Voluntary Action History Society
@vahs.bsky.social
VAHS aims to promote the study of voluntary action history and to develop an understanding of this history for the public, for academics, and for people working in the voluntary sector.
🗃️ The video for last night's seminar is now online youtu.be/_TbdujOX2Kc
January 27, 2026 at 9:44 AM
🗃️ The video for last night's seminar is now online youtu.be/_TbdujOX2Kc
🗃️Tonight! There's still time to sign-up - www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Our next seminar is two weeks away! 🗃️
Dr Sarah Flew (@c19thphilanthropy.bsky.social ) will be sharing her research on Lord Overstone’s philanthropy
26 January, 6pm to 7.30pm
Online via Zoom
Book through the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
(As ever, it's FREE)
Dr Sarah Flew (@c19thphilanthropy.bsky.social ) will be sharing her research on Lord Overstone’s philanthropy
26 January, 6pm to 7.30pm
Online via Zoom
Book through the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
(As ever, it's FREE)
January 26, 2026 at 12:11 PM
🗃️Tonight! There's still time to sign-up - www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
I'm talking online about Lord Overstone's philanthropy to international causes (famine, conflict and extreme weather events) in the late C19th
Our next seminar is two weeks away! 🗃️
Dr Sarah Flew (@c19thphilanthropy.bsky.social ) will be sharing her research on Lord Overstone’s philanthropy
26 January, 6pm to 7.30pm
Online via Zoom
Book through the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
(As ever, it's FREE)
Dr Sarah Flew (@c19thphilanthropy.bsky.social ) will be sharing her research on Lord Overstone’s philanthropy
26 January, 6pm to 7.30pm
Online via Zoom
Book through the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
(As ever, it's FREE)
January 19, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Our next seminar is two weeks away! 🗃️
Dr Sarah Flew (@c19thphilanthropy.bsky.social ) will be sharing her research on Lord Overstone’s philanthropy
26 January, 6pm to 7.30pm
Online via Zoom
Book through the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
(As ever, it's FREE)
Dr Sarah Flew (@c19thphilanthropy.bsky.social ) will be sharing her research on Lord Overstone’s philanthropy
26 January, 6pm to 7.30pm
Online via Zoom
Book through the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
(As ever, it's FREE)
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Our next seminar is two weeks away! 🗃️
Dr Sarah Flew (@c19thphilanthropy.bsky.social ) will be sharing her research on Lord Overstone’s philanthropy
26 January, 6pm to 7.30pm
Online via Zoom
Book through the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
(As ever, it's FREE)
Dr Sarah Flew (@c19thphilanthropy.bsky.social ) will be sharing her research on Lord Overstone’s philanthropy
26 January, 6pm to 7.30pm
Online via Zoom
Book through the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
(As ever, it's FREE)
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Next Wednesday 3-12 we are holding a joint seminar with @histparl.bsky.social! Join us at 17:30 at the @ihr.bsky.social or online via zoom to hear Dr Helen Wilson discuss ‘Black & Political: Black Political Participation in Britain, 1750-1850’.
Register now! 👎
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register now! 👎
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Black and Political: Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850
Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
www.history.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Next Wednesday 3-12 we are holding a joint seminar with @histparl.bsky.social! Join us at 17:30 at the @ihr.bsky.social or online via zoom to hear Dr Helen Wilson discuss ‘Black & Political: Black Political Participation in Britain, 1750-1850’.
