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Desk Ramblings (29)

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Julie Goucher

The last Desk Ramblings post, which you can read HERE, was written as the UK went into COVID-19 lock-down, on 26 March. Since then it has been a strange time to be living in and I wonder what historians of … Continue reading →

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Desk Ramblings (28)

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Julie Goucher

I am not planning on turning this post into a discussion on COVID-19 because discussions are everywhere; and not all of it accurate. I am a news junkie, so I watched the news very frequently last week. Because of a … Continue reading →

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Desk Ramblings (27)

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Research resources are just about everywhere. They always were, but the internet has made them so much more visible and accessible. Of course, the downside at least in part, is the closures of some archives as they struggle with budgets … Continue reading →

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Desk Ramblings (26)

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Today in England we have a second public holiday, or as we call them, bank holiday. The 26th December is known as Boxing Day, or as it is officially known, St Stephen’s Day. St Stephen was the first Christian Martyr … Continue reading →

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Ramblings from my Desk….. (25)

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Julie Goucher

This is the 25th Desk Ramblings post that I have written and it was time for an image change. The use of my childhood Scrabble board in my Family Tree Magazine (UK) articles has been popular so I figured, if … Continue reading →

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Ramblings from my Desk….. (24)

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Julie Goucher

It has been a considerable time since I sat and did a general chatty post, but the last year has been busy and there always seems other posts and material to be written. Those of you who are subscribed to … Continue reading →

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Ramblings from my Desk…..(23)

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Julie Goucher

It has been a very long time since I have had opportunity to sit and write a general post. I hope through 2019 they will be a bit more frequent, but I won’t promise! The last six months or so … Continue reading →

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Desk Ramblings……(22)

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Julie Goucher

Oh my, it has been a long time since I sat and wrote here. A variety of domestic, personal and health issues have been an energy and brain drain. I am sure that you all know what I mean. Yesterday … Continue reading →

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Desk Ramblings…..(21)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Julie Goucher

It has been several months since I last shared a desk ramblings. The reason for this one appearing today is because someone wrote and asked me was I continuing the post themes as they missed them. I am! Thanks so … Continue reading →

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Desk Ramblings…..(20)

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Julie Goucher

Here at Anglers Rest, things have been quiet on the blogging and working front and extremely busy on the domestic front. As I mentioned in my last Desk Ramblings we were expecting visitors – my cousin and his wife from Australia. … Continue reading →

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