pdf version of an 8 page guide from 'Who do you think you are?' magazine added to the box filesFriday, June 06, 2008
Family History "getting started" guide
pdf version of an 8 page guide from 'Who do you think you are?' magazine added to the box files
All of Google on one page
....because it's pretty big! A handy page to access all of Google's services, software and blogs from one place.
Haltwhistle walks
Local Walks - the Haltwhistle Rings are a pack of 22 circular walks in and around Haltwhistle. You can download them here in pdf format....maybe we could give one of them a try the next time we visit the ancestral home! Found at HaltwhistleTown.org
Tynemouth Bomb Map
I may even have seen the whole of this map 'in the flesh' when I was on loan to the North Shields arm of the National Gazetteer Pilot Study in the early 70's. It, or a dusty close cousin lived in a plan chest in the corner of the office, largely ignored. This is just an extract....but an interesting one. You can see more along with dates and details in this pdf. Also worth a click is the source site Westalls War
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Tynemouth Census 1891
Another file uploaded to acrobat.com....it's worth signing up to try. It's not just the generous file storage....there's an online word processor, the ability to convert up to 5 documents (of various formats) to pdf a month and 'sharing' options including video/audio conferencing, a whiteboard and shared desktops. All free.....at the moment!
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Deep Chalk, Second phase....
....you know I'm thinking it's maybe too late at night to try this out now, so I'll leave it up to you to work out whether it's worth staying up for. The original, Deep Chalk, was described as "not a game but an interactive piece of art with an objective: to discover its secrets and escape" (from JayisGames). Second Phase "is the continuation of the journey of the crystal, the player character in Zack's black and white world. The objective is the same: discover the secrets hiding beneath the surface and escape. While you're there, enjoy the quest; be inspired."Play Deep Chalk - Second Phase here
(local) Walkies....
....but really just testing acrobat.com. I signed up as a beta user ages ago but never actually tried it out. To be honest, I'm impressed, especially by the 5gb of online storage it offers for free. The experimental piece is the 'complete walking guide of Newcastle'.....first thing that came to hand!
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
D is for...... Durham and Destruction
In 1951 Durham County Council published its Development Plan in which it "addressed" the problems of 350 scattered villages that had grown up around small mines. The mines were no longer economic and the villages were haemorrhaging population. The Plan classified a third of the villages as "Category D" because the council felt there was no way of sustaining them in the future. These villages were to be left to die without economic assistance. Some of them are no more....the picture above shows the demolition of Addison Village in 1958. Read something about it's history hereListen to a BBC Radio4 programme about the Category D villages....
These guys obviously rate YouTube...."Pork and Beans"
....y'know, you might just recognise a few popular clips and references. The tune's kinda catchy too!
The 19th Century in print
A wealth of digitised (US) periodicals to dip into at the Library of Congress. They say.....
"This collection presents twenty-three popular periodicals digitized by Cornell University Library and the Preservation Reformatting Division of the Library of Congress. They include literary and political magazines, as well as Scientific American, Manufacturer and Builder, and Garden and Forest: A Journal of Horticulture, Landscape Art, and Forestry. The longest run is for The North American Review, 1815-1900."
Tomorrows History
They say.....
"Tomorrow's History......the regional local studies site for the North East of England. Working together archives and record offices, libraries, museums, archaeology services, the region's universities and commercial organisations have supplied content.Community groups have created one hundred local history projects."
Wartime allotment guides and "Dig for Victory"
....and as a follow-on to the previous post, there's a complete set of Ministry of Agriculture Monthly Allotment and Garden Guides at Earthly Pursuits. Now, if it would only stop raining.......
Home Sweet Homefront
Nice website with lots of information about the Homefront.....a certain senior family member might find something to distract her from the hatching of those falcon chicks in Switzerland (4 at the last count) if she clicks here
Brushster...webtoy/art generator
....fun for all the family (though it's supposed to be the kids!) at the National Gallery of Art. You'll need Adobe Shockwave Player installed to play...but the website will prompt you if you haven't and supplies all the linksMr Blandings builds his dream house....
I watched "Mr Blandings" at the weekend when it was tipping it down with rain and I SHOULD have been out in the garden cutting the grass. And as usual, it made the world a brighter place! I found this short clip on YouTube which just happens to start with my favourite scene...Muriel and the decorators talking paint colours. Enjoy....
A new take on Ladybird books
....and much better than the original. This had me actually crying with laughter this morning. Read the rest of the book here and I bet you'll do the same!
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