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The Smartphone PhotographerMiner's Path. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ballycorus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ballycorus</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LeadMine?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeadMine</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DublinMountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DublinMountains</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ireland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IrishHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IrishHistory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IndustrialHeritage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndustrialHeritage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HistoricSites?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoricSites</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HikingIreland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HikingIreland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Explorelreland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Explorelreland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IrishHeritage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IrishHeritage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Travellreland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Travellreland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/OutdoorAdventures?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OutdoorAdventures</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MiningHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiningHistory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Chimney?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chimney</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DublinHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DublinHistory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EastCoastKin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EastCoastKin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/smartphonephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartphonephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Heritage House PublishingCalled “a must-read for anyone who loves the history of this province” by author Katherine Palmer Gordon, Mining Camp Tales of the Silvery Slocan reveals the long-forgotten history of BC’s “silver-rush”. Available now at <a href="https://shorturl.at/BQRfP" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shorturl.at/BQRfP</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BChistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BChistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiningHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiningHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilverRush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SilverRush</a>

Preindustrial Public Health(1/4) Is 50 years a long time for a closed mine? This article discusses the continuing selenium pollution associated with a closed coal mine in Canada. Yet our researchers are investigating how pollution from mining can be visible after 500 years. <a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/02/Coal-Mines-Crowsnest-Pass-Killing-Fish/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/02/Coal-Mines-Crowsnest-Pass-Killing-Fish/</a><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/premodern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#premodern</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/envhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#envhist</a>

IHC☀️ Recordamos que as inscrições para a edição 2025 da Escola de Verão da NOVA FCSH fecham a 23 de Junho. Estas são as propostas do IHC:🍁 Botânica e Arte, com Luís Mendonça de Carvalho 💎 A Global History of Diamond Mining, com Tijl Vanneste+info: <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/agenda/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/agenda/</a><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ArtAndScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtAndScience</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Botany</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arts</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Diamonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diamonds</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/DiamondMines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DiamondMines</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mining</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MiningHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiningHistory</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SummerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SummerSchool</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/OnlineCourses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnlineCourses</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Bot%C3%A2nica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Botânica</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Arte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arte</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ArteECi%C3%AAncia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArteECiência</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Diamantes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diamantes</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MinasDeDiamantes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MinasDeDiamantes</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaMinera%C3%A7%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistóriaDaMineração</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/CursosOnline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CursosOnline</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EscolaDeVer%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EscolaDeVerão</a>

IHC☀️ Abriram as inscrições para a edição 2025 da Escola de Verão da NOVA FCSH. Deixamos-vos duas propostas calorosas:🍁 Botânica e Arte, com Luís Mendonça de Carvalho 💎 A Global History of Diamond Mining, com Tijl Vanneste+info: <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/agenda/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/agenda/</a><a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ArtAndScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtAndScience</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Botany</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arts</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Diamonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diamonds</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/DiamondMines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DiamondMines</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mining</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MiningHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiningHistory</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SummerSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SummerSchool</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/OnlineCourses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnlineCourses</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Bot%C3%A2nica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Botânica</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Arte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arte</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Patrim%C3%B3nioNatural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PatrimónioNatural</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ArteECi%C3%AAncia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArteECiência</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Diamantes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diamantes</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/MinasDeDiamantes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MinasDeDiamantes</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaDaMinera%C3%A7%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistóriaDaMineração</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/CursosOnline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CursosOnline</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EscolaDeVer%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EscolaDeVerão</a>

Brian LeechResearch grants in <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a>! The American Mining History Association provides research grants each year of up to $1,000 to fund research on any topic related to mining’s past, including <a href="https://historians.social/tags/histSTM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#histSTM</a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/envhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#envhist</a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/histtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#histtech</a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/laborhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laborhistory</a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/bizhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bizhist</a>. Due date: May 1st! <a href="https://scholar.social/@micaamy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@micaamy</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/@HistoryNystrom" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@HistoryNystrom</a> <a href="https://mininghistoryassociation.org/ResearchGrants.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mininghistoryassociation.org/ResearchGrants.htm</a>

JustAveStep back into Nevada County's Gold Rush era! Discover how iconic landmarks have witnessed the evolution of the region, from the days of gold dust to today's vibrant community. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goldrush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#goldrush</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nevadacounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nevadacounty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historicplaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#historicplaces</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/historicparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#historicparks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/empiremine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#empiremine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stateparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stateparks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/californiahistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#californiahistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adventure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a><a href="http://ittybitty4life.com/2025/03/18/from-gold-dust-to-modern-innovations-the-nevada-county-story/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://ittybitty4life.com/2025/03/18/from-gold-dust-to-modern-innovations-the-nevada-county-story/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social</a>

