This is such an unusual card. Rosemary Alley is, I believe located on the right hand side off the High Street. As you can see, a rather small passageway. When I was growing up the white building at the top of the picture was a cheese shop and the entrance to the alleyway was just by a well known bakers.
A little earlier this week +Cousin Russ asked a question in the Cousin Russ Community about research logs. I responded that I kept a log in a journal and now keep in as a spreadsheet and store it in Google Drive. (I use Excel, but if you store as a Google Sheet it uses less space in your Google Drive!)
Having made my comment, I was then asked to spend a little time with +DearMYRTLE in a hangout on Tuesday afternoon.
Here is the hangout
At the end of the discussion there is the link to my website where you can download a copy of the spreadsheets.
I should point out that whilst I have allowed editing facility and downloading please respect my copyright. You are welcome to share, forward and develop but please leave my name as the source and creator.
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| image courtesy of http://www.alexhaleymuseum.org/biography/ |
Yesterday, Thomas who writes Geneabloggers wrote a post with the title Genealogy Hero or Heel? in recognition that the author of Roots would have celebrated a birthday, had they been alive.
In 1977 I watched with my family the serialisation of Roots based upon the life of Alex Haley’s ancestors. I recall, even my Grandmother who very much had the opinion that history was simply life yesterday, was enthralled with the programme. I can recall being allowed to stay up and watch the program. For some strange reason I recall it being on the TV at 8pm (probably BBC) on a Thursday. Why I recall that I have no idea, but I do, whether that is accurate or not, is another matter.
Of course, since then there have been various statements that the story was not true, that it was plagiarised. There was a court case and a financial settlement made.
Regardless of that, Roots was inspirational to lots of people, whether you were black or white. It was the story of a family, which is something that everyone can relate to. More importantly, it dealt with the issues of slavery. That subject that is emotive to many people on different levels. It gave people hope, that even if you you descended through slavery you could, if you wanted to or tried to trace your Roots.
So, Hero or Heel? I think perhaps a little of both.
Heel because you never, ever take someone work as your own. If you do, your secrets will surely out!
Hero, because from that book it gave an opportunity for some people, who had dreamt of their ancestry to be reassured sufficiently that perhaps, just perhaps, they could research their past.
……and perhaps that was the point.
Other sites of interest
Today is week 50 of what is going to be a 15 month project. Each Saturday, at around 12.30 am UK time I will release the prompt for that week’s Book of Me, Written by You.
If you are new here, welcome! The details, background flyer and Face Book link to the Book of Me can be found HERE.
This week’s prompt is – Godparents
One of the things I love the most about the internet is the facility to share fascinating material, which opens our eyes to some interesting concepts, and some basic ones at that.
Yesterday on the Guild of One-Name Studies mailing list, a member shared this video.
This video, in a gentle and yet quick fashion shares with us the migration of people, from across the globe. spreading surnames and simplifying some of the core aims of a One-Place Study – understanding why people from “our places” migrate or arrive at our chosen place of study.
The scientific study paper was identified by another member of the Guild and that can be read here.
I was enjoyed watching the video, noticing the cultural magnets in various cities and why some places became fashionable after exploration in another. Whilst, as researchers we already knew some of these things the video puts the data together in such a visual manner it enables us to have some context and gives us further scope for increased understanding into our research, whether our own, or our specific name and places studies, or perhaps all three.
Other sources
Discover Magazine
FreeBase
Thanks to Guild members, Jim and Debbie who shared the various data.
Now this card is quite a curiosity. I have never heard of One Tree Hill. The card I purchased earlier this year was posted from Merrow. If anyone has any ideas on the location of this card I would appreciate it if you would leave a comment.
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| William James West 1898 – 1918 Image from the family collection of Julie Goucher |
As we commemorate the beginning of the Great War. Today I am remembering my Grandfather’s first Cousin, William James West (1898 – 1918).
The Lives of the First World War is using the twitter tags of #LivesofWW1 and #remember
I have written about William before, and you can read those earlier posts at the various links below.
William’s life was tragically cut short just two months before the war ended. He paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Rest in Peace William, knowing that we honour your sacrifice.
The Anglers Rest blog first went online at Blogger in 2002. At the time of transfer, the counter was at 349,463.
It was moved to this site on 18th December 2015 when the counter was reset -:(
Julie Goucher ~ Anglers Rest 