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a cartoon of a bearded men drawing about monkeys and women

a cartoon of a bearded men drawing about monkeys and women

Private Sketches by M.S.: Moments from 1859 & 1860

Debbie Challis

Oct 54 min read

love note

love note

What's in the Box? Rummaging in the Archives

Debbie Challis

Oct 43 min read

Picture of a grave saying Annie Elizabeth Darwin

Picture of a grave saying Annie Elizabeth Darwin

Annie's Grave

Debbie Challis

Sep 84 min read

a baby being held by a woman

a baby being held by a woman

D-Day: Books, Kenya and Dad

Debbie Challis

Aug 33 min read

A Romance for Valentine's Day: How Mary Severn and Charles Thomas Newton met

A Romance for Valentine's Day: How Mary Severn and Charles Thomas Newton met

A Romance for Valentine's Day: How Mary Severn and Charles Thomas Newton met

Debbie Challis

Feb 106 min read

Holiday Sketches: Two Female Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday, 1863

Holiday Sketches: Two Female Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday, 1863

Holiday Sketches: Two Female Artists and an Archaeologist Husband go on Holiday, 1863

Debbie Challis

Jan 282 min read

‘But now I really am quite well’: Admitting anxiety and burnout

‘But now I really am quite well’: Admitting anxiety and burnout

‘But now I really am quite well’: Admitting anxiety and burnout

Debbie Challis

Dec 31, 20246 min read

‘Touch has a memory’: An Object of Friendship

‘Touch has a memory’: An Object of Friendship

‘Touch has a memory’: An Object of Friendship

Debbie Challis

Dec 8, 20245 min read

Ephemera in the Archives: Beads, Babies and Bought

Ephemera in the Archives: Beads, Babies and Bought

Ephemera in the Archives: Beads, Babies and Bought

Debbie Challis

Nov 26, 20245 min read

Artist in the House: The Legacy of a Poem

Artist in the House: The Legacy of a Poem

Artist in the House: The Legacy of a Poem

Debbie Challis

Jul 28, 20244 min read

Now You See Us: Positioning Ann Mary (Severn) Newton as a British Female Artist

Now You See Us: Positioning Ann Mary (Severn) Newton as a British Female Artist

Now You See Us: Positioning Ann Mary (Severn) Newton as a British Female Artist

Debbie Challis

Jun 16, 20246 min read

Percentiles in Archives

Percentiles in Archives

Percentiles in Archives

Debbie Challis

May 5, 20244 min read

Gertrude Jekyll and Mary Severn Newton Abroad: The 1863 Trip – Part 3 Constantinople

Gertrude Jekyll and Mary Severn Newton Abroad: The 1863 Trip – Part 3 Constantinople

Gertrude Jekyll and Mary Severn Newton Abroad: The 1863 Trip – Part 3 Constantinople

Debbie Challis

Mar 23, 20244 min read

A Sketch of my Life: By Charles Thomas Newton

A Sketch of my Life: By Charles Thomas Newton

A Sketch of my Life: By Charles Thomas Newton

Debbie Challis

Feb 25, 20245 min read

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