Medieval historian at University of Cologne in Germany. Focus on Northern European History (England, Scandinavia, ‘Germany’), especially the 10th – 12th centuries.
Fediverse address (main account, in German and English):
@domwass@scholar.social
Fediverse address (book reviews, in German and English):
@domwass@ramblingreaders.org
Photos, facts and flyers from the punk music scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social
Senior news editor at Stone Pages, a guide to ancient megalithic monuments in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@gratefulwolf@archaeo.social
History blog about Ancient Rome, covering all aspects of the Roman Empire. Founded in 2023.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@romanempiretimes.com
Non-profit educational organisation based in the UK and Canada, publishing articles, videos, podcasts etc about history. (Previously known as the Ancient History Encyclopedia.)
Fediverse address:
@whencyclopedia@mstdn.social
Online archive of material related to the history of film, broadcasting and audio. Founded in 2009 by film historian David Pierce.
Fediverse address:
@mhdl@hcommons.social
Society founded in 1985 which celebrates the poetry, prose and art of William Blake (1757 – 1827).
Fediverse address:
@BlakeSociety@mastodonapp.uk
Non-profit organisation and publication looking at architecture and historic preservation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Also covers urbanism, photography, public art, city life etc.
Fediverse address:
@HiddenCityPhila@flipboard.com
Grassroots collaborative research project investigating the role of dogs, wolves and horses in the Viking and Medieval societies of Ireland and Britain, covering c. 700 – 1400 AD.
Fediverse address:
@VikingDublinDogs@mastodon.ie
Astronomer and historian, particularly interested in light pollution and dark skies. Author of three books on the history of astronomy, “The Lost Constellations”, “Uncharted Constellations” and “Mystery of the Ashen Light of Venus”. Runs a consultancy business on light pollution and astronomy.
Fediverse address:
@JohnBarentine@astrodon.social
Multidisciplinary research institute in modern and contemporary history located at NOVA University Lisbon and at the University of Évora, founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese & English):
@IHChistory@masto.pt
Non-denominational initiative to build a libre open access archive of digitised Jewish prayer literature.
Fediverse address:
@opensiddur@aleph.land
Group formed in Essex, UK, holding regular meetings, talks and study days about Ancient Egypt. Guest speakers include include archaeologists, researchers and experts from around the world (including modern Egypt).
Fediverse address:
@EssexEgyptology@archaeo.social
Bot posting random examples of Linear A, a Minoan writing system which is still undeciphered.
Fediverse address:
@lineara@mastodon.social
Archaeologist, researcher and PhD student. Hageneuer runs archaeology sites focusing on 3D digital archaeological reconstructions and archaeoinfomatics.
Fediverse address:
@ArchaeoBasti@mastodon.online
International organisation organising online events for genealogists and family history enthusiasts.
Fediverse address:
@VirtualGenealogy@c.im
Small independent Jewish publisher and blog, focusing on Jewish life and culture from the 1850s to the 1920s.
Fediverse address:
@bwjewishhistory@babka.social
Writing threads about the history of Ediburgh and Leith in Scotland, as well as modern Scottish history in general.
Fediverse address:
@cocteautriplets@mastodon.scot
A digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of the British Isles. BHO is part of the Institute of Historial Research, a UK educational organisation founded in 1921.
Fediverse address:
@BHO@historians.social
Group dedicated to preserving video game history, including games, books, magazines, manuals, news articles etc. They create and maintain a preservation archive.
Fediverse address:
@gamingalexandria@digipres.club
Archaeologist and criminologist at Maastricht University, studying artefact and fossil smuggling, art crime and theft of cultural objects.
Fediverse address:
@Drdonnayates@archaeo.social
Newsletter by a historian based in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Mainly posting on American history, especially related to the Pacific Northwest area.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@adamsowards.net
Senior lecturer at Saxion University of Applied Sciences. Research interests include Roman Archaeology, Dendrochronology and Wood/Timber, Digital and Computational Archaeology, Networks, Education and Conflict Archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@RonaldVisser@akademienl.social
English-language account highlighting interesting art, culture and history from Portugal and listing museums where exhibits may be found.
Fediverse address:
@lusoteca@mastodon.world
Organisation founded in 1955 to carry out archaeological research and fieldwork in the London Borough of Enfield.
