It’s one of those cold and rainy winter days where you decide that a bit of a clean up is in order. Not much of one, just a little one. While sorting some things on my desk, I came across some old university papers that I had put aside to […]
Estimated reading time: 15 minutes
Ok – so I’ve been getting ready to blitz my novel in November, using National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo as it is known). Basically, you commit to writing 50,000 words in a month! If that doesn’t get me into this novel in a big way – nothing will! The […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Okay here comes another one of my assignments. This one is from my ‘Certificate in Genealogical Research’. We were asked to review a relevant lecture or presentation. I chose to review An Afternoon of Irish Research with Greg O’Connor, which was conducted on 21st August, 2010 at The Bowlers Club, York […]
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
If you are looking for a great History blog to follow, you will love The History Jar. Such interesting topics covered and a great mixture of political and social history. Here is the latest gem on Medieval marriage. Well worth a read. Rules for Medieval Marriage from ‘The History Jar’ The […]
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I research stuff. I just do. Research is necessary for my writing but I also do genealogy. And I also have, “I wonder …..” moments on other things. I love it – most of the time. But sometimes, I don’t like the results of that research at all. Take the […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes