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💌 We’re sharing a few #AnneListersValentines because love, history, and bad puns are better when shared.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:29 AM
💌 We’re sharing a few #AnneListersValentines because love, history, and bad puns are better when shared.
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#AnneLister and #AnnWalker celebrated their anniversary each year on February 10, often with the recurring tradition of plum pudding and wine.
These journal excerpts from 1835 to 1840 offer us a glimpse into their ritual, which had a remarkable way of softening tensions and stirring connection.
These journal excerpts from 1835 to 1840 offer us a glimpse into their ritual, which had a remarkable way of softening tensions and stirring connection.
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 AM
#AnneLister and #AnnWalker celebrated their anniversary each year on February 10, often with the recurring tradition of plum pudding and wine.
These journal excerpts from 1835 to 1840 offer us a glimpse into their ritual, which had a remarkable way of softening tensions and stirring connection.
These journal excerpts from 1835 to 1840 offer us a glimpse into their ritual, which had a remarkable way of softening tensions and stirring connection.
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If you get the opportunity to go see #LoveLetters at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy take it take it take it! The diversity of relationships represented in this exhibition is phenomenal and there really is something for everyone.
🖋️📜 Some #LoveLetters are written in longing. Some are written in law.
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
If you get the opportunity to go see #LoveLetters at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy take it take it take it! The diversity of relationships represented in this exhibition is phenomenal and there really is something for everyone.
🖋️📜 Some #LoveLetters are written in longing. Some are written in law.
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM
🖋️📜 Some #LoveLetters are written in longing. Some are written in law.
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
We had the chance to preview @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy's new exhibition, free through April 12. Among many incredible items on display... Anne Lister & Ann Walker’s wills! (📹: @sazwingrove.bsky.social)
Wishing you all a holiday season full of joy, warmth, and adventures! We look forward to seeing you in the new year! May it be kinder to everyone and full of new opportunities for learning and connection!
Or, as #AnneLister put it: "Merry Xmas and a happy new year!" from all of us to all of you! 💛
Or, as #AnneLister put it: "Merry Xmas and a happy new year!" from all of us to all of you! 💛
December 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wishing you all a holiday season full of joy, warmth, and adventures! We look forward to seeing you in the new year! May it be kinder to everyone and full of new opportunities for learning and connection!
Or, as #AnneLister put it: "Merry Xmas and a happy new year!" from all of us to all of you! 💛
Or, as #AnneLister put it: "Merry Xmas and a happy new year!" from all of us to all of you! 💛
Though Dorothy Wordsworth & Anne Lister never mention each other, their journals often mention the same people.
🎥 Watch Abi Palmer's session from the #AnneListerSummit for more on how Dorothy’s journals help us see Anne Lister’s Halifax in new ways: youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
🎥 Watch Abi Palmer's session from the #AnneListerSummit for more on how Dorothy’s journals help us see Anne Lister’s Halifax in new ways: youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Though Dorothy Wordsworth & Anne Lister never mention each other, their journals often mention the same people.
🎥 Watch Abi Palmer's session from the #AnneListerSummit for more on how Dorothy’s journals help us see Anne Lister’s Halifax in new ways: youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
🎥 Watch Abi Palmer's session from the #AnneListerSummit for more on how Dorothy’s journals help us see Anne Lister’s Halifax in new ways: youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
Packed with Potential turns 6 today! 🥳
Thank you for being a part of this journey. And, if you'd like to contribute, please get in touch!
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#research #nonprofit #AnneLister #c19th #oneplace #queerhistory
Thank you for being a part of this journey. And, if you'd like to contribute, please get in touch!
www.packedwithpotential.org/about/contact
#research #nonprofit #AnneLister #c19th #oneplace #queerhistory
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Packed with Potential turns 6 today! 🥳
Thank you for being a part of this journey. And, if you'd like to contribute, please get in touch!
www.packedwithpotential.org/about/contact
#research #nonprofit #AnneLister #c19th #oneplace #queerhistory
Thank you for being a part of this journey. And, if you'd like to contribute, please get in touch!
www.packedwithpotential.org/about/contact
#research #nonprofit #AnneLister #c19th #oneplace #queerhistory
Dorothy Wordsworth was a diarist, travel writer, and the first woman to record climbing Scafell Pike in 1818.
Sound familiar? Watch the full talk to explore her connections with #AnneLister, whose paths, friends, and ambitions overlapped in unexpected ways youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
Sound familiar? Watch the full talk to explore her connections with #AnneLister, whose paths, friends, and ambitions overlapped in unexpected ways youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Dorothy Wordsworth was a diarist, travel writer, and the first woman to record climbing Scafell Pike in 1818.