Fediverse address:
@enfarchsoc@mastodonapp.uk
Discussion group about historical events involving battles and armed forces.
Fediverse address:
@militaryhistory@fedigroups.social
Transdisciplinary zoologist exploring animal iconography from around the world via intersections of natural history with art and visual culture history.
Fediverse address:
@art_history_animalia@historians.social
Computing history and retro computing museum in Namur, Belgium.
Fediverse address (in French):
@namip@computermuseum.social
Free open source real time strategy game set in the ancient world, similar to Age Of Empires. It’s still in Alpha testing, but is playable and available for Linux, Mac, Windows and BSD.
Fediverse address (main):
@play0ad@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@playzeroad@videos.pair2jeux.tube
Historian of medieval women and religion in Europe. Associate professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Fediverse address:
@yvonne@hcommons.social
Blog about some of the stranger aspects of myths, folklore and religion from all around the world.
Fediverse address:
@godsipclub@thefolklore.cafe
Podcast running since 2021 all about theatrical history in Philadelphia PA in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@schmeterpitz@historians.social
Egyptology society based in Manchester, UK, featuring talks, museum trips, study days etc. Founded in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@MAES@mastodon.me.uk
Website all about the local history of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@jenna@theredhairedstokie.co.uk
Computing archaeologist, Professor for Interdisciplinary Applications of Spatial Surveying- and Information-Technology at Mainz University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@kacebe@scholar.social
Posting about prominent women and the history of women’s rights.
Fediverse address:
@CarveHerName@mstdn.social
Sharing interesting pictures and links about cats from throughout history.
Fediverse address:
@CatsOfYore@varmint.town
Posts old public information films and PSAs made by various governments and public bodies around the world. Note that due to the films being designed as public warnings, they may contain deliberately disturbing imagery.
Fediverse address:
@edanosborne@spectra.video
UK organisation promoting the study of prehistoric times. Based at University College London, founded in 1935.
Fediverse address:
@PrehistoricSociety@mastodonapp.uk
Storytelling podcast featuring stories and folklore with connected recipes and food history.
Fediverse address:
@FairytalesFood@mstdn.social
Blog about a United States regiment in the American Civil War which contained a significant number of immigrants and escaped slaves.
Fediverse address:
@47thpennsylvaniavolunteers.com@47thpennsylvaniavolunteers.com
Discussion group about the history of organised crime in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@mafiahistory@fedigroups.social
Non-profit archive of over 100,000 items related to lettering, typography, calligraphy and graphic design throughout human history. Based in California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@letterformarchive@typo.social
Fun US-based public radio show and podcast about the English language, looking at etymologies, linguistics, slang etc.
Fediverse address:
@wayword@mas.to
Bot posting historical photos in or connected to Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Fediverse address:
@MplsPhotoBot@mastodon.social
Bot posting a medieval book illumination every day.
Fediverse address:
@medieval_illuminations@mastodon.social
Online magazine featuring interesting facts about history, science, pop culture and miscellaneous other topics. Based in the US, founded in 2001.
Fediverse address:
@mental_floss@flipboard.com
Videos about the etymology of the English language, presented by the historian Dr Mark Sundaram.
Fediverse address (main):
@AllEndlessKnot@toot.community
Fediverse address (videos):
@alliterative@tilvids.com
All about retro gaming and retro computing, mainly on MS-DOS PCs of the 1980s and 1990s. Posts include screenshots, video clips, MIDI music and discussion of favourite memories.
Fediverse address:
@dosnostalgic@mastodon.social
Historian who writes and presents podcasts about the history of beer, and is particularly interested in how the history of beer opens historical topics to a wider audience.
Fediverse address:
@brewedculture@mastodon.beer
Bot posting random items from the Smithsonian via their API.
Fediverse address:
@SmithsonianRoulette@zirk.us
Posts photos and screenshots of old games, software and other items of computing history. Lots of nostalgia.
Fediverse address:
@256@mastodon.social
One of the largest university museums in the UK, with more than 4.5 million items. It puts on a diverse range of exhibitions covering art, history, archaeology, natural history and more.
Fediverse address:
@McrMuseum@mastodonapp.uk
Bot posting random items from the Harvard Art Museums via their API.
