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Janet Foster

@JanetJanFoster

Professional Archivist, accredited Clerkenwell and Islington Guide, and London and family Historian.

 Stoke Newington, London UK
Joined March 2016
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Love London? Curious about Camden's hidden stories? Applications are now open for the Camden Tour Guide Course 2026/27. 📅 Course starts 4 November 2026
📅 Next interview date: 9 July Apply online today. camdenguides.com/training/
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Burma@BrigadierBurma21 Apr 2023
If more Bars sold Dancing Sandwiches, the world would be a happier place.
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It's a beautiful day in Clerkenwell for our free walks today on #locallondonguidingday @IslingtonWalks
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Islington Walks (@IslingtonWalks) profile pictureIslington Walks@IslingtonWalks7 Oct 2022
Reminder! #Freewalks tomorrow from us and five other local guiding associations. Details of all the walks are in the tweet below. #LocalLondonGuidingDay
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Major Angel building set for depressing replacement. As the Angel Association says, “The proposal is dull and not designed to enhance this important site” but @IslingtonBC planners recommend approval. Shame. buff.ly/3TFrSJS via @islingtonctzn
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Cast your votes now 👇
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60%Lapin 'joust' nails it
677 votes • Final results
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Treasures of the Guildhall Library Today we feature 3 different pamphlets on the Great Fire of London. Guildhall Library has many of these pamphlets published just after the fire and they are a great primary source for historians. 1/2
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Tickets are now available for the annual Maurice Bond Lecture: Martin Daunton "Covid and the Historian" 23 February 2022 18:00 – 20:00 GMT @GuildhallLib eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-annua… @EventbriteUK
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Happy #HeritageTreasures Day! Here are some of our extraordinary historic spaces, as photographed recently by Harriet Langford. The Chapter Hall, Council Chamber and Crypt all feature on our regular guided tours. Visit our website for more info: museumstjohn.org.uk/planning…
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Wow, our first Cooking With Pride is SOLD OUT! Luckily we have a second event on February 15 @StLukesTrust. When we say book early we mean it! @forumplus @LGBTHM @IslingtonMuseum 💖 eventbrite.co.uk/e/cooking-w…

Cooking with Pride 2: LGBTQ+ Cooking Class at St Luke's Centre

Islington's Pride and the St Luke's Centre celebrate LGBT+ History Month with Chef Maurizio. Prepare, cook and enjoy a meal together.

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The #1921Census is set for release later this week and will include information about jobs and employment. Do you know what your family did during the 1920s? One possibility, as illustrated here, is working as a Porter at Billingsgate Fish Market - bit.ly/32ZqbB4
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Planning on applying to our #RecordsAtRisk Fund, run in collaboration with @ARAUK_IE and @BritRecs? You can apply for up to £5,000 to save physical or digital records facing immediate peril anywhere in the UK. Join us for a Q&A session to find out more: eventbrite.co.uk/e/records-a…
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Such innovative and inclusive initiatives from the Marx Memorial Library. Really worth joining - easy access to Lectures, courses and collections on line.
NewVIc (@newhamsixthform) profile pictureNewVIc@newhamsixthform8 Dec 2021
We're launching an innovative research project on 15 December! NewVIc students will have the opportunity to take part in webinars led by tutors at @UniofOxford, visit @wadhamoxford & conduct research with @MarxLibrary on the first black British volunteer in the Spanish Civil War.
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We are pleased to announce that the 2021 winner of the Janette Harley Prize is Dr Amy L Erickson for exhibition 'City Women in the 18th Century' and supporting article, ‘Esther Sleepe, fanmaker, and her family’ buff.ly/3rsxSdm @CamHistory #ExploreYourArchive #Celebration
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A beautiful day in this magical urban woodland. Perfect for lunchtime walks. #AbneyAutumn
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REMINDER: Join Hackney Tours on November 27th (this weekend!) for a journey through the radical literary history of Abney Park.
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In 1948 a Bethnal Green librarian wrote to a number of distinguished individuals asking for a list of their favourite books. Thanks to him we hold a fascinating collection of letters by Agatha Christie and others listing their literary loves #Handwriting ✍️#ExploreYourArchive
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Image from Tower Hamlets Archives (@LBTHArchives)
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A bumper edition packed with interesting articles – at Hackney, London
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mate szabo@szabo__mate22 Nov 2021
visited @LondMathSoc's De Morgan House today, looking for archival documents related to Turing's 1936 with the help of @JanetJanFoster the familiar story about the submission of Turing's paper shows up in the minutes of the council meeting (details in further tweets) 1/3
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Output Arts@outputarts22 Nov 2021
These lanterns were all so great; we’re really looking forward to lighting up the #Twinkle stars @theoldchurchN16 this coming Saturday!
Janet Foster (@JanetJanFoster) profile pictureJanet Foster@JanetJanFoster21 Nov 2021
Great afternoon @theoldchurchN16 yesterday making a Winter lantern with @outputarts they will feature in Festival of Lights next Saturday.
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Great afternoon @theoldchurchN16 yesterday making a Winter lantern with @outputarts they will feature in Festival of Lights next Saturday.
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