DCS Heritage
@dcs-heritage.bsky.social
Passionate about the heritage sector, data & engagement specialist, & museum volunteer 🎭💻🏛️ https://dcs-heritage.uk
Auschwitz was liberated on 27 Jan 1945. Today, Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the six million Jews murdered, challenges prejudice, and encourages empathy, understanding and respect.
Read more: hmd.org.uk
Read more: hmd.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Auschwitz was liberated on 27 Jan 1945. Today, Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the six million Jews murdered, challenges prejudice, and encourages empathy, understanding and respect.
Read more: hmd.org.uk
Read more: hmd.org.uk
On this day in 1901 Queen Victoria died. She was the empress of a global empire and the 'grandmother of Europe'.
January 22, 2026 at 9:29 AM
On this day in 1901 Queen Victoria died. She was the empress of a global empire and the 'grandmother of Europe'.
On this day in 1976, the first commercial Concorde flights took off simultaneously, with British Airways flying from London to Bahrain, and Air France flying from Paris to Rio de Janeiro.
Read more: www.brooklandsmuseum.com/discover/con...
Read more: www.brooklandsmuseum.com/discover/con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:03 AM
On this day in 1976, the first commercial Concorde flights took off simultaneously, with British Airways flying from London to Bahrain, and Air France flying from Paris to Rio de Janeiro.
Read more: www.brooklandsmuseum.com/discover/con...
Read more: www.brooklandsmuseum.com/discover/con...
On this day in 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen, ushering in a golden age of Tudor England and laying the foundations of what was to become the British Empire.
January 15, 2026 at 9:37 AM
On this day in 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen, ushering in a golden age of Tudor England and laying the foundations of what was to become the British Empire.
On this day in 2007 the #iPhone made its debut when Steve Jobs introduced it at the Macworld Conference. It was officially released to the public (in the USA) that summer.
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
On this day in 2007 the #iPhone made its debut when Steve Jobs introduced it at the Macworld Conference. It was officially released to the public (in the USA) that summer.
Looking forward to speaking at the Orders & Medals Research Society (Kent branch) meeting next month
January 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the Orders & Medals Research Society (Kent branch) meeting next month
Launched last year, my military history talks are proving popular for gps in Kent
• Succession of Titles – The lineage of British Army regiments over the centuries
• From Buffs to Tigers – The amalgamation of Kent’s regts
• The History (& Future) of Military Museums
Get in touch to book your talk
• Succession of Titles – The lineage of British Army regiments over the centuries
• From Buffs to Tigers – The amalgamation of Kent’s regts
• The History (& Future) of Military Museums
Get in touch to book your talk
January 5, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Launched last year, my military history talks are proving popular for gps in Kent
• Succession of Titles – The lineage of British Army regiments over the centuries
• From Buffs to Tigers – The amalgamation of Kent’s regts
• The History (& Future) of Military Museums
Get in touch to book your talk
• Succession of Titles – The lineage of British Army regiments over the centuries
• From Buffs to Tigers – The amalgamation of Kent’s regts
• The History (& Future) of Military Museums
Get in touch to book your talk
Wishing a Happy New Year to followers, clients, suppliers and friends!
January 1, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Wishing a Happy New Year to followers, clients, suppliers and friends!
On Christmas Day 1066, in a ceremony conducted in French and English, William I (the Conqueror) was crowned in Westminster Abbey
December 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
On Christmas Day 1066, in a ceremony conducted in French and English, William I (the Conqueror) was crowned in Westminster Abbey
Merry Christmas to followers, clients, suppliers and friends!
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Merry Christmas to followers, clients, suppliers and friends!
On 17th December 1903, Orville Wright completed the first powered flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft - the Wright Flyer - near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Read more in my book 'The History of Flight' (2004)
Read more in my book 'The History of Flight' (2004)
December 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
On 17th December 1903, Orville Wright completed the first powered flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft - the Wright Flyer - near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Read more in my book 'The History of Flight' (2004)
Read more in my book 'The History of Flight' (2004)
On this day in 1773 the Sons of Liberty protested against the new Tea Act in what came to be known as the 'Boston Tea Party'. It was a precursor to the American Revolutionary War which began in April 1775.
Read more: www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-p...
Read more: www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-p...
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
On this day in 1773 the Sons of Liberty protested against the new Tea Act in what came to be known as the 'Boston Tea Party'. It was a precursor to the American Revolutionary War which began in April 1775.
Read more: www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-p...
Read more: www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-p...
On this day in 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbor.
U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt called it "a date which will live in infamy".
U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt called it "a date which will live in infamy".
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
On this day in 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked Pearl Harbor.
U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt called it "a date which will live in infamy".
U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt called it "a date which will live in infamy".
Happy International Volunteer Day! Volunteers are the true lifeblood of the heritage and culture sector.
Contact your local museum and discover opportunities to get involved.
Contact your local museum and discover opportunities to get involved.
December 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Happy International Volunteer Day! Volunteers are the true lifeblood of the heritage and culture sector.
Contact your local museum and discover opportunities to get involved.
Contact your local museum and discover opportunities to get involved.
The Mapping Museums Lab ‘Closed Museums and Their Collections 2000-25’ report & database have been published. Such fascinating insight & I’ve only just scratched the surface of the available info!
Report - mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Data - mappingmuseums.shinyapps.io/mappingmuseu...
