Sam Perrin
@misssamperrin.bsky.social
Cemetery historian & guide to London's dead. I offer historical walks & talks via @tempusfugithistory.bsky.social ⌛🪽 🏳️🌈
Hey friends, this looks to be a fabulous talk, you can grab tickets in the link 👇🏻
Feel free to share!
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Feel free to share!
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Faithful until the Last: The Mourning Dog in Victorian Culture - online talk - Arnos Vale
Discover the ways the Victorians celebrated the bonds shared by dogs and their human companions in life and death.
arnosvale.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hey friends, this looks to be a fabulous talk, you can grab tickets in the link 👇🏻
Feel free to share!
arnosvale.org.uk/faithful-unt...
Feel free to share!
arnosvale.org.uk/faithful-unt...
The petition for extending #HampsteadCemetery's opening hours has 222 signatures and Jill Henry, organiser, is hoping for 300 by the end of the weekend.
Friends, could you share this petition pls? Hampstead Cem is peaceful and has some very interesting permanent residents.
tinyurl.com/22vf9bvr
Friends, could you share this petition pls? Hampstead Cem is peaceful and has some very interesting permanent residents.
tinyurl.com/22vf9bvr
A big thank you
Dear Supporters,
A heartfelt thank you for signing the petition to restore the longer, seasonal opening hours at Hampstead Cemetery. Your support has already made a powerful statement — we’ve reached ...
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May 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The petition for extending #HampsteadCemetery's opening hours has 222 signatures and Jill Henry, organiser, is hoping for 300 by the end of the weekend.
Friends, could you share this petition pls? Hampstead Cem is peaceful and has some very interesting permanent residents.
tinyurl.com/22vf9bvr
Friends, could you share this petition pls? Hampstead Cem is peaceful and has some very interesting permanent residents.
tinyurl.com/22vf9bvr
Hi all,
Fancy helping keep beautiful #hampsteadcemetery open for longer hours? Course you do! 👇🏻
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Fancy helping keep beautiful #hampsteadcemetery open for longer hours? Course you do! 👇🏻
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We Can Make an Impact.
RESTORE THE SEASONAL OPENING HOURS AT HAMPSTEAD CEMETERY - A lifeline for our community
chng.it
May 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hi all,
Fancy helping keep beautiful #hampsteadcemetery open for longer hours? Course you do! 👇🏻
chng.it/bgJTDzq8FT
Fancy helping keep beautiful #hampsteadcemetery open for longer hours? Course you do! 👇🏻
chng.it/bgJTDzq8FT
Hi friends, a small favour:
If you haven't already, please show my @tempusfugithistory.bsky.social profile a little love. Once my website is up and running, I'll be posting mostly there.
If you already follow, thank you! I appreciate the support ❤️💀
If you haven't already, please show my @tempusfugithistory.bsky.social profile a little love. Once my website is up and running, I'll be posting mostly there.
If you already follow, thank you! I appreciate the support ❤️💀
April 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hi friends, a small favour:
If you haven't already, please show my @tempusfugithistory.bsky.social profile a little love. Once my website is up and running, I'll be posting mostly there.
If you already follow, thank you! I appreciate the support ❤️💀
If you haven't already, please show my @tempusfugithistory.bsky.social profile a little love. Once my website is up and running, I'll be posting mostly there.
If you already follow, thank you! I appreciate the support ❤️💀
I really must make it down to Eastbourne to visit, #OcklyngeCemetery looks wonderful.
There will be a guided walk at the cemetery on Saturday 13-Sep-2025 at 2.00pm for #HeritageOpenDays2025
Walks are free of charge. The walk lasts about 90 minutes & start at the Willingdon Road entrance outside the Chapel.
maps.app.goo.gl/qmkRoTACGfJE...
Walks are free of charge. The walk lasts about 90 minutes & start at the Willingdon Road entrance outside the Chapel.
maps.app.goo.gl/qmkRoTACGfJE...
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April 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I really must make it down to Eastbourne to visit, #OcklyngeCemetery looks wonderful.
Future note for your diaries, fellow history nerds: #heritageopendays2025 runs from 12-21 September.
Keep an eye on the link below for some wonderfully enriching places to visit! Oh, and did I mention it's all FREE?