Fediverse address:
@HarvardArtRoulette@zirk.us
Bot posting cigarette cards of baseball players from 1887-1914. Randomly selected from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection at the Library of Congress, USA.
Fediverse address:
@dead_ball_era_baseball@bots.blakeeskin.com
Preserving classic video game magazines, especially those from the UK.
Fediverse address:
@outofprintarchive@retro.pizza
Magazine covering science, nature, arts, history and travel. Published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, USA, since 1970.
Fediverse address:
@Smithsonianmag@flipboard.com
Website featuring articles by academics about history (all periods), art and philosophy. Based in Canada, founded in 2019.
Fediverse address (all periods of history):
@thecollector@flipboard.com
Fediverse address (ancient history):
@ancient-history-thecollector@flipboard.com
Historian, author, columnist in the Anchorage Daily News. Posting about the history of Alaska including photos, video, art etc.
Fediverse address:
@ANC_Historian@alaskan.social
Discussion group about anything relating to the history of the medieval / middle ages period, anywhere in the world.
Fediverse address:
@medievodons@fedigroups.social
Archaeologist based in southeastern USA, posting about archaeology, history, botany, geology and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@archeaids@mastodon.online
Series of history books written by Irish academics John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley, featuring colourisations of black-and-white historical photographs by Breslin along with historical context and captions written by Buckley.
Fediverse address:
@oldirelandincolour@mastodon.social
UK organisation dedicated to the history of labour (i.e. the lives and politics of working people and the labour movement, not specifically the political party).
Fediverse address:
@sslh@mastodon.me.uk
Professional illustrator and graphic novel creator who makes beautifully crafted digital paintings in a traditional style, usually based on historical subjects.
Fediverse address:
@kristinagehrmann@mastodon.art
Automated account posting historical photos from Taiwan.
Fediverse address:
@TaiwaninMchrome@mastodon.world
Blog posting news and articles about retro gaming and retro computing.
Fediverse address:
@ramokromok@retrochat.online
Posting informally about interesting bits of Scottish history through the ages, including forgotten stories, science, language, art, people, poetry.
Fediverse address:
@WeirdScotland@mastodon.scot
Map historian and geographer, Osher Professor in history of cartography at the University of Southern Maine, Director of History of Cartography Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the USA. Runs the “Mapping As A Process” blog.
Fediverse address:
@mhedney@historians.social
Finnish organisation devoted to the academic study of games and gaming, from ancient board games to modern video games.
Fediverse address (in English and Finnish):
@blogi@www.pelitutkimus.fi
Independent history researcher currently working on projects about Klezmer music publishing, American Klezmer composers and copyright of the 1910s-1920s.
Fediverse address:
@carkner@klezmor.im
Videos about philosophers, their ideas and their historical context.
Fediverse address:
@letstalkphilosophy@tilvids.com
Podcast all about the history of the island of Britain, starting from the ice age and moving forward in chronological order. The emphasis is on the human side of history, rather than just giving dry facts.
Fediverse address:
@bhp@mastodon.social
Bot posting excerpts from “Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue”, a collection of 18th Century English popular slang (sometimes crude).
Fediverse address:
@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us
Long-running podcast series and website about medieval times hosted by “The Archivist”, covering history, news and entertainment related to the medieval era.
Fediverse address:
@MedievalArchives@medievalarchives.social
Independent interdisciplinary research and education institute in Germany researching and documenting the history of Nazi mass crimes, particularly the Holocaust, and their impact on the present world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@FritzBauerInstitut@bildung.social
American non-profit history magazine written by adjuncts, museum workers and independent scholars.
Fediverse address:
@contingent_mag@mas.to
Amateur Egyptologist fascinated with the ancient world.
Fediverse address (in Dutch and English):
@pierre@waag.social
Site exploring history through original written documents by historical figures such as letters, manuscripts, notes etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@historyonpapers.com
Videos all about cars and automotive history, often focusing on the history of one particular model or brand.
Fediverse Address:
@bigcar@tilvids.com
Assistant professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University in the United States, interested in ethnographic and historical research into disruptive protest, grassroots autonomy, state violence and indigenous collective rights in Latin America.
Fediverse address:
@Carwil@mastodon.online
The secret diary of an important public official in 17th Century London, spanning 1660 to 1669. The account’s posts divide the diary into chunks which are posted in estimated real time.