David CoombeA reaction from me to today's article on Ferdinand von Sommer by Professor Alexandra Ludewig (UWA) in The Conversation:Genius or charlatan? The strange tale of a 19th-century polymath who left a trail of controversy across colonial Australia.<a href="https://theconversation.com/genius-or-charlatan-the-strange-tale-of-a-19th-century-polymath-who-left-a-trail-of-controversy-across-colonial-australia-242292" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/genius-or-charlatan-the-strange-tale-of-a-19th-century-polymath-who-left-a-trail-of-controversy-across-colonial-australia-242292</a><a href="https://aus.social/tags/1840s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#1840s</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/historyAU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#historyAU</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DutchEastIndies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DutchEastIndies</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/miningHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#miningHistory</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/vonSommer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vonSommer</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SouthAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthAustralia</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WesternAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WesternAustralia</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/1850s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#1850s</a>(1/5) ... /2

Preindustrial Public HealthWe are pleased to share our video, “Hiding in Plain Sight”, which summarises the work of a year-long research pilot project in Sardinia, exploring pre-industrial mining impacts. See the video for more info 😉<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dOSJVHv7zo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dOSJVHv7zo</a><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archaeology</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a>

Brian LeechMellon Humanities Postdoc in mining history from National Park Service. <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/envhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#envhist</a> <a href="https://usaconservationmellonfellowships.applicantpool.com/jobs/1034147.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://usaconservationmellonfellowships.applicantpool.com/jobs/1034147.html</a>

Preindustrial Public Health🧵 ⛔ Registration for the seminar is free and open to all, and the seminar is online. If you’d like to be a part of the ExTerra network, please contact us at premodern.healthscaping@gmail.com<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/envhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#envhist</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/historyofscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#historyofscience</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK7qh38b2jmNM0jISsbr6hj5irhFXtqFfOFs63DEjP38nN4Q/viewform" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK7qh38b2jmNM0jISsbr6hj5irhFXtqFfOFs63DEjP38nN4Q/viewform</a>

Brian LeechEnergy historians! Come present your work with the Energy History Working Group. We are building the 2024-25 schedule now. We workshop WIP in the field of energy history via Zoom. Priority deadline August 15th! <a href="https://historians.social/tags/energyhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#energyhist</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/envhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#envhist</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a> <a href="https://mas.to/@sarahthestan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sarahthestan</a>

Brian LeechProof that I actually presented at this conference and didn’t just wander around mine sites. Here is my <a href="https://historians.social/tags/envhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#envhist</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a> presentation on the Bingham Canyon Mine.

Brian LeechTour of the Spiro mine drainage tunnel, which now provides Park City, UT with 1/3 of its drinking water (once it has been treated to remove some of the worst of the many minerals unearthed). <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a>

Brian LeechHere’s the lamp room (where miners would pick up their headlamp and other materials before heading down the shaft) and the Silver King mill below. <a href="https://historians.social/tags/ParkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParkCity</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Utah</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a>

Brian LeechPark City <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MiningHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiningHistory</a> tour for days 1 & 2 of the conference. First up, the Miners Hospital, which is now an event center that hosted our opening reception.

Brian Leech@nytimes.com published a great list of 25 photos “that defined the modern age,” including one of the most famous images in <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a>. Judges came from “fine art and reportage.” One is a curator/art historian, but no other <a href="https://historians.social/tags/historians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#historians</a> were consulted? <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/t-magazine/photography-robert-frank-gordon-parks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/t-magazine/photography-robert-frank-gordon-parks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share</a>

Brian LeechBack from another <a href="https://historians.social/tags/MiningHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiningHistory</a> Association meeting—this time in Park City, Utah. First: special event for a few of us—a luncheon hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Rone Tempest (who is working on a history of his family’s involvement in mining) at the Alta Club in downtown Salt Lake City.

Brian LeechReminder: a call for research grants in <a href="https://historians.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a>! The American Mining History Association provides research grants each year of up to $1,000 to fund research on any topic related to mining’s past, including <a href="https://historians.social/tags/histSTM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#histSTM</a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/envhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#envhist</a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/histtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#histtech</a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/laborhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#laborhistory</a>, <a href="https://historians.social/tags/bizhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bizhist</a>. Due date: May 1st! <a href="https://mininghistoryassociation.org/ResearchGrants.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mininghistoryassociation.org/ResearchGrants.htm</a>

Preindustrial Public Health17 April 6pm in Vienna: SCARCE @scarcerc research project kick-off. Presentations by scholars in preindustrial mining: Tina Asmussen @tinasmussen.bsky.social , Sebastian Felten @sebastianfelten.bsky.social , Peter Konečný. <a href="https://scarce.univie.ac.at/kick-off/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://scarce.univie.ac.at/kick-off/</a><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/extractivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#extractivism</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/mininghistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mininghistory</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medieval</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a>

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