Amanda Gwinnup, PhD (she/her)
@ww1nursehistorian.bsky.social
Independent researcher~ Identity and Disability in British FWW nurses. Current research: the Peterborough DNA and founder Florence Saunders. Archives assistant. Likes to bang on the drums https://www.reclusehistorian.com/
Staples! Preparing this collection for cataloging. #archives #conservation
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Staples! Preparing this collection for cataloging. #archives #conservation
I’ve finally finished cataloging this amazing collection. #localhistory #archives #socialhistory Book your appointment today archivespeterborough.org.uk/calmview/Rec...
October 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I’ve finally finished cataloging this amazing collection. #localhistory #archives #socialhistory Book your appointment today archivespeterborough.org.uk/calmview/Rec...
July 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
And finally panel 4 of @ukahn.bsky.social #colloquium2025. Somewhere out there is a picture of me, the last presenter of the event. I had such a wonderful time and, as always, learned so much. #histnursing is a diverse and inclusive branch of history. Check out www.UKAHN.org for more info
June 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
And finally panel 4 of @ukahn.bsky.social #colloquium2025. Somewhere out there is a picture of me, the last presenter of the event. I had such a wonderful time and, as always, learned so much. #histnursing is a diverse and inclusive branch of history. Check out www.UKAHN.org for more info
Panel 3 at yesterday’s @ukahn.bsky.social #colloquium2025. Very interesting papers.
June 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Panel 3 at yesterday’s @ukahn.bsky.social #colloquium2025. Very interesting papers.
Panel two at @ukahn.bsky.social #colloquium2025 was very fascinating. Thank you to the presenters.
June 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Panel two at @ukahn.bsky.social #colloquium2025 was very fascinating. Thank you to the presenters.
Enjoyed the first panel at the @ukahn.bsky.social #coloquium2025 fascinating papers.
June 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Enjoyed the first panel at the @ukahn.bsky.social #coloquium2025 fascinating papers.
I’ve been cataloging a massive letter and journal collection by a woman would lived in P’boro. Dates from 1944 to 2000. I’m in 1992 now. (She traveled all over the world for her job as a teacher educatior, English as a second language
April 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I’ve been cataloging a massive letter and journal collection by a woman would lived in P’boro. Dates from 1944 to 2000. I’m in 1992 now. (She traveled all over the world for her job as a teacher educatior, English as a second language
Too many staples. #archives #cataloguing They’re old and rusty
March 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Too many staples. #archives #cataloguing They’re old and rusty
Archive find of the day. This flier for the Cannon Cinema. I would love to go back in time and see Willow and Scrooged on the silver screen! Double feature 😁 #archives #findoftheday #peterboroughUK
March 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Archive find of the day. This flier for the Cannon Cinema. I would love to go back in time and see Willow and Scrooged on the silver screen! Double feature 😁 #archives #findoftheday #peterboroughUK
Workbench acquired. New main quest story lines now available. Woodworking Achievement ⭐ level 1
March 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Workbench acquired. New main quest story lines now available. Woodworking Achievement ⭐ level 1
I have made every effort to avoid bs news but I can’t change my Home Screen at work. @dailyexpressnews.bsky.social want to explain the rationale behind this fear mongering?
February 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I have made every effort to avoid bs news but I can’t change my Home Screen at work. @dailyexpressnews.bsky.social want to explain the rationale behind this fear mongering?
This should be an interesting history talk. Please share. We’re hoping to fill the space. #history #medicalhistory #archives #peterborough #thefens
February 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This should be an interesting history talk. Please share. We’re hoping to fill the space. #history #medicalhistory #archives #peterborough #thefens
Hey fellow Americans read this book. The resistance started Monday and you’re already falling behind. There won’t be a sign at the point of no return, but you’ll know when it’s been crossed. Don’t go that far! Please!
January 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Hey fellow Americans read this book. The resistance started Monday and you’re already falling behind. There won’t be a sign at the point of no return, but you’ll know when it’s been crossed. Don’t go that far! Please!
My husband and I were re-organising my ‘doctorate dungeon’ (windowless room in our finished basement as seen in this Lego version my daughter made) and he asked why there were so many toilet paper rolls. I said ‘for all the crying’ last 6 months of writing up was 100 words then tears and repeat
January 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
My husband and I were re-organising my ‘doctorate dungeon’ (windowless room in our finished basement as seen in this Lego version my daughter made) and he asked why there were so many toilet paper rolls. I said ‘for all the crying’ last 6 months of writing up was 100 words then tears and repeat
Peterborough City Council plans to ‘mothball’ the Lido…I guess they forgot what happened to the last one. It turned into an eyesore and wasteland
December 30, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Peterborough City Council plans to ‘mothball’ the Lido…I guess they forgot what happened to the last one. It turned into an eyesore and wasteland
My first research board for work. I put together some facts on the district of Boongate the oldest domestic area of the city, situated next to the original monastic site which is where the cathedral is now. I’ve provided info on the original documents we have in the #archives all about Boongate.
December 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
My first research board for work. I put together some facts on the district of Boongate the oldest domestic area of the city, situated next to the original monastic site which is where the cathedral is now. I’ve provided info on the original documents we have in the #archives all about Boongate.
‘The History of the Church of Peterborough’ by Simon Gunton 1686. Just some light reading from our #localstudies #library in the #archives
Hoping to learn when it’s stopped being a minster and became a cathedral
Hoping to learn when it’s stopped being a minster and became a cathedral
December 16, 2024 at 12:29 PM
‘The History of the Church of Peterborough’ by Simon Gunton 1686. Just some light reading from our #localstudies #library in the #archives
Hoping to learn when it’s stopped being a minster and became a cathedral
Hoping to learn when it’s stopped being a minster and became a cathedral
For the sake of everyone cataloging in an archive please invest in paper clips. Thank you #archives #preservation
December 9, 2024 at 5:26 PM
For the sake of everyone cataloging in an archive please invest in paper clips. Thank you #archives #preservation
November 26, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Living the dream #archives #localhistory A new discovery everyday and connecting people with their past
November 24, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Living the dream #archives #localhistory A new discovery everyday and connecting people with their past