Report - mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Data - mappingmuseums.shinyapps.io/mappingmuseu...
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The Mapping Museums Lab ‘Closed Museums and Their Collections 2000-25’ report & database have been published. Such fascinating insight & I’ve only just scratched the surface of the available info!
Report - mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Data - mappingmuseums.shinyapps.io/mappingmuseu...
Report - mapping-museums.bbk.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Data - mappingmuseums.shinyapps.io/mappingmuseu...
Christmas markets trace their roots to late-medieval German-speaking Europe, where winter trading fairs gradually merged with religious festivities.
By C14th & C15th towns like Dresden, Frankfurt & Vienna were hosting seasonal markets offering meats, baked goods & handmade gifts for Christmas
By C14th & C15th towns like Dresden, Frankfurt & Vienna were hosting seasonal markets offering meats, baked goods & handmade gifts for Christmas
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Christmas markets trace their roots to late-medieval German-speaking Europe, where winter trading fairs gradually merged with religious festivities.
By C14th & C15th towns like Dresden, Frankfurt & Vienna were hosting seasonal markets offering meats, baked goods & handmade gifts for Christmas
By C14th & C15th towns like Dresden, Frankfurt & Vienna were hosting seasonal markets offering meats, baked goods & handmade gifts for Christmas
Museum Shop Sunday is about community, connections and collaboration.
Find out more: culturalenterprises.org.uk/museum-shop-...
Find out more: culturalenterprises.org.uk/museum-shop-...
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Museum Shop Sunday is about community, connections and collaboration.
Find out more: culturalenterprises.org.uk/museum-shop-...
Find out more: culturalenterprises.org.uk/museum-shop-...
On this day in 1859, the seminal text 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life' was published by Charles Darwin.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
On this day in 1859, the seminal text 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life' was published by Charles Darwin.
Following a piracy career of just a couple of years, on this day in 1718 Edward Teach - Blackbeard - was killed following a battle with the Royal Navy.
The image of the tall, fearsome-looking Teach became the epitome of the pirate.
The image of the tall, fearsome-looking Teach became the epitome of the pirate.
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Following a piracy career of just a couple of years, on this day in 1718 Edward Teach - Blackbeard - was killed following a battle with the Royal Navy.
The image of the tall, fearsome-looking Teach became the epitome of the pirate.
The image of the tall, fearsome-looking Teach became the epitome of the pirate.
Though tanks had been deployed at Flers-Courcelette (Sep 1916) and Ypres (July 1917), it was at the Battle of Cambrai on 20th Nov 1917 that 476 British tanks found success penetrating the German lines and supporting the advance.
Find out more at @tankmuseum.bsky.social
Find out more at @tankmuseum.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Though tanks had been deployed at Flers-Courcelette (Sep 1916) and Ypres (July 1917), it was at the Battle of Cambrai on 20th Nov 1917 that 476 British tanks found success penetrating the German lines and supporting the advance.
Find out more at @tankmuseum.bsky.social
Find out more at @tankmuseum.bsky.social
Such an important (updated) report to share on International Men’s Day.
‘Research into using heritage to tackle loneliness experienced by older men’
tacklinglonelinesshub.org/resources/he...
‘Research into using heritage to tackle loneliness experienced by older men’
tacklinglonelinesshub.org/resources/he...
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Such an important (updated) report to share on International Men’s Day.
‘Research into using heritage to tackle loneliness experienced by older men’
tacklinglonelinesshub.org/resources/he...
‘Research into using heritage to tackle loneliness experienced by older men’
tacklinglonelinesshub.org/resources/he...
On this day in 1477 William Caxton printed 'The Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers', one of the first books to be printed in the English language and the first to be printed in England. Copies can be found at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social and @lampallib.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
On this day in 1477 William Caxton printed 'The Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers', one of the first books to be printed in the English language and the first to be printed in England. Copies can be found at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social and @lampallib.bsky.social
On this day in 1800, the U.S. Congress met at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. for the first time. On 1st November President John Adams had moved into the Executive Mansion, later renamed the White House.
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
On this day in 1800, the U.S. Congress met at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. for the first time. On 1st November President John Adams had moved into the Executive Mansion, later renamed the White House.
Great @kentfhs.bsky.social talk last night on the West Kent Regiment.
QORWK Regiment is included in my @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social 'Regimental Succession of Titles' resources. Half are published, other half being finalised.
www.armymuseums.org.uk/military-res...
QORWK Regiment is included in my @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social 'Regimental Succession of Titles' resources. Half are published, other half being finalised.
www.armymuseums.org.uk/military-res...
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Great @kentfhs.bsky.social talk last night on the West Kent Regiment.
QORWK Regiment is included in my @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social 'Regimental Succession of Titles' resources. Half are published, other half being finalised.
www.armymuseums.org.uk/military-res...
QORWK Regiment is included in my @armymuseumsuk.bsky.social 'Regimental Succession of Titles' resources. Half are published, other half being finalised.
www.armymuseums.org.uk/military-res...
On this day in 1992 the @churchofengland.org voted to allow women to become priests. Receiving Royal Assent in November 1993, the first women priests were ordained on 12th March 1994.
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
On this day in 1992 the @churchofengland.org voted to allow women to become priests. Receiving Royal Assent in November 1993, the first women priests were ordained on 12th March 1994.