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
Keep an eye on the link below for some wonderfully enriching places to visit! Oh, and did I mention it's all FREE?
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
Homepage
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
April 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Future note for your diaries, fellow history nerds: #heritageopendays2025 runs from 12-21 September.
Keep an eye on the link below for some wonderfully enriching places to visit! Oh, and did I mention it's all FREE?
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
Keep an eye on the link below for some wonderfully enriching places to visit! Oh, and did I mention it's all FREE?
www.heritageopendays.org.uk
"... one rationale behind getting gay people out of government employment was that they could be subject to blackmail. But a deeper one was the idea that being gay reflected a failure of “character.”
daily.jstor.org/lesbians-and...
daily.jstor.org/lesbians-and...
Lesbians and the Lavender Scare - JSTOR Daily
Lesbian relationships among government workers were seen as a threat to national security in the 1950s. But what constituted a lesbian relationship was an open question.
daily.jstor.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"... one rationale behind getting gay people out of government employment was that they could be subject to blackmail. But a deeper one was the idea that being gay reflected a failure of “character.”
daily.jstor.org/lesbians-and...
daily.jstor.org/lesbians-and...
Reposted by Sam Perrin
Stunning photos from my friend Paul Koudounaris of 19th-century wax moulages from Museo de Medicina Mexicana in Mexico City. These objects enabled doctors to study contagious conditions such as syphilis, leprosy, and smallpox without the risk of infection.
April 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stunning photos from my friend Paul Koudounaris of 19th-century wax moulages from Museo de Medicina Mexicana in Mexico City. These objects enabled doctors to study contagious conditions such as syphilis, leprosy, and smallpox without the risk of infection.
All,
A dear friend of mine is raising funds for The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture Trust in Cape Town, South Africa. I appreciate times are getting tougher for all of us but anything you can spare is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much 🫶🏻
#philanthropy
tinyurl.com/36hvk39a
A dear friend of mine is raising funds for The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture Trust in Cape Town, South Africa. I appreciate times are getting tougher for all of us but anything you can spare is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much 🫶🏻
#philanthropy
tinyurl.com/36hvk39a
Support Trauma Centre's Long Walk to healing
Hello, Salaams, Molweni, Good Day! I'm Yumna, a social worker, advocate and wellness counsellor at The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture Trust (NPO 026-880). My personal mission is t...
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April 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
All,
A dear friend of mine is raising funds for The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture Trust in Cape Town, South Africa. I appreciate times are getting tougher for all of us but anything you can spare is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much 🫶🏻
#philanthropy
tinyurl.com/36hvk39a
A dear friend of mine is raising funds for The Trauma Centre for Survivors of Violence and Torture Trust in Cape Town, South Africa. I appreciate times are getting tougher for all of us but anything you can spare is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much 🫶🏻
#philanthropy
tinyurl.com/36hvk39a
Great day, yesterday. I have to return because my guy is in an unmarked public grave (along with 13 other people unknown to him in life), hence not being able to find the precise spot immediately. We also visited the pet cemetery, which was very poignant. The place is in full bloom. Good times.
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Great day, yesterday. I have to return because my guy is in an unmarked public grave (along with 13 other people unknown to him in life), hence not being able to find the precise spot immediately. We also visited the pet cemetery, which was very poignant. The place is in full bloom. Good times.
Going on a very exciting research trip to the wonderful #IslingtonStPancrasCemetery tomorrow. It's been an age since I visited and I can't wait. Here are some photos from the last time I visited.
April 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Going on a very exciting research trip to the wonderful #IslingtonStPancrasCemetery tomorrow. It's been an age since I visited and I can't wait. Here are some photos from the last time I visited.
He's insane
He is trying to kill America in all regards
"Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"An emergency order removes protections covering more than half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service..."
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
April 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
He's insane
“The whole burial chamber seems to be set up to recreate a funerary rite known from later times called ‘the Awakening of Osiris."
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...
Clay Artifacts Found in King Tut's Tomb May Have Been Part of a Ritual Honoring the Egyptian God Osiris
The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented a new theory about their purpose
www.smithsonianmag.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“The whole burial chamber seems to be set up to recreate a funerary rite known from later times called ‘the Awakening of Osiris."
