Dr. Robyn S. Lacy ⚰️
@graveyardarch.bsky.social
Adjunct prof, PhD in Historical Archaeology ✨️
Mortuary Archaeologist & Museum Educator. I like graves, the C17th, landscapes, & protective magic. I preserve gravestones, write books, & paint pictures (she/her)
https://linktr.ee/RLacy
Mortuary Archaeologist & Museum Educator. I like graves, the C17th, landscapes, & protective magic. I preserve gravestones, write books, & paint pictures (she/her)
https://linktr.ee/RLacy
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Hello everyone, I thought I'd reintroduce myself! 💁♀️
I'm Dr. Robyn Lacy, & I'm a historical + mortuary archaeologist in NL, Canada. I'm an adjunct professor of archaeology, gravestone conservator, & museum educator. I study burials, protective symbols, & colonial spaces! 🏺 #archaeology #heritage
I'm Dr. Robyn Lacy, & I'm a historical + mortuary archaeologist in NL, Canada. I'm an adjunct professor of archaeology, gravestone conservator, & museum educator. I study burials, protective symbols, & colonial spaces! 🏺 #archaeology #heritage
Oh I'm pretty anti-AI, & I totally agree. Don't use AI to ask a potential PhD supervisor to work with you? What does that say about your writing & research skills??? 🏺
A story of AI, communications, and a viral LinkedIn post: stuartdunn.blog/2025/11/19/a...
AI and your potential PhD supervisor: Dos and Don’ts (or at least my take on them).
On the way in to work on Tuesday of last week, I dashed off a slightly grumpy LinkedIn post highlighting and decrying the use of AI to write PhD supervision enquiries. Here it is in full: I am gett…
stuartdunn.blog
November 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Oh I'm pretty anti-AI, & I totally agree. Don't use AI to ask a potential PhD supervisor to work with you? What does that say about your writing & research skills??? 🏺
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Four more fabulous Dear Mr. Smallwood contributors, all inspired, moved, and affected by the letters they read: @hcoombs.bsky.social @curioushermit.bsky.social Andreae Callanan & Gemma Hickey!
One week out from our book launch!
Wed. 26 November at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College
free parking
One week out from our book launch!
Wed. 26 November at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College
free parking
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Four more fabulous Dear Mr. Smallwood contributors, all inspired, moved, and affected by the letters they read: @hcoombs.bsky.social @curioushermit.bsky.social Andreae Callanan & Gemma Hickey!
One week out from our book launch!
Wed. 26 November at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College
free parking
One week out from our book launch!
Wed. 26 November at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College
free parking
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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My department is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world. Please circulate!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - History of Art & Architecture | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
My department is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world. Please circulate!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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Capturing Queer Legacies: Workshop Series
Zine making with bailey macabre
Queer arts & culture professionals are invited to join visual artist bailey macabre (they/them) as they teach this interactive workshop on creating an 8 page zine out of a single piece of paper!
museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...
Zine making with bailey macabre
Queer arts & culture professionals are invited to join visual artist bailey macabre (they/them) as they teach this interactive workshop on creating an 8 page zine out of a single piece of paper!
museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Capturing Queer Legacies: Workshop Series
Zine making with bailey macabre
Queer arts & culture professionals are invited to join visual artist bailey macabre (they/them) as they teach this interactive workshop on creating an 8 page zine out of a single piece of paper!
museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...
Zine making with bailey macabre
Queer arts & culture professionals are invited to join visual artist bailey macabre (they/them) as they teach this interactive workshop on creating an 8 page zine out of a single piece of paper!
museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...
Ahhh, I figured out how to turn off 'smart reply' in my gmail accounts. Now every awkwardly worded email is truely mine again ✨️
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ahhh, I figured out how to turn off 'smart reply' in my gmail accounts. Now every awkwardly worded email is truely mine again ✨️
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Finally!
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Finally!
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
My new book Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story is a comprehensive history of the efforts of the US government to remove native children from their families, from colonization to today. For middle grades, but for everyone.
