Jessica Stroja

I specialise in heritage & PR. My research surrounds the experiences of refugees & Displaced Persons in Aust in the 20th Century. Views my own. @jessicastroja

[Jessica Stroja @JessicaStroja]

My new book is now out published by @routledgebooks @RoutledgeHist! Thank you to everyone who helped make 'Displaced Persons, Resettlement and the Legacies of War' a reality! #refugees #twitterstorians #migration

[Aust War Memorial @AWMemorial]

To mark Melbourne Cup day in 1942, prisoners at the Sandakan POW camp held a 'race' with the winner awarded this makeshift 'Melbourne Cup'. The cup was awarded again the following year, this time at the Batu Lintang prisoner of war camp at Kuching in Sarawak.

[U.S. National Archives @USNatArchives]

Their job is… records.

Like Rebecca Sharp, who works as an archivist at the National Archives. Her words of advice? Ask an archival reference staff member for research guidance, slow down and take the time, and stay flexible to various research topics.

#AmericanArchivesMonth

[Wellington City Archives @WCC_Archives]

Thank you to everyone who came to visit us for the talk and tour of Wellington City Archives this weekend! We run these events every year for Wellington Heritage Festival and it's always great to share a behind-the-scenes look at all the work we do 🥰

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Silk embroidered hedgehog created by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, based in Somerset, UK #WomensArt

[Andrew @TelevisionAU]

Today's TV: 29.10.1983, Adelaide.

The Seven Network conducts an experimental 2-hour broadcast in 3D

https://t.co/5qKd726G50

[Wellington City Libraries @wcl_library]

Did you know we have over 200 books digitised and available to read on our heritage site Wellington City Recollect?

Have a browse or take a deep-dive into Pōneke's past: https://t.co/d4XDCfwcPO...

[OldUKCatalogues.bsky.social -Vintage UK Catalogues @OldUKCatalogues]

My only hit for Cadbury Inspirations.... I'm sure there was a glut of drawer-filled chocolate boxes at one point... @MarkBinmore

Vintage Woolworths Catalogue pages from Christmas 1992.

[Queensland State Archives @QSArchives]

#Onthisday in 1988 thousands gathered to farewell #Expo88 at the closing ceremony.

The iconic event brought together cultures, ideas, & innovations from around the globe, leaving an indelible mark on our city.

What was your favourite #Expo memory?

[Jessica Stroja @JessicaStroja]

Thanks to #research funding from the @CopyrightAgency, @naagovau & @AustHistAssoc my new article on #laughter & #refugee trauma has been released online in @aus_journal. It is available to everyone #OpenAccess #openaccess thanks to @Griffith_Uni. #History https://t.co/noI2sbYxw8

[Queensland State Archives @QSArchives]

It’s #wouldyourather Wednesday!

If you had to do it every day for a year, would you rather:

a) go back to using a 90’s era computer
OR
b) wear this Expo ’88 costume

Drop your answer in the comments.

📷 a) ITM1937409 b) ITM299141

[Jessica Stroja @JessicaStroja]

A very exciting process preparing this article for inclusion in @Religion1971! Thank you to the #refugee families who made this article possible by participating in my #research and helping expand our understandings of #religion and resettlement in rural & regional locations

[Religion – the journal @Religion1971]

New issue out! Rigorously peer reviewed articles by @ma_kolodziejska, Łukasz Fajfer, Dorota Hall, @kradde, Ruth Woods, Francesco Piraino, @JessicaStroja, Jörg Rüpke, Emiliano Rubens Urciuoli, Helena Kupari, @joannamalone
https://t.co/OaSnA9ucPI

[National Archives of Australia @naagovau]

We welcome today's pre-budget announcement of $535.5 m for Australia’s 9 National Collecting Institutions. @naagovau is set to receive an additional $36.5 m to support our work in preserving the collection and making it available to the public. More here: https://t.co/BDezIv5P1v

[Trove @TroveAustralia]

New to Trove? Or in need of a refresher? Check out our guide on using Trove’s search feature to explore the amazing collections of Australian libraries, universities, museums, galleries and archives.

Find our handy introduction to Trove searching here: https://t.co/IURUXDuPnk

[State Library Vic @Library_Vic]

🗺️ Maps made easy!

@Library_Vic's Historical Maps & Plans Collection contains 8000+ maps on microfiche. Thanks to @PRO_Vic, you can now access these maps online.

Today's blog highlights some of the most popular: https://t.co/hEBPvyc26F

📷 https://t.co/fNV7kHdjdr

#SLVMaps

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