Sarah Pickman @sarahmpicks.bsky.social Historian of exploration, extreme environments, material culture + outdoor gear, fashion. Hist. sci & med PhD, editor ar Endeavour, freelance writer. I unpack packing. She/her. www.sarahmpickman.com
Hannah Booth @hannahbooth.bsky.social Northumbrian in the Netherlands | Writes about connections between Britain & its North Sea neighbours | Historical linguist turned writer & editor
Writing: https://northseanexus.substack.com
Website: https://hannahmarybooth.com
Amy @plitter.bsky.social cats, transit, cities, other cool stuff like that. I work at the MTA; my opinions are mine. she/her/🏳️🌈
Casey Schmitt @csschmitt.bsky.social Historian @ Cornell. Author of THE PREDATORY SEA: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CAPTIVITY IN THE 17TH-C CARIBBEAN (Penn Press, 2025) https://www.pennpress.org/9781512828146/the-predatory-sea/
Chas LiBretto @chaslibretto.bsky.social playwright, novelist, librettist (yes really)
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Dr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social PhD, University of Bristol; RHS Marshall Fellow (2024-25), IHR. Research on Norman Invasion in 1066, maritime and riverine environments, 11th-c. maritime connections in the North Sea world
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/rebecca-tyson
Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social All things lighthouse-related, with the occasional detour into maritime history, heritage preservation, and related fields, by an indifferent photographer, incorrigible bibliophile, and unlicensed pharologist. Remember -- typo's mean its real!
Gravestones of New England @gravestones-ne.bsky.social Examining the artistry of 17th, 18th, and early century gravestones in New England
Patreon.com/gravestonesofnewengland
J Silver Platinum @jsilverplatinum.bsky.social Actor/writer/freelancer in Queens. Lifelong Trekkie. Sucker for old timey comedy, pop science, and cat videos. Trans rights are human rights. Fuck Trump. Go Birds
Megan @meganfoodhistorian.bsky.social Food, Culinary, and Social Historian. Multidisciplinary Approach. Experimental and Historical Archaeology, Archaeobotany, Cultural Heritage, Nutrition. www.myhistoricaltable.com
Anna Iltnere @sealibrary.bsky.social creator of an ongoing artwork - Sea Library - one thousand books about the sea, by the sea, for everyone to borrow and read
writing a book for Facet Publishing / represented by Stimola Literary Studio
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International Longshore & Warehouse Union @ilwu.bsky.social 
Andrea Kaston Tange @aktange.bsky.social Victorianist & lit professor, gardener, lover of quirky details. Writing sporadically at https://andreakastontange.com
Jojo Karlin @jojokarlin.bsky.social artist * letter writer * cookie baker * actress
@cunyEnglish @ManifoldScholar
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formerly NYULibraries DH
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Justin Meggitt @justinmeggitt.bsky.social 
Rebecca Fishbein @bfishbfish.bsky.social Writer: NYT, WaPo, Teen Vogue, Jezebel, Vulture, The Cut, Hell Gate, etc. I talk back.
Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social Historian (Avengers of the New World/ The Banjo/ The Language of the Game/ Freedom Roots) & Musician (Traversées)
uopmaritime @uopmaritime.bsky.social The Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures at the University of Portsmouth focuses on the past, present and future importance of urban-maritime cultures and communities within a global context. Find out more at www.port.ac.uk/portcities 
Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org Challenging mass incarceration and over-criminalization through research, advocacy, and organizing. Get email updates: https://prisonpolicy.org/subscribe/
Annika Bärwald @annikabaerwald.bsky.social Historian & teacher | PostDoc at the University of Lucerne, early modern hair | PhD'ing in Bremen, slavery and people of color in Hamburg | banner: Tariq Safieh
Oliver Walton @oliverwalton.bsky.social Historian, archives and digital humanities.
Naval, maritime, royal, social; Britain and Germany. History in academia, museums, archives and beyond.
Dr Samuel McLean - This Meeting Could Have Been A Fistfight @canadianerrant.bsky.social Maritime Historian. Chief Mate (150 GT). Dad & Husband. Gardener, Cook & Brewer. Ngāi Tahu & McLean of Duart. Toitū te Tiriti. TCEU 416/CUPE L79. Canadian & Kiwi. Go Blue Jays. Cymru am byth. Alba gu brath. Go All Blacks. He/Him. Likes fashion/style
Dr Melanie Holihead @mmr-holihead.bsky.social Late-start historian, proud Corpuscle, author ‘Naval Seamen’s Women in Nineteenth-Century Britain’ (https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781837650118/naval-seamens-women-in-nineteenth-century-britain/). DPhil, FRHistS. Winner 2012 Corbett Prize in Naval History.