You can pre-order here: www.rhcbooks.com/books/744961...
Writing a conservation & care recommendations report for a cemetery & I think we just pushed the known age of burials at the site back 2 decades?? Let me weave you a tale! 1/
November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Writing a conservation & care recommendations report for a cemetery & I think we just pushed the known age of burials at the site back 2 decades?? Let me weave you a tale! 1/
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Woot! It's release day for Dear Mr. Smallwood! As we head towards our launch next week, I'll share hints of the book. First up: titles/authors of 4 of our 25 reflection pieces!
Dear Mr. Smallwood Launch
Wed, Nov 26 at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College (210 Prince Philip Drive)
free parking.
Dear Mr. Smallwood Launch
Wed, Nov 26 at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College (210 Prince Philip Drive)
free parking.
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Woot! It's release day for Dear Mr. Smallwood! As we head towards our launch next week, I'll share hints of the book. First up: titles/authors of 4 of our 25 reflection pieces!
Dear Mr. Smallwood Launch
Wed, Nov 26 at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College (210 Prince Philip Drive)
free parking.
Dear Mr. Smallwood Launch
Wed, Nov 26 at 7 pm
The Great Hall, Queen's College (210 Prince Philip Drive)
free parking.
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holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Cruck frame barn, dated c 1550, from Llanerch Banna (Flint) and now at St Fagans National Museum of History.
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Cruck frame barn, dated c 1550, from Llanerch Banna (Flint) and now at St Fagans National Museum of History.
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
Such curved timbers known as crucks will feature a fair bit in my upcoming online talk on 25 Nov, Dating Ancient Buildings.
Booking is now open.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
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Adding citations of people who might review the paper
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Adding citations of people who might review the paper
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We are hiring! Please share!
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
careers.mun.ca
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We are hiring! Please share!
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Comparative Democratic Resilience in the Global South
careers.mun.ca/hss/api/care...
@memorialu.bsky.social
Note we are working with a very tight deadline
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Ep. 1 of @hallierubenhold.bsky.social’s #IntimateHistories podcast really resonates. “History is the story of people, & people’s lives are meaningful & profoundly messy.” Social history, she says, is the counterweight to ‘great man’ history — I think family, local & house historians would all agree.
Intimate Histories by Hallie Rubenhold - 1. Peopled History - BBC Sounds
Hallie Rubenhold challenges the ideas of what history is and the stories it can tell.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Ep. 1 of @hallierubenhold.bsky.social’s #IntimateHistories podcast really resonates. “History is the story of people, & people’s lives are meaningful & profoundly messy.” Social history, she says, is the counterweight to ‘great man’ history — I think family, local & house historians would all agree.
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Do you appreciate that we put a lot of effort into spreading the word about relevant #envhist, #envhum, and #cdnhist events?
Consider supporting our fundraising campaign so that we can continue to offer this service.
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Help NiCHE Write the Next Chapter of Environmental History: 2025 Campaign
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November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Do you appreciate that we put a lot of effort into spreading the word about relevant #envhist, #envhum, and #cdnhist events?
Consider supporting our fundraising campaign so that we can continue to offer this service.
fundrazr.com/niche2025?re...
Consider supporting our fundraising campaign so that we can continue to offer this service.
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Cursed shelves and ghoulish libraries... 👻
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Cursed shelves and ghoulish libraries... 👻
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
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You have until Saturday to submit your abstract! See more: spma.org.uk/pmac26
#archaeology #conference #postmedieval
#archaeology #conference #postmedieval
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
You have until Saturday to submit your abstract! See more: spma.org.uk/pmac26
#archaeology #conference #postmedieval
#archaeology #conference #postmedieval
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For anyone who’s interested in a career swap into archaeology and in travelling distance of Gloucestershire from @cotswoldarch.bsky.social 👇
Heritage Careers Workshop
Are you interested in a career in archaeology and heritage? Unemployed, or looking for a change of direction?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
For anyone who’s interested in a career swap into archaeology and in travelling distance of Gloucestershire from @cotswoldarch.bsky.social 👇
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Verso editor job!! www.versobooks.com/pages/job-op...
