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Hackney History Festival

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@HackneySociety @ArchivesHackney @RoundChapel @SuttonHouseNT, & many more host Hackney History Festival each May. Get in touch to help shape future events!

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West Cork Hist Fest (@westcorkhisfest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great to visit Hackney History Festival to hear a talk by Breda Corish, historian of the Irish in London. She spoke on The 1851 Census: Who were the Irish in Hackney & Stoke Newington? - challenging some broader narratives about Irish migrants.

Great to visit <a href="/HackneyHistFest/">Hackney History Festival</a> to hear a talk by <a href="/BredaCorish/">Breda Corish</a>, historian of the Irish in London. She spoke on The 1851 Census: Who were the Irish in Hackney &amp; Stoke Newington? - challenging some broader narratives about Irish migrants.
Stoke Newington History (@historyofstokey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you to everyone who came to my Hackney History Festival talk today at the Round Chapel. I really enjoyed sharing my fascination with local history artefacts that are often easy to overlook, whether on pavements or high up on buildings, from coalhole covers and boot scrapers to

Thank you to everyone who came to my <a href="/HackneyHistFest/">Hackney History Festival</a> talk today at the Round Chapel. I really enjoyed sharing my fascination with local history artefacts that are often easy to overlook, whether on pavements or high up on buildings, from coalhole covers and boot scrapers to
Richard Yeboah (@ricyeboah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It was great to present at the Hackney History Festival yesterday on my new book 'From Hackney, With Love' and the story of gentrification in the Borough. A wonderful introduction from Hackney Speaker too! My book is officially out on 29th May! amzn.eu/d/fL7AsbQ #Hackney

It was great to present at the <a href="/HackneyHistFest/">Hackney History Festival</a> yesterday on my new book 'From Hackney, With Love' and the story of gentrification in the Borough.

A wonderful introduction from <a href="/hackneyspeaker/">Hackney Speaker</a> too!

My book is officially out on 29th May! amzn.eu/d/fL7AsbQ

#Hackney
Stoke Newington History (@historyofstokey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brilliant talk today at Hackney History Festival by Tony Rich about Stoke Newington during WW2 – highly informative, thought-provoking, and excellently presented. This year’s festival has been superb. Congratulations to Janet Chapman, the festival founder, and to the volunteers who made

Sarah J Young (@sarahwoodberryd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you Hackney History Festival for an illuminating afternoon - loved Down with Fences (Mark Gorman) in struggles to save our open spaces. Thank you to all who have fought for the green open spaces we love in Hackney. More next week. Can you believe this pic is Kingsland Rd?

Thank you <a href="/HackneyHistFest/">Hackney History Festival</a> for an illuminating afternoon - loved Down with Fences (Mark Gorman) in struggles to save our open spaces. Thank you to all who have fought for the green open spaces we love in Hackney. More next week. Can you believe this pic is Kingsland Rd?
Stoke Newington History (@historyofstokey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Here are the 183 slides from my Hackney History Festival talk yesterday, 'Look Up, Look Down: Spotting Local History Everywhere'. A recording will be made available on YouTube in a few weeks. Enjoy, and feel free to ask any questions you may have about any of the slides.

Hackney Council (@hackneycouncil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🕵️‍♀️ Want to find out more about Hackney’s fascinating history? Check out dozens of free and low-cost talks, walks and workshops at the Hackney History Festival! On now orlo.uk/aFaa5 Hackney History Festival

East LDN Creative Exploration (@hackneytours) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So pleased to be commissioned by the brilliant people at Wick Award to do a walk for Hackney History Festival 2025. Any excuse to hang out in the community that is Hackney Wick. Wick Award continue to do great things the good folk of E9, day in day out 😍

So pleased to be commissioned by the brilliant people at <a href="/wickaward/">Wick Award</a> to do a walk for <a href="/HackneyHistFest/">Hackney History Festival</a> 2025. Any excuse to hang out in the community that is Hackney Wick. Wick Award continue to do great things the good folk of E9, day in day out 😍
Hackney History Festival (@hackneyhistfest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Under the Cranes' - Q&A with filmmaker Emma-Louise Williams and poet Michael Rosen. Make sure to watch now on YouTube! youtube.com/watch?v=vTZP8y… #HackneyHistoryFestival

