MargaretR
@margr.bsky.social
Bibliophile. Yorkshire to the core. Addicted to family, local and military history research. Always learning.
I hadn’t heard about this before. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon on Wednesday, and astronomers will be watching closely | CBC News
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, telescopes around the world will try to capture something never seen from Earth: an old rocket slamming into the moon's daylight side.
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I still have my 45 single (which probably means nothing to those of younger generations 😆) youtu.be/ZL68whMvVxc?...
Van der Valk DAF intro sequence 1972
YouTube video by Richard Butler
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An emotional day. I have removed 75 books from my fiction shelves, to be rehomed. That’s on top of the 105 I previously removed 🙁 Not that anyone except me would know, plenty more around the house to refill the shelves, and more 📚☺️📚
A very busy week and I didn’t have time for my #MuseumOfFamilyStuff so here is some celebratory Stuff ☺️ Given by the county council to school children. The spoons were mum & dad’s. I think the earlier pen was a Gt Aunt’s, a teacher. Tagging @chiddickstree.bsky.social @kaz747.bsky.social
I didn’t do very well in my search about Balne @alexharvv.bsky.social , nothing in the local history section of my library (I’ll be fixing that 😆). But I did come across this, which I had forgotten about.
This thread 👇🏻 #Yorkshire
Alex Harvey@alexharvv.bsky.social · 4d agoIt's a well worn stereotype that people from Yorkshire, including myself, can't stop going on about Yorkshire But today it's our day (or 'ARE DAY') - #YorkshireDay - so to celebrate, and in-keeping with all my recent mentions of my book LITTLE KINGDOMS, a short 🧵 on the territories' early origins..
As it is #YorkshireDay it is an excuse to post a photo of my favourite view in #York which is my favourite place in Yorkshire and my favourite city in the world. We have such beautiful coast and countryside, a county of great variety but this fills my heart with joy. Pesky white van would not move!
Happy Yorkshire Day! (No clue who to acknowledge for this artwork, found circulating on social media a few years ago)
Delighted to read this. As someone who experienced student days in the wonderful Grays Court whilst at St John’s, it is exciting to see this new arrangement. www.yorksj.ac.uk/news/2026/ki...
Kings Manor | York St John University
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#OTD in 1869, Albert Dock was opened. A procession aboard the paddle steamer HMS Vivid took place around the dock, a firework display from the training ship Southampton and Lime-Light exhibition atop the Minster also occurred. Image: ILN #HumberPorts #Hull #AlbertDock #RoyalNavy
Well. Work from home? Relocate? Howden has survived many an event. www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2629484...
Trade union hits out at proposals to close major employer after 24 years
A trade union has condemned proposals to shut a major news agency branch, saying it has helped train and support generations of journalists.
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This 👇🏻 especially in our days of AI
Rae Radford@raeradford.bsky.social · 2w agoLove this….. #BookSky
The spirit of place is often difficult to define in a photograph. For me, this comes close. First light streaming through York Minster's Great East Window. One of those fleeting moments that has stayed with me ever since I pressed the shutter button.
Today’s Facebook memory. When I bought a new office chair and was left pondering after reading the assembly instructions. 🤔
I am not going to do this every day, but here is another treasure from my #MuseumOfFamilyStuff, painted by my Gt Grandfather in 1918. Pen painting with oils on fabric (and difficult to photograph because of reflections). @chiddickstree.bsky.social @kaz747.bsky.social #Genealogy
MargaretR@margr.bsky.social · 3w agoNot sure of the best way to keep #MuseumOfFamilyStuff going so trying this way. Item 2, a fun one 😊 I don’t recall if this was from my Gt Grandmother or from the Great Aunts. Still in use. Not for original purpose (😆), it is now a plant holder!
I am not going to do this every day, but here is another treasure from my #MuseumOfFamilyStuff, painted by my Gt Grandfather in 1918. Pen painting with oils on fabric (and difficult to photograph because of reflections). @chiddickstree.bsky.social @kaz747.bsky.social #Genealogy
MargaretR@margr.bsky.social · 3w agoNot sure of the best way to keep #MuseumOfFamilyStuff going so trying this way. Item 2, a fun one 😊 I don’t recall if this was from my Gt Grandmother or from the Great Aunts. Still in use. Not for original purpose (😆), it is now a plant holder!
Reposting this one and tagging again. What do you have in your #MuseumOfFamilyStuff #Genealogy @chiddickstree.bsky.social @kaz747.bsky.social
MargaretR@margr.bsky.social · 3w agoNot sure of the best way to keep #MuseumOfFamilyStuff going so trying this way. Item 2, a fun one 😊 I don’t recall if this was from my Gt Grandmother or from the Great Aunts. Still in use. Not for original purpose (😆), it is now a plant holder!
Not sure of the best way to keep #MuseumOfFamilyStuff going so trying this way. Item 2, a fun one 😊 I don’t recall if this was from my Gt Grandmother or from the Great Aunts. Still in use. Not for original purpose (😆), it is now a plant holder!
MargaretR@margr.bsky.social · 3w ago1/2 I am starting a thing. I live surrounded by objects large and small, documents and photographs all pertaining to and passed down by previous family members. I have become the keeper of the #MuseumOfFamilyStuff so I will share some. @kaz747.bsky.social @chiddickstree.bsky.social Cont .. 👇🏻
@nigatt59.bsky.social Slightly odd question. I seem to think you were involved in centenary research for Oadby area. Do you recall anything about the Granger (Grainger) family from Oadby?
1/2 I am starting a thing. I live surrounded by objects large and small, documents and photographs all pertaining to and passed down by previous family members. I have become the keeper of the #MuseumOfFamilyStuff so I will share some. @kaz747.bsky.social @chiddickstree.bsky.social Cont .. 👇🏻
What a very important day. July 11th 1950, first broadcast of Andy Pandy ♥️ Andy Pandy, Luby Loo and Teddy. Apparently only made until 1957 or 59 but broadcast repeatedly well into the 1960s. (A later, colour version doesn’t work for me) youtu.be/cN3klbsT1yU?...
Andy Pandy Intro
YouTube video by TVTunes Quiz
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Today’s Facebook memory- when I found the original 35mm slides of our boat being launched. The boat Wot I built in the garage (with a little help from dad 😉). Launched in style with Babycham poured over the bow. Captain took first circuit then off went Captain and First Mate ☺️ 1/2
This digest, what a joy. “portal into another world ” describes exactly how I feel walking through the entrance way of this building. #York
Andy Marshall@fotofacade.bsky.social · last mo.Every so often my work takes me somewhere few people get to see. This hidden medieval room in York became the starting point for a journey through the city’s snickelways - and a search for the spirit of place. www.digest.andymarsh...
This is a sad photograph. At first sight it may not seem so but for the past few years I have had a pair of pigeons regularly billing and cooing on the wall. A happy pair. Pigeons are monogamous. 2 days ago I found pigeon feathers and entrails at the bottom of the garden. Now, a single pigeon 😢
I only saw this because it was reposted by someone I follow. But. Isn’t that rather lovely. Bibliothèque intérieure.
Dr Dwight Turner@dturner300.bsky.social · last mo.As always when it's my birthday, I like to offer you all something, a few words, to say thanks for all the kindness and care over the years. My best to you all. D x 🙏🏿 #SundayThoughts #birthdayvibes
Rather pleased with the productiveness of my ‘cutting bed’ although I am now having to resort to jam jars! So many more to come, these were picked over the past few days, rearranged to fit vases with today’s cuttings. Not to forget the raspberries and cucumbers I am now collecting too. ☺️