Job Openings
US Editor Verso Books is looking for an Editor to join the team in Verso’s New York office. This role will be responsible for acquiring and editing books for the Verso list, which covers a wide range ...
www.versobooks.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Verso editor job!! www.versobooks.com/pages/job-op...
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In this week's post in the Land, Memory, and Schooling series on @nichecanada.bsky.social, we learn about how the Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group is using a variety of innovative and collaborative map-based approaches to document, archive, and present Survivor experiences.
Mapping with the Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group
Collaborative mapping projects with Assiniboia Residential School Survivors use digital story maps to reclaim space, document experiences, and advance decolonization and reconciliation.
niche-canada.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In this week's post in the Land, Memory, and Schooling series on @nichecanada.bsky.social, we learn about how the Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group is using a variety of innovative and collaborative map-based approaches to document, archive, and present Survivor experiences.
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If you work in environmental history or humanities, please consider donating to NiCHE this month. They do so, so much to support and expand these fields, and I know they would really appreciate your support -- in any amount, or through spreading news of their campaign! #envhum #envhist
For more than 20 years, we have worked to build & maintain a network – a community – of scholars & people interested in scholarly work related to #envhist & #envhum
Is what we do worth a $25 annual donation? We think so.
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Is what we do worth a $25 annual donation? We think so.
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Loving NiCHE Month: 2025 November Fundraising Campaign!
NiCHE fosters a vibrant environmental history and humanities community, supporting scholars through publications, events, resources, and annual fundraising to sustain its work.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I just have to tell you all that I taught a grade 5 class about #archaeology today & they were all So excited to learn! They did great with the mapping activity, excavated really carefully, knew about gridding out a site, & stayed on task! Good job guys 😭🥲 🏺
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I just have to tell you all that I taught a grade 5 class about #archaeology today & they were all So excited to learn! They did great with the mapping activity, excavated really carefully, knew about gridding out a site, & stayed on task! Good job guys 😭🥲 🏺
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🚨The @college-de-france.fr just canceled a conference on Palestinien history organized by one of its faculty.
Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/
Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/
⚡️📄 Lettre au Collège de France suite à la censure de l’événement « La Palestine et l’Europe ».
Nous proposons d’accueillir ce colloque dans l’enceinte de l’Assemblée nationale et de le placer ainsi sous le patronnage de la représentation nationale.
Nous proposons d’accueillir ce colloque dans l’enceinte de l’Assemblée nationale et de le placer ainsi sous le patronnage de la représentation nationale.
November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚨The @college-de-france.fr just canceled a conference on Palestinien history organized by one of its faculty.
Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/
Absolute shame on them for caving in to Zionist bullies and, thereby, betraying the values of academic freedom they claim to uphold 1/
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Y'all I need you to focus on one thing...
Please
Elon Musk admitted he knew Trump was a paedophile when he bankrolled and won him the presidency. Elon Musk knowingly put a paedophile in the Whitehouse.
Please. As one hive voice project that out here, and on X.
As Loud as you fucking can.
That.
Please
Elon Musk admitted he knew Trump was a paedophile when he bankrolled and won him the presidency. Elon Musk knowingly put a paedophile in the Whitehouse.
Please. As one hive voice project that out here, and on X.
As Loud as you fucking can.
That.
I remember a lawyer friend in around 2005 saying there were rumours of a big pedophile ring that involved every level of government and we were like no way, how would they hide that
and now I'm like well, i see
and now I'm like well, i see
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Y'all I need you to focus on one thing...
Please
Elon Musk admitted he knew Trump was a paedophile when he bankrolled and won him the presidency. Elon Musk knowingly put a paedophile in the Whitehouse.
Please. As one hive voice project that out here, and on X.
As Loud as you fucking can.
That.
Please
Elon Musk admitted he knew Trump was a paedophile when he bankrolled and won him the presidency. Elon Musk knowingly put a paedophile in the Whitehouse.
Please. As one hive voice project that out here, and on X.
As Loud as you fucking can.
That.