Beat Kümin

Early modernist interested in parishes, local memory & food/drink history; a few footie teams & eclectic period pop. Hanging on here (just) but also on bluesky

[Beat Kümin @BeatKumin]

Very enjoyable reception for fans &🇨🇭residents in the Midlands hosted by @SwissAthletics & @SwissEmbassyUK at All Bar One, Birmingham, today - great to hear directly from athletes like Géraldine Di Tizio-Frey & Ditaji Kambundji and a nice buffet too!

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@hiegleah 😮

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Very steady survival from the mid-sixteenth century onwards, albeit with only a couple of places outside the German-speaking areas - access the country map here: https://t.co/4YPFMUeOgF

[My-Parish @My_Parish]

Switzerland uploaded! Data entry for the Tower Capsules Project continues apace, with Ollie's new blog post reflecting on the chronological and regional distribution of the 397 known locations across the cantons at: https://t.co/HKY4BXz6T5

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30 papers in 9 panels, an interdisciplinary PGR / PGT audience, lively discussions, reflections on ethics / research practice, sterling organization & well-deserved terrace sociability - @WarwickHistory's 2026 PG Conference was as stimulating as enjoyable! https://t.co/DZDrQmkzWD

[Warwick History Postgraduates @WarwickHist2023]

Join us on 3rd and 4th June for two days of postgraduate research!

https://t.co/ZAGJeAEp20

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Ollie Ross reflects on his ongoing work for the 'tower capsules' website and wider questions relating to the phenomenon in a new post for our project blog: https://t.co/pl5AsyivwC

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@hiegleah Yep, doesn't look right but thanks for participating yesterday

[My-Parish @My_Parish]

#PaSymp26 in full swing, with a regionally / thematically / chronologically wide range of papers and a very international hybrid audience, exploring the sources, methods, opportunities & challenges for data analysis in our field

[My-Parish @My_Parish]

We're looking forward to welcoming in-person & virtual delegates to our 'Parish Data' Symposium tomorrow Sat 16/5/2026 @WarwickHistory - the hashtag is #PaSymp26 & for programme details please check https://t.co/X8F9u9dD4M

[Beat Kümin @BeatKumin]

Following leads kindly provided by colleagues at a parish conference in Vienna, the tower capsule website is being updated with numerous further Austrian sites, among which the capital's 'Votivkirche' (pictured in a snowstorm, with deposits from 2017): https://t.co/pl5AsyivwC

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Our 2026 outing took @WarwickHistory PGs to the @LordLHospital in Warwick, where Brother John guided us around this absolute treasure featuring a medieval guild hall and chapel - trip rounded off with tea in the Great Hall which once hosted James I for a 3-day banquet

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@WarwickHistory 'World of the Tavern' field trip, with pit stop at 16thC Halford Bridge Inn for starters

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On how to submit a proposal please check https://t.co/7B2FZY99Pz

[My-Parish @My_Parish]

REMINDER - one week left to submit proposals for our 'Parish Data' Symposium ...

[My-Parish @My_Parish]

REMINDER - one week left to submit proposals for our 'Parish Data' Symposium ...

[Beat Kümin @BeatKumin]

@drellietheking @WarwickHistory We look forward to your application, Dr King

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@WarwickHistory is looking for a Teaching Fellow in Medieval and Early Modern History on a full-time basis for a fixed-term period of 36 months from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. For full details, please see https://t.co/CN5EE6JWGn

[Beat Kümin @BeatKumin]

@prossertj @WarwickHistory Wow, so long ago? But surely a solid foundation.

[My-Parish @My_Parish]

! NEW My-Parish POST ! Nina Opgen-Rhein (TU Dresden) writes on 'Informing in the Eighteenth-Century Parish', a practice which triggered debates on social costs, financial incentives, the limits of law enforcement and much else: https://t.co/cFoT7EHfqR

[Beat Kümin @BeatKumin]

Applications are now open for the 21st edition of the IEHCA Summer School on Food & Drink Studies at Tours from 29 June to 4 July 2026. For full details and registration visit https://t.co/lmD0Ifw95O

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VACANCY - we are looking for a new early modern British colleague to join us @WarwickHistory! Thematic focus open, with interests in religious change and/or social relations particularly welcome. Full details at https://t.co/ZVcUgkbVAH