Niels Petersen @muntera.bsky.social Historian @uni-goettingen.de
The medieval maritime, pre-modern transport and urban history. 🗃️ And Banthas. ❤️project: @viabundus.bsky.social
Caroline Marris (she/her) @cazmarris.bsky.social Research Program Administrator at Drexel University. PhD in early modern European maritime history, Columbia University. Co-Editor of the H-Maritime network. Mum of twins, occasional musician (gamba, violin), baker, aspiring fiction writer. Views my own.
Dr. Michelle I. Turner @chaco-arch.bsky.social Archaeologist researching the US Southwest, professor, museum professional. My website: https://michelle-turner.owlstown.net/
Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social Early Modernist, Prof UEA; Historical Lead, Gloucester Project & Co-Director, Hakluyt Project; Chair of Society for Nautical Research; Director Shipwrecks & Maritime Heritage Research Centre
Jen McKinnon @jenmck.bsky.social Maritime archaeologist, crafter, rebel rouser, science believer, DIY
Lewis Wade 🗃️ @wadehistory.bsky.social Humboldt fellow at Bamberg, FRHistS | Historian of early modern French global commerce - political/economic/social/maritime history 🇫🇷🌍🏳️🌈 | Privilege, Economy and State in Old Regime France out now - download for free http://t.ly/NMc17
Victor LaValle @victorlavalle.bsky.social Doing what I dreamed of since I was a kid.
Books: Lone Women, The Changeling, The Ballad of Black Tom, The Devil in Silver.
TV: The Changeling (EP), The Terror: Devil in Silver (Creator, Showrunner)
Comics: Destroyer, Eve, Sabretooth, Black Panther
Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social Animation tidbits from around the world, including rare and underappreciated material you won't find elsewhere.
Newsletter: http://animationobsessive.substack.com
Illinois Library Association @illibraryassoc.bsky.social The Illinois Library Association is the voice for Illinois libraries and the millions who depend on them.
Find us at: ila.org
UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social Canada's Largest Basic Income Community 🍁
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info Public health experts resisting harmful policies, fighting disinformation, and defending public health from within.
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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social Historian (from below), award-winning author, filmmaker, playwright, Distinguished Professor, University of Pittsburgh
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social Random lines from Moby Dick. Bot conceived, coded, and curated by @samplereality.bsky.social. Follow the companion bot @findmobydick.bsky.social for sources.
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my seventh Prime Minister. Unofficial.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Number10cat
Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social Silent films and the silent era, same as the birdsite
Dr Matt Lodder @mattlodder.com Senior Lecturer in Art History, University of Essex. Trustee, Bishopsgate Institute. Law Student. Historian of tattooing. Podcaster @beneaththeskinpod.history.tattoo. 'Painted People' and 'Tattoos' out now. ADHD.
Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as Subways, transit, NYC.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social Dad, husband. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran.
Dr Robert James @robtjames.bsky.social Social and cultural historian focusing on twentieth-century British society's leisure activities #CinemaHistory #CoastalHistory #CoastalStudies 
Isaac Land @coastalhistory.bsky.social _The Craft of Historical Research: A Practical Guide from Start to Finish_ (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). Professor Emeritus, Indiana State University. Former co-editor, Coastal Studies & Society journal.
Professor Brad Beaven @bradbeaven.bsky.social Professor of History; author of C19 books on Leisure, Citizenship & Working Class Men; Visions of Empire; The Devil's Highway: London's Sailortown,1850-1900. Co-Director of Port Cities & Maritime Cultures Research Centre: port.ac.uk/portcities.
Ellen Exner Zohn @lnxnr.bsky.social Bona fide music historian. Bach enthusiast. Frequently faculty. Occasional performer. Author, speaker, enjoyer of cocktails. Mother of teenagers. Owned by cats. Definitely concerned.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Greg Young @boweryboys.bsky.social Greg Young, co-host of the Bowery Boys Podcast, Robert Moses' least favorite podcast. Alternate universe CEO of Waystar Royco
Karl Krüger @karlkruger.bsky.social Father. Sailor. Surfer. Skier. Paddler. Adventurer. Author. Wilderness is my first home. Water. President of Krüger Creative offering artist-in-residencies. www.krugerexpeditions.com
#expeditionsailing #sailing #northwestpassage #SUP #KÄVIK
Stuart Wellington @flophousecat.bsky.social Host of The Flop House Podcast and owner of a few bars in Brooklyn
Kay Aay @kayaay.bsky.social I like cake and beer. And I think St. Paul is pretty cool.