Register now! 👎
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register now! 👎
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Thanks to the funding provided by the Strathmartine Trust, this Wednesday I will be prestenting the findings of my funded research into the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers (1853-73) and Scotland's central role in the same. Contact the Trust if you'd like to attend online #RNCV #RoyalNavy #Scotland
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Thanks to the funding provided by the Strathmartine Trust, this Wednesday I will be prestenting the findings of my funded research into the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers (1853-73) and Scotland's central role in the same. Contact the Trust if you'd like to attend online #RNCV #RoyalNavy #Scotland
This is tonight! There are still tickets available, and it's free! 🗃️
📣Our next seminar is less than two weeks away! 🗃️
Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
Online via Zoom
As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
Online via Zoom
As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
December 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This is tonight! There are still tickets available, and it's free! 🗃️
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It's publication day! My new article in Northern History builds on work by @millieqed.bsky.social to produce a study of the League of Hospital Friends in Halifax mostly using local newspapers.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A League of Their Own: Halifax Hospital League of Friends
This article develops academic literature on the history of the Hospital League of Friends, using the Halifax League as a case study. The League of Friends of the Halifax Hospitals was one of the f...
www.tandfonline.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It's publication day! My new article in Northern History builds on work by @millieqed.bsky.social to produce a study of the League of Hospital Friends in Halifax mostly using local newspapers.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This is next week! Do yourself a favour and get a free ticket 🗃️
📣Our next seminar is less than two weeks away! 🗃️
Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
Online via Zoom
As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
Online via Zoom
As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is next week! Do yourself a favour and get a free ticket 🗃️
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2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
2026 MWHN Conference - call for papers!
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
Join us in Romania next June to discuss all things military welfare and civil society. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026.
CfP attached and full details at militarywelfarehistory.com/2026-confere... #milwelfhist #civilsociety #charity #philanthropy @vahs.bsky.social
📣Our next seminar is less than two weeks away! 🗃️
Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
Online via Zoom
As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
Online via Zoom
As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
📣Our next seminar is less than two weeks away! 🗃️
Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
Online via Zoom
As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Penny Wilson will be discussing 'Charity trusteeship today'.
1 December, 6pm-7.30pm
Online via Zoom
As ever it's online and free, so why not sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🗃️Two weeks to go until our next seminar!
Marty Sulek (LCC International University) will discuss:
Humanities and normative theory scholarship in philanthropic studies, as viewed through a Kuhnian philosophical lens
17 Nov - 6 to 7.30pm
Online
Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Marty Sulek (LCC International University) will discuss:
Humanities and normative theory scholarship in philanthropic studies, as viewed through a Kuhnian philosophical lens
17 Nov - 6 to 7.30pm
Online
Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🗃️Two weeks to go until our next seminar!
Marty Sulek (LCC International University) will discuss:
Humanities and normative theory scholarship in philanthropic studies, as viewed through a Kuhnian philosophical lens
17 Nov - 6 to 7.30pm
Online
Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Marty Sulek (LCC International University) will discuss:
Humanities and normative theory scholarship in philanthropic studies, as viewed through a Kuhnian philosophical lens
17 Nov - 6 to 7.30pm
Online
Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Looks like some really interesting talks here!🗃️
Looking for some easy listening? Don't forget that we've podcasted several keynote papers from the 2023 & 2024 conferences in Dublin and Leeds. Listen to them here and experience the breadth and depth of the military welfare history 'perspective' #milwelfhist #podcast
historyhub.ie/military-wel...
historyhub.ie/military-wel...
Military Welfare History Network - Conference Podcasts - History Hub
The Military Welfare History Network provides a networking and dissemination platform for scholars who are research active in military welfare history. In 2024 the Military Welfare History Network (MW...
historyhub.ie
October 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Looks like some really interesting talks here!🗃️
🗃️ICYMI! The recording of last night's seminar is now available on YouTube:
Ruth Hansen, University of Wisconsin
'Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era: A Historical Case Study of Gary, Indiana's Neighborhood House'
youtu.be/OM6cblHhrX8?...
Ruth Hansen, University of Wisconsin
'Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era: A Historical Case Study of Gary, Indiana's Neighborhood House'
youtu.be/OM6cblHhrX8?...
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
YouTube video by Voluntary Action History Society
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October 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🗃️ICYMI! The recording of last night's seminar is now available on YouTube:
Ruth Hansen, University of Wisconsin
'Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era: A Historical Case Study of Gary, Indiana's Neighborhood House'
youtu.be/OM6cblHhrX8?...
