That's the sort of history I find most fascinating: the details of everyday life and news of the day, rather than the strictly political history you learn in school. You can really chase down a lot of fun facts in those rabbit holes.
I would get nothing done, reading all the old ads and articles. How fascinating!
No American Manx from Minnesota. We're mostly of German and Scandinavian origin, and more recently Vietnamese, Hmong, and Somalian. Afghans now, too. If I were part-Manx I would totally come to a Homecoming.
So many fascinating things - especially the way some things don't change much, whilst other things are simply gone now - like Karswood pig powders which were meant to help fatten them up quickly.
You could buy a diamond engagement ring for £18!
Someone stole a coat and gloves from an unlocked car...
There was a terrible road accident when a lorry loaded with crates of empty glass bottles hit a motorbike and sidecar head on - the lorry driver appeared to have 3 of his relatives in the cab with him and all four of them suffered from amnesia and couldn't remember a thing about the accident... I smell something a bit off even over 70 years!
Most of the Manx settlers seem to have congregated around Lakes Erie and Ontario, and over on the Pacific North Coast.
Old newspapers are delightful. In the course of genealogy research, I' ve looked through newspapers from Bulawayo (now in Zimbabwe) from the 1930's, trying to find info about a distant cousin who may have been in the farm supply business and had a son who was a star athlete in school. Never found quite what I was looking for, alas, but it was interesting.
They really are, aren't they! I have read some articles on line whilst researching family history - I really should look further into some Scottish ones. But the whole local paper from a few years before my birth is fascinating because I can remember quite a few of the businesses, or houses, or even people, from more recent times.
The print is not always completely clear and so actually transcribing the long articles I am meant to be doing requires quite a bit of concentration - so I reward myself with a trail through the other pages!
What a fun and interesting thing to do. I always find old adverts fascinating, both the products and the style of advertising. Have a very enjoyable time with the transcribing and reading :)
I find I can concentrate to do around 4-500 words of the transcription and then I drift off to the small ads or the local news. You could buy a diamond solitaire engagement ring from H Samuel for £14 - or a 'Table-top' television for £69.50...
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No American Manx from Minnesota. We're mostly of German and Scandinavian origin, and more recently Vietnamese, Hmong, and Somalian. Afghans now, too. If I were part-Manx I would totally come to a Homecoming.
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You could buy a diamond engagement ring for £18!
Someone stole a coat and gloves from an unlocked car...
There was a terrible road accident when a lorry loaded with crates of empty glass bottles hit a motorbike and sidecar head on - the lorry driver appeared to have 3 of his relatives in the cab with him and all four of them suffered from amnesia and couldn't remember a thing about the accident... I smell something a bit off even over 70 years!
Most of the Manx settlers seem to have congregated around Lakes Erie and Ontario, and over on the Pacific North Coast.
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The print is not always completely clear and so actually transcribing the long articles I am meant to be doing requires quite a bit of concentration - so I reward myself with a trail through the other pages!
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