Newspaper articles, images and other materials from the history of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@VintageEdmonton@mstdn.ca
Tagged: History
Manchester Museum
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
WWWTXT
WWWTXT is a hand-curated selection of public internet posts from 1980-1994.
Fediverse address:
@wwwtxt@mastodon.social
Brian Alberts
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
The Blake Society
Society founded in 1985 which celebrates the poetry, prose and art of William Blake (1757 – 1827).
Fediverse address:
@BlakeSociety@mastodonapp.uk
MedievalAcademic
History student specialising in medieval history.
Fediverse address:
@MedievalAcademic@mastodon.lol
Australian Histories Podcast
Podcast series covering episodes of Australian history. Episodes are in non-chronological order, focusing on particular themes instead.
Fediverse address:
@AusHistPod@aus.social
Punkrock History
Photos, facts and flyers from the punk music scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social
Fritz Bauer Institute
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
Infinity64
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:
@infinity64@tube.tchncs.de
Letterform Archive
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
Gaming Alexandria
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
Big Car
Videos all about cars and automotive history, often focusing on the history of one particular model or brand.
Fediverse Address:
@bigcar@tilvids.com
The Internet Archive
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
Sebastian Hageneuer
Archaeologist, researcher and PhD student. Hageneuer runs archaeology sites focusing on 3D digital archaeological reconstructions and archaeoinfomatics.
Fediverse address:
@ArchaeoBasti@mastodon.online
Ramokromok
Blog posting news and articles about retro gaming and retro computing.
Fediverse address:
@ramokromok@mastodon.social
The Hon. Mayor of Banjotown
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
Alliterative
Videos about the etymology of the English language, presented by the historian Dr Mark Sundaram.
Fediverse address:
@alliterative@tilvids.com
Contingent Magazine
American non-profit history magazine written by adjuncts, museum workers and independent scholars.
Fediverse address:
@contingent_mag@mas.to
YesterKitchen
Cooking videos where the presenter prepares food and explains the history behind each dish. The dishes are often traditional American comfort foods.
Fediverse address:
@yesterkitchen@tilvids.com
Old School Flyers
Bot posting old school hip-hop flyers for gigs, events, clubs etc.
Fediverse address:
@oldschoolflyers@rap.social
Richard Nevell
Medieval archaeologist and fan of castles and open knowledge.
Fediverse address:
@RichardNevell@mastodon.social
Between Wanderings
Small independent Jewish publisher and blog, focusing on Jewish life and culture from the 1850s to the 1920s.
Fediverse address:
@bwjewishhistory@babka.social
Beeld en Geluid
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
Anatoly Shashkin
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
Dr John Barentine FRAS
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
Auschwitz Memorial
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
Classical Artwork
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
Pierre Spaninks
Amateur Egyptologist fascinated with the ancient world.
Fediverse address (in Dutch and English):
@pierre@waag.social
Godsip Club
Blog about some of the stranger aspects of myths, folklore and religion from all around the world.
Fediverse address:
@godsipclub@mythology.social
Dr Dan O’Brien
Historian who studies undertakers and funerals in 18th Century England. Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Bath in the UK. (Note that due to the specialist subject matter, this account posts a lot of pictures of skeletons and burials.)
Fediverse address:
@drdan_o@mastodon.world
Carwil Bjork-James
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
Let’s Talk Philosophy
Videos about philosophers, their ideas and their historical context.
Fediverse address:
@letstalkphilosophy@tilvids.com
Lucy Betteridge-Dyson
Military historian and broadcaster specialising in the First and Second World Wars, amongst other things including the role of horses in those wars.
Fediverse address:
@lmbd1418@mastodon.online
Out of Print Archive
Preserving classic video game magazines, especially those from the UK.
Fediverse address:
@OutofPrintArchive@mstdn.games
Movies Silently
Account and website all about silent films, the silent era and related topics such as vintage recipes etc.
Fediverse address:
@moviessilently@mastodon.social
Glasgow Women’s Library
Lending library, archive of important materials related to women, and provider of support services to women. The only Accredited Museum in the UK dedicated to women’s history.
Fediverse address:
@womenslibrary@mastodon.scot
The Arts Hole
A humorous and well-researched video documentary series about famous painters and artists, discussing their life and works. The voice over is nice and calm, and this is a very relaxing series to watch.
Fediverse address:
@theartshole@tilvids.com
James Gleick
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:
@JamesGleick@sciencemastodon.com
Accordion Bruce
Musician and Accordion historian, author of the book “Accordion Revolution: A People’s History”.
Fediverse address:
@AccordionBruce@mastodon.social
V Brigham
Veteran programmer for the venerable Commodore 64 home computer from 1982, who nowadays posts in-depth videos about developing software on the C64.
Fediverse address:
@v_brigham@tilvids.com
Kristina Gehrmann
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
Regionales Retro-Rechenzentrum (3rz)
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
The 1920s Channel
Video series about the culture of 1920s America, including art, music and theatre.
Fediverse address:
@1920schannel@tilvids.com
Samuel Pepys
An important public official in 17th Century London, Pepys helped to organise and run the English navy. He also kept a secret diary from 1660 to 1669, where he was surprisingly honest about his personal thoughts and private life. The diary includes his first hand accounts of the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London. The Fediverse account divides the diary into chunks which are posted in real time according to the time of year.
Fediverse address:
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social
Dr Rena Maguire
Archaeologist in Ireland, Government of Ireland research fellow, specialises in the Iron Age in western Europe, particularly metals and horses.
Fediverse address:
@StillJustRena@mastodon.social
Art History Animalia
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
Folklore, Food & Fairytales
Storytelling podcast featuring stories and folklore with connected recipes and food history.
Fediverse address:
@FairytalesFood@mstdn.social
1970s London
Photographs of everyday life from London in the 1970s, often highlighting trends and social issues of the time.
Fediverse address:
@1970sLondon@mastodonapp.uk
Never Obsolete
Posts photos and screenshots of old games, software and other items of computing history. Lots of nostalgia.
Fediverse address:
@256@mastodon.social
Richard III Society
Promoting research into the life and times of Richard III of England. The society was founded in 1924.
Fediverse address:
@RichardIIISociety@mstdn.social
The Haunted Spouses
Podcast that discusses haunted houses in culture including films, books, games etc.
Fediverse address:
@HauntedSpouses@mastodon.online
Books on the Line
Account dedicated to the historic railways of South East Wales, featuring book reviews and other materials on the topic.
Fediverse address:
@booksontheline@toot.wales
Medieval Indian History
Posting artworks, objects, documents and photos related to Indian history during the medieval period and later.
Fediverse address:
@medievalindianhistory@mastodon.social
Tech Tales
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
Dr Scott Chaussée
Archaeologist at Aberystwyth specialising in marine geophysics, Roman and early medieval history and landscape archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@S_Chaussee@mastodon.online
0 A.D.
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
This Is My Glasgow
Photographic project documenting Glasgow in Scotland. Covers the architecture, details, monuments, culture, surrounding area and miscellaneous local colour.
Fediverse address:
@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot
All about Vinyl
Posting artwork from classic vinyl record album covers.
Fediverse address:
@Vinyl@pixelfed.social