Laura Alston

(she/her) PhD in 18th Century Emotion History and working in public heritage projects.

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@KateGibson22 @jec_free Congratulations Kate!

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@HallieRubenhold It looks like Edna TADE 1823 to me

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@whiningwolf I’m so sorry darling, sending love to you xxx

[Faculty of Arts and Humanities @UniShefAH]

Hidden histories are revealed!

Podcast by @unishefhistory which explores Sheffield General Cemetery, a Grade II listed site where 87,000 people are buried.

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@floraflighty @otsfestival
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[Eli Erlick @EliErlick]

The names of the 5 Club Q Colorado Springs victims are out. Let’s pay our respects to each of them and celebrate their lives. Daniel Davis Ashton, Raymond Green, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, and Derrick Rump will be missed deeply in our community.

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@desreereynolds @otsfestival @SheffArchives @SheffMuseums @SheffieldGenCem @ignatius_sancho @crucibletheatre @SheffieldLyceum @bcaheritage @SlaveryMuseum They were, that’s really interesting, so maybe it wasn’t farewell but good advertising? It would be brilliant to know what the dates suggest and regarding Samuel. Let us know what you find out!

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@desreereynolds @otsfestival @SheffArchives @SheffMuseums @SheffieldGenCem @ignatius_sancho @crucibletheatre @SheffieldLyceum @bcaheritage @SlaveryMuseum This is a v exciting find! Definitely compelling that it was Aldridge. I think the farewell tour probably suggests it was the last tour of the season for the ‘provinces’ maybe? Also adds another layer to why Samuel Morgan Smith might have followed in Aldridge’s footsteps here!

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@whiningwolf Great news! ❤️

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@KateMc993 Massive congratulations Kate! 🎉🎉🎉

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@mpcsmith https://t.co/uxVAL8Cozk

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@KateGibson22 Well done Kate! X

[SheffieldGenCemetery @SheffieldGenCem]

Here are some beautiful pen and ink illustrations by @elladesouza from our new SGCT publication, Ghost Reader by @nikperring 👏👏

You can order a copy of Ghost Reader at today via the link below:

https://t.co/yFozicnXcR

@HeritageFundUK @SheffCouncil

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@loxleybottomsi Thanks! I will get one ☺️

[Michael Siva-Jothy @sivajothy]

IF you are in Sheffield and want to see a reflective and powerful temporal series of landscape paintings of the Peak District that capture time, space and the grieving process then I strongly recommend Richard Johnson’s exhibition at the Persistence works. Powerful stuff.

[Laura Alston @floraflighty]

@Pseudo_Isidore Thank you! It was so nice reflecting on it all

[Sarah Kenny @drsarahlkenny.bsky.social @DrSarahLKenny]

It's been several days since we learned that @Leadmill is being threatened with eviction by landlords. A 🧵 on why #WeCantLoseLeadmill from a historian of youth culture and leisure space, and resident of Sheffield. 1/

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

With trans people being left out of conversion therapy bans, people need to be aware of a new conversion therapy called "gender exploratory therapy," which "explores" reasons for dysphoria until they find one that convinces a trans person to no longer be trans.