Fediverse address:
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social
The web’s oldest guide to ancient megalithic monuments in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@stonepages@archaeo.social
The Netherlands Sound & Vision museum. They have a massive archive of thousands of videos available on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@nisv@peertube.beeldengeluid.nl
History site taking old postcards of particular places in cities and putting them beside photos of the same locations today, with the site’s articles discussing what has changed socially and economically in that area (or not) since the postcard was made.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@postcard-past.com
Computing history museum with thousands of items in its collection. Based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fediverse address (in English & Slovenian):
@muzej@mastodon.social
Bot posting random items from the Getty museum collection via their API.
Fediverse address:
@GettyRoulette@zirk.us
Posting artwork from classic vinyl record album covers.
Fediverse address:
@Vinyl@pixelfed.social
Photographic project documenting Glasgow in Scotland. Covers the architecture, details, monuments, culture, surrounding area and miscellaneous local colour.
Fediverse address:
@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot
A bot that posts random historical public domain paintings and drawings every few hours. The paintings are sourced from the classical artwork PD site at artvee.com
Fediverse address:
@art@acg.mn
Non-profit academic association promoting the study of world history, founded in 1982 and based in the United States. Publishes the “Journal of World History” and “The World History Bulletin”.
Fediverse address:
@wha@historians.social
Video game researcher, creator of the Play History video series and author of upcoming arcade history book.
Fediverse address:
@PlayHistory@oldbytes.space
Archaeologist and prehistorian, Assistant Professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Interested in the relationship between animals and humans throughout history.
Fediverse address:
@brusgaard@archaeo.social
Podcast about technology history, covering both obscure and well-known software, computers, gadgets and other tech stuff, including both failures and successes.
Fediverse address:
@techtales@mas.to
Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, focusing on Nordic history and archaeology. Published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities since 1906. Available in English, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.
Fediverse address:
@Fornvannen@archaeo.social
The memorial and museum at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp built during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Over a million people were murdered by the Nazis at the camp during the Second World War, most of them civilians including children. The memorial functions as a reminder of what can happen, and campaigns for it never to happen again.
Fediverse address:
@auschwitzmuseum@mastodon.world
Organisation promoting the study of European environmental history, and connecting environmental historians in Europe and elsewhere.
Fediverse address:
@eseh@historians.social
Official account of the famous fact-checking website, based in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@snopes@infosec.exchange
Professor of History, sport and environmental historian. Particularly keen on the history of bicycles, posting lots of historical photos, articles and other materials.
Fediverse address:
@DrRickWoten@historians.social
Genealogist, blogger and researcher based in Ireland. Also founder of Project Infant, documenting those who died in Irish mother and baby homes.
Fediverse address (main):
@thedanielsgenealogy@genealysis.social
Fediverse address (Project Infant):
@projectinfant@mastodon.ie
Posting artworks, objects, documents and photos related to Indian history during the medieval period and later.
Fediverse address:
@medievalindianhistory@mastodon.social
Medieval archaeologist and fan of castles and open knowledge.
Fediverse address:
@RichardNevell@mastodon.social
English-language website and videos about prehistoric sites in Portugal, including megaliths, caves, ancient structures etc.
Fediverse address:
@prehistoricportugal@mastodon.social
History site exploring the history of Newport in Wales, especially the more colourful events and topics. Often features excerpts from local newspaper archives.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newportcornucopia.co.uk
Supporting field and lab work by archaeologists and specialists at the University of California, Berkeley.
Fediverse address:
@arf_ucb@archaeo.social
Dendrochronologist, woodland heritage specialist and environmental archaeologist in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@Dendrochronicle@mastodon.scot
Musician who also runs a band called the Capharnaum County Magicians Society. The music is mainly 19th/20th Century banjo pieces.
Fediverse address (main):
@mayor@banjo.town
Fediverse address (band):
@magicians@banjo.town
Award-winning best-selling science writer, wrote the book on chaos theory that helped inspire the Ian Malcolm character in Jurassic Park. More recent works include “Time Travel: A History” and “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood”.
Fediverse address:
@gleick@mas.to
Blog by the historian Sean Munge writing on a very eclectic selection of historical and pop culture topics. There are also in-depth history articles and learning materials for paid subscribers.