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...
🚨 Taphophiles, historians and nature lovers, take note: National Cemeteries Week 2025 will be taking place from 7th to 15th June.
www.cemeteryfriends.com/ncw
www.cemeteryfriends.com/ncw
National Cemeteries Week
www.cemeteryfriends.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚨 Taphophiles, historians and nature lovers, take note: National Cemeteries Week 2025 will be taking place from 7th to 15th June.
www.cemeteryfriends.com/ncw
www.cemeteryfriends.com/ncw
“You know, on a summer’s night, maybe more like a spring night, you could drive to certain places and if you smell that night-blooming jasmine, you can almost see Clark Gable or Gloria Swanson."
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
David Lynch’s grave stone bearing enigmatic phrase unveiled in Hollywood
The grave marker bears the epitaph: ‘Night Blooming Jasmine’
www.independent.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“You know, on a summer’s night, maybe more like a spring night, you could drive to certain places and if you smell that night-blooming jasmine, you can almost see Clark Gable or Gloria Swanson."
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Reposted by Sam Perrin
On Tuesdays when I commute into London, my train goes past the grave of Alec Munroe - Francis Lovehall's character in #AThousandBlows. Give him a nod. A Jamaican Mariner turned boxer & coachman for Blue Anchor boxing pub manager Bill Richardson. Poor Alec...
grapplingwithhistory.com/2021/02/16/a...
grapplingwithhistory.com/2021/02/16/a...
“Murdered in a thieves’ kitchen” – Finding Alexander Hayes Munroe
In my first article on Ching Hook I wrote briefly on the murder of Hook’s close friend and trainer Alexander Hayes Munroe, known as Alec or Aleck Munroe, Munro or Monroe. Born in Kingston, Ja…
grapplingwithhistory.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On Tuesdays when I commute into London, my train goes past the grave of Alec Munroe - Francis Lovehall's character in #AThousandBlows. Give him a nod. A Jamaican Mariner turned boxer & coachman for Blue Anchor boxing pub manager Bill Richardson. Poor Alec...
grapplingwithhistory.com/2021/02/16/a...
grapplingwithhistory.com/2021/02/16/a...
March 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"This preservation was likely due to steps Curie took later in life to limit her exposure..."
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Marie Curie has been buried in a special coffin packed with lead and the reason is quite shocking - The Times of India
Scientists have confirmed the existence of a unique phase of water called 'plastic ice VII,' which forms under extreme pressures and temperatures. Thi
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"This preservation was likely due to steps Curie took later in life to limit her exposure..."
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trend...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trend...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trend...
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What a beautiful cemetery with such an intriguing history... I'm most curious about the tunnels that run beneath it. Have any of my Bluesky friends visited?
Which cemeteries would *you* love to visit? #cemeterybluesky
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Which cemeteries would *you* love to visit? #cemeterybluesky
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March 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
What a beautiful cemetery with such an intriguing history... I'm most curious about the tunnels that run beneath it. Have any of my Bluesky friends visited?
Which cemeteries would *you* love to visit? #cemeterybluesky
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
Which cemeteries would *you* love to visit? #cemeterybluesky
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
I'm curious about whether UK legislators will look at adopting a similar strategy for new burials. The Law Commisson here proposed reusing existing graves to combat lack of space but (to the best of my knowledge anyway) nothing like this. Thoughts, #cemeteryBluesky?
www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...
www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...
March 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm curious about whether UK legislators will look at adopting a similar strategy for new burials. The Law Commisson here proposed reusing existing graves to combat lack of space but (to the best of my knowledge anyway) nothing like this. Thoughts, #cemeteryBluesky?
www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...
www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...
What are your thoughts, #cemeterybluesky:
Should cemeteries be used as dog walking parks?
metro.co.uk/2025/03/13/d...
Should cemeteries be used as dog walking parks?
metro.co.uk/2025/03/13/d...
Dog walkers ‘fight back’ after being told to keep pets on lead in cemetery
metro.co.uk
March 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
What are your thoughts, #cemeterybluesky:
Should cemeteries be used as dog walking parks?
metro.co.uk/2025/03/13/d...
Should cemeteries be used as dog walking parks?
metro.co.uk/2025/03/13/d...