Ruth Hansen, University of Wisconsin
'Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era: A Historical Case Study of Gary, Indiana's Neighborhood House'
youtu.be/OM6cblHhrX8?...
Time flies! Our next seminar is in 1 week 🗃️
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online Via Zoom
As ever its free.
Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online Via Zoom
As ever its free.
Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Time flies! Our next seminar is in 1 week 🗃️
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online Via Zoom
As ever its free.
Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online Via Zoom
As ever its free.
Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Aaaaand we are BACK!
Our next seminar is in 3 weeks time:
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online
Via Zoom
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
As ever its free.
Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Our next seminar is in 3 weeks time:
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online
Via Zoom
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
As ever its free.
Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
September 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Aaaaand we are BACK!
Our next seminar is in 3 weeks time:
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online
Via Zoom
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
As ever its free.
Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Our next seminar is in 3 weeks time:
Ruth Hansen (University of Wisconsin)
Monday 20 October, 6pm till 7.30pm
Online
Via Zoom
Managing Mission and Uncertainty in the US Civil Rights Era
As ever its free.
Sign -up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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The next event in our @wellcometrust.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social -funded conference series will be ‘War, Trauma and Emotional Injury’, which takes place at @unibirmingham.bsky.social on 6-7 November #milwelfhist
September 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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I see this has a chapter in it on the Community Architecture Movement by Holly Smith @holsmith.bsky.social who did a wonderful @vahs.bsky.social seminar on the subject a while ago. Looking forward to reading more!
A short post about the Modern British City, out in November: www.lundhumphries.com/blogs/featur...
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I see this has a chapter in it on the Community Architecture Movement by Holly Smith @holsmith.bsky.social who did a wonderful @vahs.bsky.social seminar on the subject a while ago. Looking forward to reading more!
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The programme looks amazing! There are some places available, so don't delay, register today!
#WomensHistory
#WomensHistory
📢 Just announced! The programme & booking is now live for our Annual Conference 2025.
🗓️ Join us online & free on 4–5 Sept for Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums & Personal Collections.
🔗 womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...
#WHN2025 #WomensHistory #Archives #Heritage
🗓️ Join us online & free on 4–5 Sept for Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums & Personal Collections.
🔗 womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...
#WHN2025 #WomensHistory #Archives #Heritage
July 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The programme looks amazing! There are some places available, so don't delay, register today!
#WomensHistory
#WomensHistory
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How do I locate annual reports for charities that are no longer trading? I tried both Companies House database, the Charity Commissions websites and the TNA catalogue. Charity operated from 1990-2003. @vahs.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
How do I locate annual reports for charities that are no longer trading? I tried both Companies House database, the Charity Commissions websites and the TNA catalogue. Charity operated from 1990-2003. @vahs.bsky.social
⏰Next Monday! There's still time to sign-up for this free event 🗃️
Our next seminar is in two weeks! 🗃️
Alex Murdock (London South Bank University), Liz Thackray (u3a) will be sharing their research on the history of the University of the 3rd Age
Monday 3rd March, 6pm
Online, via Zoom
As ever it's free to attend. Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/events/u3a-y...
Alex Murdock (London South Bank University), Liz Thackray (u3a) will be sharing their research on the history of the University of the 3rd Age
Monday 3rd March, 6pm
Online, via Zoom
As ever it's free to attend. Sign-up here: www.history.ac.uk/events/u3a-y...
February 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
⏰Next Monday! There's still time to sign-up for this free event 🗃️
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@vahs.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social @sochistorywar.bsky.social @smh-historians.bsky.social @ghsptampere.bsky.social @vahs.bsky.social @ukahn.bsky.social @aahmhistmed.bsky.social @aahnhistnursing.bsky.social @medmilmedicine.bsky.social @fwwsoc.bsky.social
If you liked the look of our past events, revisited here today, then be sure to attend the forthcoming conference at @uni-graz.at on 9-11 July 2025! Full programme coming this month, plus details about transport and accommodation options #milwelfhist
February 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM