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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Our final seminar for the term is next week! 🗃️ Shirley Otto will be speaking about Scottish Charities and the State 1980 to 2010: reflections from a Trustees’ lens 29 June 2026. 6pm. Online via Zoom Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... As ever it's free and all welcome 🙂

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🗃️This is tonight! And there's still time to sign-up: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... As ever it's FREE. All welcome.

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Our next talk is in less than a week! 🗃️ Raphael Allerton, Rebecca O’Connell, & Helen Abnett will be talking about the historical and contemporary politics of providing food in hospitals. Monday 1 June 2026. 6pm. Online Via Zoom As ever it's free. Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🗃️This is tonight! And there's still time to sign-up. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Our next seminar is next week! 🗃️ Prof. Cait Beaumont (London South Bank University) will discuss Women’s Grassroots Activism in England and Ireland, from 1918 onwards. 18 May 2026. 6pm. Online via Zoom. As ever it's free & all welcome. Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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Military Welfare History Network @milwelfhist.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Coming this August! Military Welfare History since the Eighteenth Century: War and Welfare. This is the second publication, and the first edited volume, from the Military Welfare History Network. link.springer.com/book/9783032... #milwelfhist #military #welfare

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Raphael Samuel History Centre @rshc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A few places remain! Join us for Charity After Empire: British Humanitarianism, Decolonisation and Development 24th March, QMUL, London E1 Book here eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-charity-after-empire-tickets-1981162909594 @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @qmcbs.bsky.social

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Our next seminar is in less than two weeks! 🗃️ Aoife O’Leary McNeice (University of Galway/Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) will be presenting their research on the history of volunteering and the River Lee Hydro Electric Scheme 23 March, 6pm online via Zoom Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

A picture of Aoife O’Leary McNeice seated by a window in front of a seascape.

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Our next seminar is next week! 🗃️ Peter Wood (Birkbeck College) will be discussing his research on activism in support for homeless people in 1970s London. 9 March, 6pm. Online via Zoom. Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... As ever, it's free - all welcome 🙂

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Military Welfare History Network @milwelfhist.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers! Join us in Romania this June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 14 March 2026. CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🗃️Our next seminar is in 12 days time! Wendy Wiertz (Utrecht University) will be sharing her research on Belgian War Lace and tracking its change from luxury item to humanitarian handicraft. 23 February, 6pm Online via Zoom. Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... As ever, it's free...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🗃️ This is tonight! There's still time to sign-up

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

🗃️Our next seminar is next week! Delzar Sadiq (Salahaddin University in Erbil) will be talking about his use of Geographic Information Systems to reconstruct forgotten volunteer networks in 19th-century London. 6pm, Monday 9 February, Online via Zoom Sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

🗃️Tonight! There's still time to sign-up - www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🗃️This is next week! Sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Our next seminar is two weeks away! 🗃️ Dr Sarah Flew (@c19thphilanthropy.bsky.social ) will be sharing her research on Lord Overstone’s philanthropy 26 January, 6pm to 7.30pm Online via Zoom Book through the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... (As ever, it's FREE)

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IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar @long18thsem.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Next Wednesday 3-12 we are holding a joint seminar with @histparl.bsky.social! Join us at 17:30 at the @ihr.bsky.social or online via zoom to hear Dr Helen Wilson discuss ‘Black & Political: Black Political Participation in Britain, 1750-1850’. Register now! 👎 www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Black and Political: Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850

Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

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Dr Paul Huddie @paulhuddie.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Thanks to the funding provided by the Strathmartine Trust, this Wednesday I will be prestenting the findings of my funded research into the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers (1853-73) and Scotland's central role in the same. Contact the Trust if you'd like to attend online #RNCV #RoyalNavy #Scotland

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This is tonight! There are still tickets available, and it's free! 🗃️

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Robert Piggott @rpiggott.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

It's publication day! My new article in Northern History builds on work by @millieqed.bsky.social to produce a study of the League of Hospital Friends in Halifax mostly using local newspapers. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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A League of Their Own: Halifax Hospital League of Friends

This article develops academic literature on the history of the Hospital League of Friends, using the Halifax League as a case study. The League of Friends of the Halifax Hospitals was one of the f...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This is next week! Do yourself a favour and get a free ticket 🗃️

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Military Welfare History Network @milwelfhist.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers! Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026. CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

📣Our next seminar is less than two weeks away! 🗃️ Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'. 1 December, 6pm-7.30pm Online via Zoom As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🗃️Two weeks to go until our next seminar! Marty Sulek (LCC International University) will discuss: Humanities and normative theory scholarship in philanthropic studies, as viewed through a Kuhnian philosophical lens 17 Nov - 6 to 7.30pm Online Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Looks like some really interesting talks here!🗃️

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

🗃️ICYMI! The recording of last night's seminar is now available on YouTube: Ruth Hansen, University of Wisconsin 'Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era: A Historical Case Study of Gary, Indiana's Neighborhood House' youtu.be/OM6cblHhrX8?...

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Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Time flies! Our next seminar is in 1 week 🗃️ Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin) Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm Online Via Zoom As ever its free. Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

A slightly grainy picture of the speaker, Ruth Hansen.

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Aaaaand we are BACK! Our next seminar is in 3 weeks time: Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin) Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm Online Via Zoom Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era As ever its free. Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Ellie Munro @elmunro.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I see this has a chapter in it on the Community Architecture Movement by Holly Smith @holsmith.bsky.social who did a wonderful @vahs.bsky.social seminar on the subject a while ago. Looking forward to reading more!

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Teresa Doherty @dohertyta.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The programme looks amazing! There are some places available, so don't delay, register today! #WomensHistory

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Dr Carmen M. Mangion @carmenmangion.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

How do I locate annual reports for charities that are no longer trading? I tried both Companies House database, the Charity Commissions websites and the TNA catalogue. Charity operated from 1990-2003. @vahs.bsky.social

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

⏰Next Monday! There's still time to sign-up for this free event 🗃️

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Our next seminar is in two weeks! 🗃️ Alex Murdock (London South Bank University), Liz Thackray (u3a) will be sharing their research on the history of the University of the 3rd Age Monday 3rd March, 6pm Online, via Zoom As ever it's free to attend. Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/events/u3a-y...

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is next Monday! There's still time to sign-up and it's FREE as ever 🗃️

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Voluntary Action History Society @vahs.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Our next seminar is two weeks away! 🗃️ @georgesevers.bsky.social (Geneva Graduate Institute) will share his research on voluntary action, paid work and the constellation of HIV/AIDS activism in England. 3 February 2025, 6pm Online via Zoom Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/events/where...

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