorkshire woman. She delighted in being imagined as "a Yorkshire roadmaker" in a letter from Sibbella Maclean, and would proudly defend her "Yorkshire blood" whenever talk turned to identities and customs.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Our friends at Lightcliffe Churchyard are reopening their newly restored tower this weekend! Join them to learn about the restoration work, explore the grounds, and take a look at the monuments dedicated to the #AnnWalker relatives that are housed there. Don't miss out!

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Tower Openings
Saturday August 1st
10:30 to 12:30 GMT

Sunday August 2nd
14:00 to 16:00

Come, see and hear what has been done during the recent restoration

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Two hundred years before Yelp, Anne Lister was already keeping the receipts! Visit our Travel Tips & Reviews page to see how your holiday spots measured up in Anne's opinion. www.packedwithpotential.org/projects/ann...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Anne Lister never met a bridge she couldn't measure — usually in paces, occasionally in umbrellas, and always with an opinion. Planning a trip this summer? Check out Anne Lister's Travel Tips & Reviews to see what she made of the places on your itinerary! www.packedwithpotential.org/projects/ann...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Today marks the anniversary of the death of Isabella 'Tib' Norcliffe, one of the most vivid and enduring figures in Anne Lister's journals. Learn more about her family, relationship with #AnneLister (aka her ‘darling Pevvy’), and more in this new profile! www.packedwithpotential.org/profiles/isa...

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Marlene @moliveiradev.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

My friend Gill and I had a nice chat about all things #19thc funerals and Listers (incl. #AnneLister). Check it out! #research #localhistory #oneplace open.spotify.com/episode/7H4w...

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19th Century Funerals, With the Help of the Listers of Shibden Hall

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

A little reminder for London friends, and any travellers passing through 💌 You’ve got until 12 April to see the wills of Anne Lister & Ann Walker displayed side by side in the Love Letters exhibition at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy!

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

In celebration of the 235th Anniversary of Anne Lister’s birth, we are sharing this short clip about the connection between Ann Walker and Old St Matthew’s, Lightcliffe. Ann Walker was the partner of Anne Lister of Shibden Hall.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🎂 Happy birthday to the one and only #AnneLister! 235 years later, and she's still making headlines...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

On this day in 1834, Anne Lister and Ann Walker took the sacrament at Holy Trinity Goodramgate in York to seal their union, in what is often described as the first lesbian marriage in Britain.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Got a research question, project, or perspective to share? Send it our way! The #CFP for the 2026 #AnneListerSummit is open now through May 1st!

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🌈 Celebrate @lgbthm.bsky.social by exploring the collaborative research on Anne Lister. Discover how the Lister community is uncovering new stories and perspectives. womenshistorynetwork.org/rediscoverin... #LGBTQHistoryMonth #AnneLister #GenderHist

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Looking for exciting activities in the upcoming weeks? Check out our community calendar to discover all the #AnneLister and other cool events taking place soon! From walks, talks, and workshops, the list varied! www.packedwithpotential.org/resources/co... #localhistory #history #research #events

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Check out new details relating to the funeral of Sam Lister, #AnneLister’s beloved sibling whose death ultimately led to her inheriting Shibden Hall, in this revised profile by Lynn Shouls (lynnshls.bsky.social) 👇 www.packedwithpotential.org/profiles/sam... #history #oneplace #militaryhistory

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

You know what else we like tracking? Books about #AnneLister, #AnnWalker, and their contemporaries. 🙌 You can find a list of those in our Book Concierge. There's a book for everyone, and even some really obscure gems fit for an #AnneLister #booknerd! www.packedwithpotential.org/resources/bo...

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PACKED WITH POTENTIAL - 📚 Books about Anne Lister

Lívia Labate, Marlene Oliveira, Steph Gallaway Published on 28 December 2019 · Last updated on 7 January, 2026

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

However, even though her library was fairly large when she was alive, we have only managed to track five of Anne’s books! 🤓 These survive in libraries and museums across the UK and Europe. www.packedwithpotential.org/projects/ann...

