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The first (non-testing) image loaded onto the site, 21 years ago today, https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4

21 today! Happy Birthday to us! Amazing that the website pre-dates Streetview and iPhones. Now 8.2 million geolocated and CC-licensed photos of UK + Ireland. Covering >98% of OS 1km squares in GB, with thousands added every week as people record and share their places and travels www.geograph.org.uk

Hope Jude is working you hard!!

We’re pleased to share that our new website is now live, including our redesigned Learning Hub.

You can:
• Search for topics you’re researching
• Find your favourite speakers
• Browse by category
• Discover suggestions through “You Might Like…”

Visit the Learning Hub: sog.org.uk/learn/learni...

Rembrandt's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple rediscovered after 65 years The painting, created by the Dutch master in 1633, had disappeared after being sold in 1961.

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This #MapMonday we have even #MoreMaps for you! 🗺️✨

We've georeferenced the 1,329 first edition Six-inch maps of England and Wales we added in November. Now you can use a special toggle button in our viewers to compare these maps side-by-side.

Explore the new tool > maps.nls.uk/additions/#194

Monochrome photograph featuring two women climbing on a rock face with ropes both wearing long dresses and hats

Rock climbers Lucy Smith and Pauline Rankin of the Ladies’ Scottish Climbing Club, 1908, Salisbury Crags, Scotland #WomensArt
Welcome to #WomensHistoryMonth

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#oneplacewednesday
In Mary Loder of Lechlade’s will proved in 1808, she describes herself as ‘being in but an indiffering state of health’. Yep, I think we’ve all been there!

Interesting to see a green Penfold postbox.

Thanks Kelly.

Ouch!

So your surname is Bysshe- hmmm, what to call your son- of course, Percy Shelley!

Proud to be no. 500!

Our 500th story! Thanks to all our amazing volunteers and congratulations to @cotswoldtalespast.bsky.social for being number 500 😍😍

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84 - live updates Former US vice-president Kamala Harris also remembers Jackson, who marched with Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s, as a

The irreplaceable.

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The recording from our #PublicDomainDay virtual event is now available!

🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works entered the #publicdomain—and why copyright is more complicated than it looks.

Watch the full recording ⤵️
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Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’ What if ADHD isn’t a deficit of attention, but an intensified curiosity? A new study explores how reframing ADHD could transform education

Yes! What if we treated extremely normal human variation as something other than a "disorder"???

www.positive.news/society/yout...

Brand New! Researching Your Yorkshire Ancestors. Yorkshire is the largest county in England, stretching from the coast of the North Sea to the edge of the Lake District to the west, encompassing rural and industrial landscapes. www.pharostutors.com/researching-...

The recording from our #PublicDomainDay virtual event is now available!

🕵️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works just entered the public domain & why copyright is more complicated than it looks.

Watch the full recording ➡️ archive.org/details/the-...

#PublicDomain

Hugh Laurie makes a very nice baddie !!

Snowdrops and Hellebores at North Cerney House Gardens. #Nationalsnowdropday.

No wonder the orange toddler is unhinged once again.

The Obamas are competent, classy, loving, Harvard and Princeton graduates, loved by many, not on the Epstein files, got the Nobel Peace Prize, and gave us a steady economy to boot.

Repost this if you agree they are AMAZING and an inspiration!

Grace. Respect. Love.

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Sign the Petition Help our cause to have Mary Ward declared a Saint!

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Ancestry "Ideas" in Beta Genealogy research and commentary by Marian Burk Wood, speaker and author of "Planning a Future for Your Family's Past," available from Amazon.com.

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory Do you have Ancestry's new "Ideas" feature in beta, which uses AI to offer research suggestions? What do you think? I tried it with 2 #ancestors, will test on more ancestors. My initial reaction: climbingmyfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/01/ance... #GenHour #AncestryHour

If you’re searching for people on the 1939 Register, I notice that Find my Past is ahead of Ancestry on opening redacted entries. #Genealogy #Family

Santander to shut 44 branches and put 291 jobs at risk The high-street lender is the latest to announce a swathe of branch closures.

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Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️

lostcousins.com To go to the main LostCousins website click the logo at the top of this newsletter. If you're not already a member, do join - it's FREE, and you'll get an email to alert you whenever there's a new edition of this newsletter available!

As you may be aware, Peter Calver, who ran the Lost Cousins #genealogy website, died on Monday. He hoped that Lost Cousins members would “add a few more ancestors to the database” rather than send condolences. If you have a #OnePlaceStudy, you could add your OPS residents by following this guidance.

An eye bath I think.