Hackney History Festival @HackneyHistFest
@HackneySociety @ArchivesHackney @RoundChapel @SuttonHouseNT, & many more host Hackney History Festival each May. Get in touch to help shape future events! hackneyhistoryfestival.org Hackney, London Joined October 2023-
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Who was Edith Watson? Born in Hackney, and became the UK’s first uniformed policewoman, suffragist, & activist. We’re crowdfunding a plaque to honour Edith Watson at her birthplace. Support and donate here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/a-plaque-to-… #HackneySociety #WomensHistory
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Curious about how Wikipedia works? Join our Wikipedia Editing Workshop on Sun, 3rd August, 1:15–4:15 pm at Hackney Archives, E8 3BQ. Learn to edit articles with help from Wikimedia UK. Beginners welcome. Free sign up here: tickettailor.com/events/hackney… #HackneySociety #Wikipedia
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My 45-minute talk at Hackney History Festival (@HackneyHistFest) 2025, titled 'Look up, look down: Spotting local history everywhere', is now available on YouTube. Enjoy! youtu.be/U7RdGgNOUpQ?si…
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Our friends at @HackneySociety are hosting a Wikipedia editing workshop event this weekend - check it out! tickettailor.com/events/hackney…
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Building a better Hackney for resident. Hackney Council reaches the high point of 32 new council homes—part of a 1,000-home promise. Read more here: news.hackney.gov.uk/news/new-counc… #TheHackneySociety #SocialHousing #HackneyCouncil
Tales from Hackney's Memory Palaces video is now live on our YouTube channel! #hackneyhistoryfestival #hackney #hackneysociety #hackneywick youtu.be/bD9DzYt4pgI?si…
The census that year also recorded a jump in London’s Irish-born population - watch Breda's discussion here youtu.be/B0FyFWl-i3A #hackney #irish #history
Between 1970 and 1972, Britain's first urban guerrilla group the Angry Brigade carried out a campaign of bombing and attempted assassination which targeted government buildings, banks, and other symbols of capitalism. youtu.be/ZfWNSHGNUP0 #Hackney
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Help put Hackney’s hidden histories on the map. Join a free Wikipedia workshop to share the stories of Hackney women left out of history. Sun 29 June | Hackney Archives Register here: lnkd.in/eUQbUAr5 #WikimediaUK #HackneyHistoryFestival, #Hackney_society
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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
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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
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
Dr. Rosie Llewellyn-Jones explores Hackney’s links to the East India Company, founded in 1600. Watch now on YouTube! #HackneyHistory #EastIndiaCompany #HackneyHistoryfestival
Thank you to all the amazing trainers from @wikimediauk 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
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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…
'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
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So pleased to be commissioned by the brilliant people at @wickaward to do a walk for @HackneyHistFest 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 😍
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