Sound familiar? Watch the full talk to explore her connections with #AnneLister, whose paths, friends, and ambitions overlapped in unexpected ways youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
Sound familiar? Watch the full talk to explore her connections with #AnneLister, whose paths, friends, and ambitions overlapped in unexpected ways youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
Rachel Terry explores how 19th-century magazines became the gold standard for style (even if #AnneLister thought them, ""a very stupid thing indeed."")
Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit to see how print and media shaped the fashions of her time: youtu.be/ZmBGx5cBCYQ
Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit to see how print and media shaped the fashions of her time: youtu.be/ZmBGx5cBCYQ
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Rachel Terry explores how 19th-century magazines became the gold standard for style (even if #AnneLister thought them, ""a very stupid thing indeed."")
Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit to see how print and media shaped the fashions of her time: youtu.be/ZmBGx5cBCYQ
Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit to see how print and media shaped the fashions of her time: youtu.be/ZmBGx5cBCYQ
From roller printing to imported dyes like logwood and fustic, the 1830s saw a wave of experimentation in colour and pattern that influenced what people wore.
🎥 Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit:
🎥 Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit:
In 1830s Halifax, innovation wasn’t just industrial – it was fashionable.
Rachel Terry from Calderdale Museums explains how technological change shaped the fashions of Anne Lister’s time, from Caribbean-imported dyes like logwood and fustic to the introduction of roller…
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November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
From roller printing to imported dyes like logwood and fustic, the 1830s saw a wave of experimentation in colour and pattern that influenced what people wore.
🎥 Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit:
🎥 Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit:
Did you know that some of #AnnWalker’s relatives are buried in Halifax Minster?
Check out our new article, learn more about them, and find out where their graves are located within the church!
www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...
#c19th #genealogy #oneplace #localhistory #AnneLister
Check out our new article, learn more about them, and find out where their graves are located within the church!
www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...
#c19th #genealogy #oneplace #localhistory #AnneLister
October 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Did you know that some of #AnnWalker’s relatives are buried in Halifax Minster?
Check out our new article, learn more about them, and find out where their graves are located within the church!
www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...
#c19th #genealogy #oneplace #localhistory #AnneLister
Check out our new article, learn more about them, and find out where their graves are located within the church!
www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...
#c19th #genealogy #oneplace #localhistory #AnneLister
Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt walks us through one of the rare diary entries where Anne Lister recorded an entire outfit — from her moiré silk gown and white bonnet to her blond lace frill.
🎥 Watch the full session:
🎥 Watch the full session:
“I never feel as if I was properly dressed.”
Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt walks us through one of the rare diary entries where Anne Lister recorded an entire outfit — from her moiré silk gown and white bonnet to her blond lace frill.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt walks us through one of the rare diary entries where Anne Lister recorded an entire outfit — from her moiré silk gown and white bonnet to her blond lace frill.
🎥 Watch the full session:
🎥 Watch the full session:
#AnneLister was always writing about her merinos...
Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt unpacks the layers (literally) of Lister’s wardrobe in this session from the #AnneListerSummit. Watch the full recording to learn more about those iconic 1830s silhouettes! youtu.be/XaG-wvM_Sz8
Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt unpacks the layers (literally) of Lister’s wardrobe in this session from the #AnneListerSummit. Watch the full recording to learn more about those iconic 1830s silhouettes! youtu.be/XaG-wvM_Sz8
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#AnneLister was always writing about her merinos...
Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt unpacks the layers (literally) of Lister’s wardrobe in this session from the #AnneListerSummit. Watch the full recording to learn more about those iconic 1830s silhouettes! youtu.be/XaG-wvM_Sz8
Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt unpacks the layers (literally) of Lister’s wardrobe in this session from the #AnneListerSummit. Watch the full recording to learn more about those iconic 1830s silhouettes! youtu.be/XaG-wvM_Sz8
🍂 The Autumn #AnneListerSummit may be over, but the conversations continue!
Missed a session or want to revisit ideas? Recordings & Resources are now available: www.annelisterresearchsummit.org/2025/recordi...
Missed a session or want to revisit ideas? Recordings & Resources are now available: www.annelisterresearchsummit.org/2025/recordi...
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🍂 The Autumn #AnneListerSummit may be over, but the conversations continue!
Missed a session or want to revisit ideas? Recordings & Resources are now available: www.annelisterresearchsummit.org/2025/recordi...
Missed a session or want to revisit ideas? Recordings & Resources are now available: www.annelisterresearchsummit.org/2025/recordi...
Anne Lister Research Summit - Autumn 2025
An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.
