As regular readers will know, Tuesdays are the day of the week where I provide you all with a listing of forthcoming events. Now as I'm not going to be able to do so next Tuesday (I'll be away from my keyboard for a few days), I thought I'd give you a double-dose this time round. Hold on to your hats...
- Friday 20th & Saturday 21st July - Ilkley Book Fair;
- Saturday 21st July - Your Fair Ladies 'Annual Lectures Day', Pudsey (may be too late with this one - sorry if I am);
- Saturday 21st July - Birmingham Romany Memorial (Black Patch) Annual Meeting & Open Day, Smethwick (click on 'Events') (Romany & Traveller FHS will be there), 11am-4pm;
- 23rd-26th July - Royal Welsh Show, nr Builth Wells (National Library of Wales will be there with a family history display/exhibition);
- Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th July - Isle of Skye Antiquarian Book Festival;
- Saturday 28th July - Bucks FHS Open Day, Aylesbury;
- Saturday 28th July - Arkholme Book Fair;
- Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th July - Stourhead Book Fair, Stourton;
- Check out the SoG's August events line-up (inc. their 'Heritage Open Day' on 4th Aug);
- Postcard Fairs at Lincoln (22nd), Winchester (22nd), Penkridge (22nd), Birmingham (25th), Porchester (28th), Chester (28th) & Stockport (31st) - see here. There is also a Postcard, Cigarette Card & Stamp Fair at Durham County Hall, Durham, on Saturday 21st July (10am-3pm) - contact Gareth Burgess on 01368 860365. It's always best to check with organisers before travelling any great distance;
- BBC's 'Things To Do' website.
Moving on...
Kirsty Wilkinson has produced a blog entry and accompanying PDF (free) on the subject of the 'Records of the Scottish Poor'. I'm not really an expert in the field, but it has received rave reviews from fellow professionals who know what they're talking about!
The latest issue of the FFHS E-Zine is now available for perusal.
FindMyPast continue to pump out the record releases - this time it's for London Docklands.
Blogger Alan Stewart brings us news from Northumberland, and a call for those who think they may be related to the great Victorian heroin, Grace Darling. The direct link for the event itself appears to be here. Northumbrians may also be interested in this taster session at Northumberland Archives' Woodhorn Centre on 28th July.
A reminder that Bangor University Archives are temporarily closed during 23rd July-7th September.
I was rather impressed with this little video of the 'History of Surnames' (OK, I know one or two of the dates quoted are a bit 'out' - still interesting, though). Thanks to @GuildOneName on Twitter for the tip-off.
And here are some more online videos - this time on the subject of Dublin's history.
TNA's blog carries an interesting post on LGBT history.
More items to be found on the BI-Gen Twitter feed.
More items to be found on the BI-Gen Twitter feed.
I'm not at all sure that this is genuine, but I hope it is.
Epitaph from Lansdown Cemetery, Bath:
In memori ov
Meri Pitman,
Weif ov Mr Eizak Pitman,
Fonetik Printer, of this Siti.
Deid 19 Agust 1857, edjed 64.
"Preper tu mit thei God."
Emos 4-12
[By heck, that played havoc with my spell-checker]
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