Fediverse address (blog):
@sean@gardenofmemory.net
Open access academic journal on archaeology, published by the Cambridge University Press.
Fediverse address:
@aap_saaorg@fediscience.org
Amateur archaeology and prehistory enthusiast, shares lots of stories and images related to the ancient world.
Fediverse address:
@Epicurus@mastodon.online
Newspaper articles, images and other materials from the history of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@VintageEdmonton@mstdn.ca
Tracing and recording sites of significance to the Chinese communities in Wellington, New Zealand.
Fediverse address:
@WellingtonChineseHistory@cloudisland.nz
History site all about baseball in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, from the beginnings of baseball to the present day.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nwbaseballhistory.com
Senior Lecturer in Digital Archaeology and Heritage in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York.
Fediverse address:
@clmorgan@archaeo.social
Museum built around a working 16th Century watermill in Sutton Coldfield in the UK. Operating as a museum since 1996.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newhallmill.uk
Musician and Accordion historian, author of the book “Accordion Revolution: A People’s History”.
Fediverse address:
@AccordionBruce@mastodon.social
Promoting research into the life and times of Richard III of England. The society was founded in 1924.
Fediverse address:
@RichardIIISociety@mstdn.social
Website founded in 2013 providing resources and discussion for maritime historians of all levels and interests. The approach is broad, covering ships, ports, voyaging, littoral environments, art, literature etc.
Fediverse address:
@globalmaritimehistory@digipres.club
Academic journal of economic history and related areas, covering East, South and Southeast Asia to the Pacific coast of the Americas, including Australia and New Zealand. Originally founded in 1960 as the Australian Economic History Review.
Fediverse address:
@APEHR@mastodon.social
Posting an Old English word and its meaning every day, also sometimes related images or topics.
Fediverse address:
@OEWordhord@mastodon.social
Account dedicated to the historic railways of South East Wales, featuring book reviews and other materials on the topic.
Fediverse address:
@booksontheline@toot.wales
Sharing photos, links and news about archaeology and historical discoveries in Rome and Italy.
Fediverse address:
@Rome_and_stuff@mastodon.social
Professional historian writing a blog about the history of Venice, Italy. They also run historical walks in Venice for people who want to see things in real life.
Fediverse address:
@info@historywalksvenice.com
Discussion group for historians and anyone interested in history.
Fediverse address:
@histodons@fedigroups.social
Creators of a podcast series covering the history of Ancient Rome, they also use the account to share interesting news and images about ancient history.
Fediverse address:
@phistorians@kolektiva.social
Podcast series covering episodes of Australian history. Episodes are in non-chronological order, focusing on particular themes instead.
Fediverse address:
@AusHistPod@aus.social
Bot posting random items from the National Museum of Australia via their API.
Fediverse address:
@NMARoulette@zirk.us
Archaeologist at Aberystwyth specialising in marine geophysics, Roman and early medieval history and landscape archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@s_chaussee@vmst.io
Website, podcast and online gallery all about old maps, cartography and data visualisation.
Fediverse address:
@oldmapgallery@sciencemastodon.com
Organisation founded in 1914 to increase awareness of local history in Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA.
Fediverse address:
@HSH1914@glammr.us
Massive non-profit archive website which includes digital copies of vast amounts of printed, audiovisual and interactive media. Perhaps most famous for its Wayback Machine which allows people to look at older versions of almost any website.
Fediverse address:
@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
Interdisciplinary platform for medieval studies across Oxford University.
Fediverse address:
@OxMedStud@mastodonapp.uk
Project to investigate hunter-gatherer societies, based at the University of Wyoming USA and the Collasuyo Archaeological Research Institute in Peru.
Fediverse address:
@ForagerLab@archaeo.social
Cluster of excellence at Kiel University in Germany, exploring the social, environmental and cultural processes that have substantially marked human development.
Fediverse address:
@clusterroots@fediscience.org
Blind historian based in the US, author, writes books about blind individuals from history and how they dealt with the challenges of their time.
Fediverse address:
@BlindHistoryLady@nfb.social
A vintage computing centre in Freiburg, Germany. They preserve hardware and software from the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and have it set up working so visitors can use it.
Fediverse address (in German):
@3rz@freiburg.social