@jasperjohn.bsky.social @jasperjohn.bsky.social I'm a vegan seaman and port chaplain in Newark, NJ. 🙏🥦🙏 #humanist
Katie Commodore @katiecommodore.bsky.social Artist
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The Eldritch Librarian @mmccarts.bsky.social Champion of kids, stories, and good people. Possibly a member of VFD.
Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social Blog about kids books? You bet (A Fuse #8 Production). Library degree? You know it. Books for kids? Seven. Books for adults about kidlit? Two. Podcasts about kids books? One (Fuse 8 n’ Kate). Having fun! https://afuse8production.slj.com
Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social America's Sweetheart
Roman Mars @romanmars.bsky.social Creator of 99% Invisible, Trump Con Law, A History of the US in 100 Objects, Power Broker Breakdown- http://99pi.org
TEDTalk on flags w/ over 7M views
NYT Bestseller The 99% Invisible City: http://99pi.org/book
East Bay, CA
Alum: Oberlin, Simon's Rock, UGA
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Rich Mintz @richmintz.bsky.social Street safety, housing, democracy advocate. Fmr Housing committee chair, Manhattan CB6. LGBTQ person. Trans people exist. Opinions mine.
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Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social Archive TV viewer, writer, pint drinker: time you enjoy wasting is not wasted. Regular at @cathoderays.bsky.social
“general excellent taste”
“incredibly good company”
“very nice”
📺 http://visualmutterings.com
⏪️ https://backintimefortv.co.uk
BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social A simple life designing boats and sails, selling plans and sails and supporting our customers around the world
www.storerboatplans.com
www.reallysimplesails.com
#storerboatplans #reallysimplesails
Steve Mentz @stevementz.bsky.social #bluehumanities, Shakespeare, swimming, eco-poetry. English prof at St. John's (NYC). 
Whores of Yore @whoresofyore.bsky.social Sex History. "A Catalogue of Jilts, Cracks, Nightwalkers, Whores, She-Friends, Kind Women & Others of the Linen-Lifting Tribe”
Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com (He/him). I draw power lines and TVs and do urban landscape photography. Metro-Detroit.
Abolish police. Free Palestine. Trans rights.
Art store: marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com
Main art website: marcusjmerritt.com
Tips: https://ko-fi.com/marcusjmerritt
Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social managing editor at The City Reporter (@thecity.nyc) • news if I must, local joy where I can find it • bird enjoyer • tell me something good: rsmith@thecityreporter.nyc // @rachelholliday.77 on Signal
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RCV123.org - Ranked Choice Voting @rcv123.org Free non-profit site for running your own ranked choice voting elections. RCV123.org
Deidre @deidrep.bsky.social To the world we dream about. And the one we live in now.
Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg @maritimesmuseum.bsky.social The Maritime History of Humanity told through the worldwide largest maritime private collection of Prof. Peter Tamm at the heart of the Port of Hamburg.
https://www.imm-hamburg.de
Global Maritime History @globalmarhist.bsky.social GMH is a forum for discussions of maritime history, broadly conceived. Get in touch if you'd like to post an article, blog, CFP or podcast. Social media run by @canadianerrant
No ChatGPT or AI art permitted for content on our website.
Dan McCoy @dankmccoy.bsky.social Creator/co-host @flophousepodcast.com, a comedy podcast about bad movies. Wrote for The Daily Show for a decade. Drawings on Instagram at danmccoydraws.
Historical Society of the New York Courts @nylegalhistory.bsky.social The Historical Society of the NY Courts mission is to preserve, protect & promote the legal history of NY, including the proud heritage of its courts and the development of the Rule of Law.
Internet Archive @archive.org Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine. 
Cynthia von Buhler @cynthiavonbuhler.bsky.social Stories and art giving voice to women, animals, and the natural world.
medievalmvb @medievalmvb.bsky.social cognitive medievalist (researching climate in medieval literature) | working remotely at Durham University, UK | lost decade at The SunBreak & Seattlest | outdoor photographer see https://mikevanbaker.myportfolio.com/work
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