Letters Home

Series Finale with Principal Investigator, Dr. Victoria Dickenson

Dr. Victoria Dickenson The case study: Lady Gwillim's China [https://thegwillimproject.com/case-studies/lady-gwillims-china/] The new project: Hidden Hands [https://hiddenhands.ca/] Welcome to Letters Home, a podcast that explores the lives and interests of Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds, English sisters in India at the turn of the nineteenth century. Over eight episodes, Rosie Noskwith and Amber Craig read letters from the sisters to their family in England, and host Ciel Haviland talks with researchers who explored a facet of the life they were exposed to. The Gwillim Project website [https://thegwillimproject.com/] The Gwillim Project youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@thegwillimprojectonline3999] The book! Women, Environment and Networks of Empire [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Women_Environment_and_Networks_of_Empire/_6jREAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0]

The deep detective work of deciphering handwritten letters and art with Dr. Rebekah McCallum and Hana Nikčević

Scans of the original letters [https://thegwillimproject.com/letters/] Hana's case studies: 'Best for this country' [https://thegwillimproject.com/case-studies/best-for-this-country-limerick-gloves/] Curious for fish: Mary Symonds's fish watercolors [https://thegwillimproject.com/artwork-2/curious-for-fish-mary-symondss-fish-watercolours/] Gwillim Student Symposium [https://youtu.be/UothZIB-8Cw?si=IoS3dXBicc5ltkVwhttps://youtu.be/r14NsNECiZ0?si=A9Jmk4bW3QLWOi4e] Welcome to Letters Home, a podcast that explores the lives and interests of Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds, English sisters in India at the turn of the nineteenth century. Over eight episodes Rosie Noskwith and Amber Craig read letters from the sisters to their family in England and host Ciel Haviland talks with researches who explored a facet of the life they exposed. The Gwillim Project website [https://thegwillimproject.com/] The Gwillim Project youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@thegwillimprojectonline3999] The book! Women, Environment and Networks of Empire [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Women_Environment_and_Networks_of_Empire/_6jREAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0]

How to learn about plants in 1801 with Henry Noltie

A great chat with Henry Noltie about plants and Elizabeth Gwillim's efforts to master botany and my cat needs to go in and out of the room. For the online symposium on Lady Gwillim's Botany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASrfoZAml2Y&ab_channel=TheGwillimProjectOnline For a fantastic chapter on Indians painting in an English style in Forgotten masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company, edited by William Dalrymple. Welcome to Letters Home, a podcast that explores the lives and interests of Elizabeth Gwillim and Mary Symonds, English sisters in India at the turn of the nineteenth century. Over eight episodes Rosie Noskwith and Amber Craig read letters from the sisters to their family in England and host Ciel Haviland talks with researches who explored a facet of the life they exposed. The Gwillim Project website [https://thegwillimproject.com/] The Gwillim Project youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@thegwillimprojectonline3999] The book! Women, Environment and Networks of Empire [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Women_Environment_and_Networks_of_Empire/_6jREAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0]

Is it Costume or Dress? Talking about the history of clothing with a dynamic trio

Please enjoy this episode, where we get into English and Indian historic dress at the turn of the 19th century through Mary and Elizabeth’s letters with Alexandra Kim, Dr. Ann Wass, and Dr. Toolika Gupta. Webinar: "My Things from the Ship are All Come Safe" [https://youtu.be/a_H5ikt_FvA?si=oGRD-DIDBnu2EkQM] and Case study: “Best for this country”: Limerick Gloves [https://thegwillimproject.com/case-studies/best-for-this-country-limerick-gloves/]

The Birds of South India and Elizabeth’s Watercolors with Dr. S. Subramanya

Digital collection of Elizabeth Gwillim's watercolors of birds at McGill Rare Books and Special Collections here [https://archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/index.php/gwillim-collection]. More information at the Gwillim Project here [https://thegwillimproject.com/natural-history/birds/]. For more information Hidden Hands in Colonial Natural Histories, find their website here [https://hiddenhands.ca/].