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October 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Before #AnneLister chronicled her exploits, her father Jeremy wrote about some misadventures of his own. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Before #AnneLister chronicled her exploits, her father Jeremy wrote about some misadventures of his own. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
Compare Halifax through the eyes of two remarkable diarists — Anne Lister and Dorothy Wordsworth. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Compare Halifax through the eyes of two remarkable diarists — Anne Lister and Dorothy Wordsworth. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
Rachel Terry reveals how Halifax’s textile innovations shaped the fashion #AnneLister saw and wore. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Rachel Terry reveals how Halifax’s textile innovations shaped the fashion #AnneLister saw and wore. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
Explore the layers behind the iconic 1830s silhouette with fashion historian Gemma Esvelt. Sleeves, skirts, and all! www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Explore the layers behind the iconic 1830s silhouette with fashion historian Gemma Esvelt. Sleeves, skirts, and all! www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
Before #AnneLister penned *her* journals, her father documented a few misadventures of his own...
Meet Ensign Jeremy Lister: soldier, survivor, and subject of this dive into #America250
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 1:20pm ET/6:20pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
Meet Ensign Jeremy Lister: soldier, survivor, and subject of this dive into #America250
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 1:20pm ET/6:20pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Before #AnneLister penned *her* journals, her father documented a few misadventures of his own...
Meet Ensign Jeremy Lister: soldier, survivor, and subject of this dive into #America250
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 1:20pm ET/6:20pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
Meet Ensign Jeremy Lister: soldier, survivor, and subject of this dive into #America250
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 1:20pm ET/6:20pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
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Anne Lister didn't think much of this tower at Chatsworth, Derbyshire - it "put us in mind of warehousing" when she visited with Ann Walker in 1835 (it had been erected since her visit there with Mrs Lawton in 1825).
Read about Anne's visits to Chatsworth here: www.chatsworth.org/news-media/n...
Read about Anne's visits to Chatsworth here: www.chatsworth.org/news-media/n...
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Anne Lister didn't think much of this tower at Chatsworth, Derbyshire - it "put us in mind of warehousing" when she visited with Ann Walker in 1835 (it had been erected since her visit there with Mrs Lawton in 1825).
Read about Anne's visits to Chatsworth here: www.chatsworth.org/news-media/n...
Read about Anne's visits to Chatsworth here: www.chatsworth.org/news-media/n...
A talk on Victorian Mourning at Bankfield Museum, Halifax. #deathstudies #research #c19th #victorian
More info here:
More info here:
Tickets are now available for Victorian Mourning at BANKFIELD MUSEUM • HALIFAX, Halifax on Saturday 8th November 2025 at 1:30PM www.ticketsource.co.uk/calderdale-m...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A talk on Victorian Mourning at Bankfield Museum, Halifax. #deathstudies #research #c19th #victorian
More info here:
More info here:
Two women. Two journals. One Halifax.
Abi Palmer explores what Dorothy Wordsworth’s newly published Halifax diaries reveal about Anne Lister’s hometown — and how both women shaped our view of it.
🗓️ Sat, Oct 18 | 12:10pm ET/5:10pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
Abi Palmer explores what Dorothy Wordsworth’s newly published Halifax diaries reveal about Anne Lister’s hometown — and how both women shaped our view of it.
🗓️ Sat, Oct 18 | 12:10pm ET/5:10pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
September 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Two women. Two journals. One Halifax.
Abi Palmer explores what Dorothy Wordsworth’s newly published Halifax diaries reveal about Anne Lister’s hometown — and how both women shaped our view of it.
🗓️ Sat, Oct 18 | 12:10pm ET/5:10pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
Abi Palmer explores what Dorothy Wordsworth’s newly published Halifax diaries reveal about Anne Lister’s hometown — and how both women shaped our view of it.
🗓️ Sat, Oct 18 | 12:10pm ET/5:10pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
How did the mill wheels of Halifax spin fashion forward? Rachel Terry explores how 1830s tech from weaving to fashion plates helped shape style in #AnneLister’s world.
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 10:40am ET/3:40pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 10:40am ET/3:40pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
September 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
How did the mill wheels of Halifax spin fashion forward? Rachel Terry explores how 1830s tech from weaving to fashion plates helped shape style in #AnneLister’s world.
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 10:40am ET/3:40pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 10:40am ET/3:40pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
Discover what it took to get dressed in #AnneLister’s time, layers, silhouettes, and all, in this show & tell session with fashion historian Gemma Esvelt.
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 9:30am ET / 2:30pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 9:30am ET / 2:30pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
September 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Discover what it took to get dressed in #AnneLister’s time, layers, silhouettes, and all, in this show & tell session with fashion historian Gemma Esvelt.
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 9:30am ET / 2:30pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...
🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 9:30am ET / 2:30pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...