I have been sending off the Offer Information today for our first major Industrial Archaeology Tour for this year to Upper Normandy, Valley of the Seine. This will be a coach trip from to London and will be based in Rouen. By 'our' I mean Heritage of Industry - www.heritage of industry.co.uk. It seems funny to be looking ahead to the Spring when we are still covered in snow in South East London.
Approaching soon, in March, is our first City Safari +, that is a City Safari with more than one centre. This time its the Black Country and we will be looking at industrial sites anywhere starting with a 'w' - that is Wolverhampton, Willenhall. Walsall and West Bromwich linked as usual by public transport. Check out details in due course at http://www.citysafaris.co.uk/.
City Safaris are walking tours round industrial cities to discover, using public transport, how a city works looking at stations, markets, local industries and housing,the hidden gems of industrial archaeology.
Tuesday, 12 January 2010
Monday, 11 January 2010
Happy New Year!
Its been a while since I posted anything, how come the blogs I read and follow always post regularly. Despite my New Year's Resolution to post more often, its already January 11th AND I found 2 unfinished posts from last Autumn.
Well its been snowing here! But rather than go outside, I have been continuing my family history reasearches, Genealogy is like an addiction that, at times, is very difficult, to shake off. I have been researching now for about 15 years and have nearly 15,000 names - some entered more in hope, as they could be related to my lines.
I have looked more closely at my husband's family as they have 'better' names to research but suddenly with more online facilities, I have been able to trace distant relatives with more common names in highly populated areas. In the old days, I used to pore over Census microfilms in the vain chance of finding a family member in an industrial town in Yorkshire.
What is even more interesting is looking at the jobs my ancestors did. While there is a fair share of 'ag labs' there are also Hand Loom Weavers, both in wool and cotton as well as Mill Engine Keeper in a Textile Mill. More esoteric is my great aunt's job as a lace curtain darner in Glasgow. Is this for old worn curtains or for 'seconds'? There is also a boot clicker in the later 19th century. For those not in the know, a clicker cut out the pieces of leather, which apparently made a clicking noise!
http://www.safarisue.tribalpages.com/
Well its been snowing here! But rather than go outside, I have been continuing my family history reasearches, Genealogy is like an addiction that, at times, is very difficult, to shake off. I have been researching now for about 15 years and have nearly 15,000 names - some entered more in hope, as they could be related to my lines.
I have looked more closely at my husband's family as they have 'better' names to research but suddenly with more online facilities, I have been able to trace distant relatives with more common names in highly populated areas. In the old days, I used to pore over Census microfilms in the vain chance of finding a family member in an industrial town in Yorkshire.
What is even more interesting is looking at the jobs my ancestors did. While there is a fair share of 'ag labs' there are also Hand Loom Weavers, both in wool and cotton as well as Mill Engine Keeper in a Textile Mill. More esoteric is my great aunt's job as a lace curtain darner in Glasgow. Is this for old worn curtains or for 'seconds'? There is also a boot clicker in the later 19th century. For those not in the know, a clicker cut out the pieces of leather, which apparently made a clicking noise!
http://www.safarisue.tribalpages.com/
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