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PACKED WITH POTENTIAL - Anne Lister's Library

Marlene Oliveira Published on 12 November, 2024

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Anne was a voracious reader, so we have been tracking her reading habits since, well, the start of our project. So far, we have tracked 908 entries in our Anne Lister Bookshelf project! Definitely not rookie numbers! 🦾 www.packedwithpotential.org/projects/ann...

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PACKED WITH POTENTIAL - Anne Lister's Bookshelf

Lívia Labate, Marlene Oliveira, Steph Gallaway Published on 24 October, 2019 · Last updated on 15 November, 2024

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It’s #WorldBookDay, so what better time to revisit #AnneLister’s greatest passion: reading! 💛📚

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

If you're attending the #AnneLister Festival or are just in town with time to spare, check these out:

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

🎉 Announcing the 2026 Anne Lister Research Summit dates: Oct. 10 & 11 CFP is now open! If you’ve got something to share (research findings, a work-in-progress, a skill to teach) send it our way 👇 www.annelisterresearchsummit.org/2026

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

💔 Introducing Anne Lister’s Broken Hearts Club, for anyone spending Valentine’s Day thinking “it’s complicated”… See more at www.packedwithpotential.org/community/an...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

💌 We’re sharing a few #AnneListersValentines because love, history, and bad puns are better when shared. See more: www.packedwithpotential.org/community/an...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Was it the plum pudding itself, or simply the intentional gesture? To find out, try your hand at a period-appropriate treat to commemorate the day with Maria Rundell’s 1814 recipe 👇

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

#AnneLister and #AnnWalker celebrated their anniversary each year on February 10, often with the recurring tradition of plum pudding and wine. These journal excerpts from 1835 to 1840 offer us a glimpse into their ritual, which had a remarkable way of softening tensions and stirring connection.

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Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

If you get the opportunity to go see #LoveLetters at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy take it take it take it! The diversity of relationships represented in this exhibition is phenomenal and there really is something for everyone.

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

To learn more about how the two shaped legal protections for each other in the 1800s, read @moliveiradev.bsky.social's piece on the wills: www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

🖋️📜 Some #LoveLetters are written in longing. Some are written in law. We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Wishing you all a holiday season full of joy, warmth, and adventures! We look forward to seeing you in the new year! May it be kinder to everyone and full of new opportunities for learning and connection! Or, as #AnneLister put it: "Merry Xmas and a happy new year!" from all of us to all of you! 💛

A postcard and a brown envelope with a paper sheet. The white paper sheet has the words "Merry Xmas and a happy new year". There is also a red wax seal with gold accents that reads "Packed with Potential".

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Though Dorothy Wordsworth & Anne Lister never mention each other, their journals often mention the same people. 🎥 Watch Abi Palmer's session from the #AnneListerSummit for more on how Dorothy’s journals help us see Anne Lister’s Halifax in new ways: youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Packed with Potential turns 6 today! 🥳 Thank you for being a part of this journey. And, if you'd like to contribute, please get in touch! www.packedwithpotential.org/about/contact #research #nonprofit #AnneLister #c19th #oneplace #queerhistory

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Dorothy Wordsworth was a diarist, travel writer, and the first woman to record climbing Scafell Pike in 1818. Sound familiar? Watch the full talk to explore her connections with #AnneLister, whose paths, friends, and ambitions overlapped in unexpected ways youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Rachel Terry explores how 19th-century magazines became the gold standard for style (even if #AnneLister thought them, ""a very stupid thing indeed."") Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit to see how print and media shaped the fashions of her time: youtu.be/ZmBGx5cBCYQ

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Did you know that some of #AnnWalker’s relatives are buried in Halifax Minster? Check out our new article, learn more about them, and find out where their graves are located within the church! www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti... #c19th #genealogy #oneplace #localhistory #AnneLister

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt walks us through one of the rare diary entries where Anne Lister recorded an entire outfit — from her moiré silk gown and white bonnet to her blond lace frill. 🎥 Watch the full session:

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“I never feel as if I was properly dressed.”

Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt walks us through one of the rare diary entries where Anne Lister recorded an entire outfit — from her moiré silk gown and white bonnet to her blond lace frill.

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