If more Bars sold Dancing Sandwiches, the world would be a happier place.

It's a beautiful day in Clerkenwell for our free walks today on #locallondonguidingday Islington Walks

Major Angel building set for depressing replacement. As the Angel Association says, “The proposal is dull and not designed to enhance this important site” but Islington Council planners recommend approval. Shame.
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Cast your votes now 👇

Treasures of the Guildhall Library Today we feature 3 different pamphlets on the Great Fire of London. Guildhall Library has many of these pamphlets published just after the fire and they are a great primary source for historians. 1/2

Tickets are now available for the annual Maurice Bond Lecture: Martin Daunton 'Covid and the Historian' 23 February 2022 18:00 – 20:00 GMT Guildhall Library
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Happy #HeritageTreasures Day!

Here are some of our extraordinary historic spaces, as photographed recently by Harriet Langford.

The Chapter Hall, Council Chamber and Crypt all feature on our regular guided tours. Visit our website for more info: museumstjohn.org.uk/planning-your-…

Wow, our first Cooking With Pride is SOLD OUT!
Luckily we have a second event on February 15 St Luke's Community Centre. When we say book early we mean it!

forum+ LGBT+ History Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Islington Museum 💖
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The #1921Census is set for release later this week and will include information about jobs and employment. Do you know what your family did during the 1920s?

One possibility, as illustrated here, is working as a Porter at Billingsgate Fish Market - bit.ly/32ZqbB4

Planning on applying to our #RecordsAtRisk Fund, run in collaboration with Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland) and British Records Association Events?

You can apply for up to £5,000 to save physical or digital records facing immediate peril anywhere in the UK.

Join us for a Q&A session to find out more:
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Such innovative and inclusive initiatives from the Marx Memorial Library. Really worth joining - easy access to Lectures, courses and collections on line.

We are pleased to announce that the 2021 winner of the Janette Harley Prize is Dr Amy L Erickson for exhibition 'City Women in the 18th Century' and supporting article, ‘Esther Sleepe, fanmaker, and her family’ buff.ly/3rsxSdm
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#ExploreYourArchive #Celebration

A beautiful day in this magical urban woodland.

Perfect for lunchtime walks.

#AbneyAutumn

REMINDER: Join Hackney Tours on November 27th (this weekend!) for a journey through the radical literary history of Abney Park.

In 1948 a Bethnal Green librarian wrote to a number of distinguished individuals asking for a list of their favourite books.

Thanks to him we hold a fascinating collection of letters by Agatha Christie and others listing their literary loves #Handwriting ✍️ #ExploreYourArchive

A bumper edition packed with interesting articles

visited London Mathematical Society's De Morgan House today, looking for archival documents related to Turing's 1936 with the help of Janet Foster

the familiar story about the submission of Turing's paper shows up in the minutes of the council meeting (details in further tweets)

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These lanterns were all so great; we’re really looking forward to lighting up the #Twinkle stars The Old Church this coming Saturday!

Great afternoon The Old Church yesterday making a Winter lantern with Output Arts they will feature in Festival of Lights next Saturday.

My thoughts on a magnificent new book by Ghostsigns (Sam Roberts) and Roy Reed 💙 designed by Eve Izaak and published by Isola Press

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If you are interested in urban history, signs, retailing, design then this tour de force through London is worth getting