It has been a busy time of late, with deadlines all met and end of year project submission. Now all completed, I can review what I’ve learnt and achieved over the past 12 months: Completed year 2 diploma year of MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographical and Heraldic Studies with the University of Strathclyde, where we covered:… Continue reading
Category: Genealogy
Genealogy
The Temperance Movement
I recently purchased a small, pocket sized Temperance Daily Text book from a charity shop. It is a dual-purpose book, incorporating pages to add birthdays. The inscription in the front pages includes details of the recipient of the book from her sister and within further writings, birthdays are recorded for the parents. I decided to… Continue reading
Book recommendation
Just in time for World Book Night on 23 April, my recommendation is Thee & Me: A Beginner’s Guide to Early Quaker Records by Lisa Parry Arnold, as I will most probably be busy researching! I like this book as a learning tool for the history and principles of Quakerism but also learning about the… Continue reading