@BeatKumin

Early modernist interested in parishes, local memory & food/drink history; a few footie teams & eclectic period pop. Hanging on here (just) but also on bluesky

 Warwick U.K.
go.warwick.ac.uk/beatkumin
Joined December 2013
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Very enjoyable reception for fans &🇨🇭residents in the Midlands hosted by @SwissAthletics & @SwissEmbassyUK at All Bar One, Birmingham, today - great to hear directly from athletes like Géraldine Di Tizio-Frey & Ditaji Kambundji and a nice buffet too!
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Very steady survival from the mid-sixteenth century onwards, albeit with only a couple of places outside the German-speaking areas - access the country map here: towercapsules.warwick.ac.uk/…
My-Parish@My_ParishJun 13
Switzerland uploaded! Data entry for the Tower Capsules Project continues apace, with Ollie's new blog post reflecting on the chronological and regional distribution of the 397 known locations across the cantons at: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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30 papers in 9 panels, an interdisciplinary PGR / PGT audience, lively discussions, reflections on ethics / research practice, sterling organization & well-deserved terrace sociability - @WarwickHistory's 2026 PG Conference was as stimulating as enjoyable! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo…
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Join us on 3rd and 4th June for two days of postgraduate research! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo…
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Ollie Ross reflects on his ongoing work for the 'tower capsules' website and wider questions relating to the phenomenon in a new post for our project blog: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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My-Parish@My_ParishMay 16
#PaSymp26 in full swing, with a regionally / thematically / chronologically wide range of papers and a very international hybrid audience, exploring the sources, methods, opportunities & challenges for data analysis in our field
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My-Parish@My_ParishMay 15
We're looking forward to welcoming in-person & virtual delegates to our 'Parish Data' Symposium tomorrow Sat 16/5/2026 @WarwickHistory - the hashtag is #PaSymp26 & for programme details please check warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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Following leads kindly provided by colleagues at a parish conference in Vienna, the tower capsule website is being updated with numerous further Austrian sites, among which the capital's 'Votivkirche' (pictured in a snowstorm, with deposits from 2017): warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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Our 2026 outing took @WarwickHistory PGs to the @LordLHospital in Warwick, where Brother John guided us around this absolute treasure featuring a medieval guild hall and chapel - trip rounded off with tea in the Great Hall which once hosted James I for a 3-day banquet
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On how to submit a proposal please check warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
My-Parish@My_ParishFeb 27
REMINDER - one week left to submit proposals for our 'Parish Data' Symposium ...
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My-Parish@My_ParishFeb 27
REMINDER - one week left to submit proposals for our 'Parish Data' Symposium ...
My-Parish@My_ParishJan 20
CALL FOR PAPERS: 'Parish Data', our 24th Symposium co-hosted with Lublin, will take place at @WarwickHistory on Sat 16/5/2026 - we now invite proposals for 15 minute papers by Fri 6 March 2026 - all parish researchers welcome! For full details please check go.warwick.ac.uk/my-parish/p…
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My-Parish@My_ParishFeb 18
! NEW My-Parish POST ! Nina Opgen-Rhein (TU Dresden) writes on 'Informing in the Eighteenth-Century Parish', a practice which triggered debates on social costs, financial incentives, the limits of law enforcement and much else: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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Applications are now open for the 21st edition of the IEHCA Summer School on Food & Drink Studies at Tours from 29 June to 4 July 2026. For full details and registration visit summerschool.iehca.univ-tour…
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VACANCY - we are looking for a new early modern British colleague to join us @WarwickHistory! Thematic focus open, with interests in religious change and/or social relations particularly welcome. Full details at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/l…
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Tower capsule progress: all known Austrian sites have now been entered on the project website. Examples include 56 locations in Vorarlberg and deposits on top of a plague cross in Murau / Styria: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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The tower capsule project is delighted to welcome Ollie Ross as a research assistant. Supported by @WarwickHistory, his priority task is data entry for the German website, starting with relevant sites in Austria: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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Beat Kümin retweeted
My-Parish@My_Parish5 Nov 2025
CALL FOR 'SPECIAL ISSUE' PAPERS of high academic quality for the 2027 issue of Fascicle 2 of 'Roczniki Humanistyczne' – History: The urban parish in the pre-industrial era (by 31/1/26); for full details see warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/…
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🎬 Pathways To The Past — an impressive new documentary by Warwick students! Join the Rewind team as they uncover Warwickshire’s hidden histories from Warwick Castle to Bosworth, the occult, the Blitz & more. Featuring History Dept staff. A must-watch for history lovers! 🏰📽️
Beat Kümin@BeatKumin18 Oct 2025
Many congratulations to the REWIND project of @WarwickHistory students on the county documentary "Pathways to the Past" (youtube.com/watch?v=Lf10t7vz…) and the publication of their first magazine (instagram.com/p/DPZDfLRCP7k/…) 👍🎺🎉
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Many congratulations to the REWIND project of @WarwickHistory students on the county documentary "Pathways to the Past" (youtube.com/watch?v=Lf10t7vz…) and the publication of their first magazine (instagram.com/p/DPZDfLRCP7k/…) 👍🎺🎉
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Ch 6 of Voices of Thunder tells the inspiring story of the London lace woman Elizabeth Attaway, the first C17th woman to preach publicly to a mixed-sex congregation. Her Baptist church did not let women preach, but Attaway did not allow her low social status or her sex … 1/2
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