'Under the Cranes' - Q&amp;A with filmmaker Emma-Louise Williams and poet Michael Rosen. Make sure to watch now on YouTube!

youtube.com/watch?v=vTZP8y…
#HackneyHistoryFestival
Hackney History Festival (@hackneyhistfest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you to the amazing Anna Aslanyan for her brilliant History Cycle Ride yesterday, ably helped by colleagues from Hackney Cycling Campaign - we learnt so much! #hackney #cycling #london #history

Thank you to the amazing Anna Aslanyan for her brilliant History Cycle Ride yesterday, ably helped by colleagues from Hackney Cycling Campaign - we learnt so much!

#hackney #cycling #london #history
The Hackney Society (@hackneysociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Event this Wednesday. Since 2002, Sean Gubbins has been devising history walks all over Hackney. Join him as he discovers a new route north along Mare Street, to the east of London Fields. Follow link to find out more information and book tickets. eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-east-of…

Event this Wednesday. 

Since 2002, Sean Gubbins has been devising history walks all over Hackney. Join him as he discovers a new route north along Mare Street, to the east of London Fields. Follow link to find out more information and book tickets.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/walk-east-of…
Hackney History Festival (@hackneyhistfest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you to all the amazing trainers from Wikimedia UK for their insights at our training session yesterday. We started adding more details of the fascinating women featured in hackneysociety.org/publications/w… join us! #hackney #history #women #wikipedia

Thank you to all the amazing trainers from <a href="/wikimediauk/">Wikimedia UK</a> for their insights at our training session yesterday.  We started adding more details of the fascinating women featured in hackneysociety.org/publications/w… join us!
#hackney #history #women #wikipedia
The Hackney Society (@hackneysociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Upcoming event! Tuesday 24th June. SPACE is a leading visual arts organisation supporting artists by providing creative workspace, advocacy and professional development. Follow link to book tickets. eventbrite.co.uk/e/visit-space-… #studios #hackneysociety #artcollective #artevent

Upcoming event! Tuesday 24th June.

SPACE is a leading visual arts organisation supporting artists by providing creative workspace, advocacy and professional development.

Follow link to book tickets.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/visit-space-…

#studios #hackneysociety #artcollective #artevent
Hackney History Festival (@hackneyhistfest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dr. Rosie Llewellyn-Jones explores Hackney’s links to the East India Company, founded in 1600. Watch now on YouTube! #HackneyHistory #EastIndiaCompany #hackneyhistoryfestival

Dr. Rosie Llewellyn-Jones explores Hackney’s links to the East India Company, founded in 1600. Watch now on YouTube!
#HackneyHistory #EastIndiaCompany #hackneyhistoryfestival
Hackney History Festival (@hackneyhistfest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Neil Martinson shares unseen photos from his unique archive, contrasting images taken fifty years ago with recent ones. Watch now on YouTube! youtube.com/watch?v=A7eAq8… #HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyPhotography #visualhistory

Neil Martinson shares unseen photos from his unique archive, contrasting images taken fifty years ago with recent ones. Watch now on YouTube! 
youtube.com/watch?v=A7eAq8…
#HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyPhotography #visualhistory
The Hackney Society (@hackneysociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Want to learn how to edit Wikipedia? Join our workshop on Sun 29 June at #HackneyArchives and help bring Hackney's hidden women's histories online. 1:15–4:15PM - Led by #wikimediauk Get your ticket: tickettailor.com/events/hackney… #Wikipedia #EditWikipedia

Want to learn how to edit Wikipedia?
Join our workshop on Sun 29 June at #HackneyArchives and help bring Hackney's hidden women's histories online.
1:15–4:15PM - Led by #wikimediauk
Get your ticket: tickettailor.com/events/hackney…
#Wikipedia #EditWikipedia