A wizard, a daring suffragette and a census return
As family historians we crave to know who our ancestors are. A name is only one part of this. We want to know their story, what their life was like,… Read More ›
Archive for July, 2011
Beautiful things from around the world, and a naughty postcard!
Now I would never judge a book by its cover (well, hardly ever!), but sometimes a cover can be just a wee bit irresistible, don’t you think? Textiles of the… Read More ›
Something musical on the Listening Posts
New stage musicals are recent additions to the Listening Post menus in Arts. These include – Women on the verge of a Nervous Breakdown, based on the film by Pedro… Read More ›
New to Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry have recently added the following Australian databases to their website Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957 Western Australia, Australia, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1852-1930 New South Wales, Australia, Immigration Deposit… Read More ›
Visual architects
Photography, Rare Books & Arts:
This Wednesday 27th July at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia here at the Library, we will be showing the documentary Manufactured landscapes, which follows… Read More ›
“The play’s the thing”, so why not make your own Shakespeare Festival?
The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good — in spite of all the people who say he is very good. Robert Graves in The Observer… Read More ›
International Zine Library Day!
Barely two weeks ago, I had the privilege to attend the third Zine Librarians (un)Conference in the USA, this year held at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. This event was a… Read More ›
New listening-post music in Arts
Music, Musicals, Rare Books & Arts:
New stage musicals are recent additions to the Listening Post menus in Arts. These include – Women on the verge of a Nervous Breakdown, based on the film by Pedro… Read More ›
The Merry Widow: ballet screening.
The Merry Widow : a ballet in three acts is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday July 20 in Arts.… Read More ›
What was Sir Donald Bradman doing in 1953?
According to the Passenger lists leaving the UK 1890 to 1960 available on findmypast.co.uk he and his wife were travelling first class on board the Oronsay, bound for his home… Read More ›
