Discovering Links: A Bunch of “General” Sites...

What do vintage adverts, old maps, stock photos, military acronyms and rescued heirlooms have in common? They have made it on to my second “Discovering Links” post. It is these “General” links that I’ve decided to share with you. Why “General” you may ask? Well, simply because they are either about a topic as opposed to a place, or they don’t fit into any ‘one’ specific country category … so they get filed into general (well in my world they do anyway). I hope you find the following links of interest.  === GENERAL LINKS === Military Acronyms #1 and Military Acronyms #2 When I was doing some research for my Anzac Day post and reading through a bunch of military records, I needed some help with the military acronyms. Afterall they pretty much write in acronym, so to make sens of anything you need to decode what they’re on about. Anyway I found the above two sites of use, so noted them, and though I’d share them with you. Letters From the Past This is one seriously fascinating site. If you love history and have a spare day (or even just an afternoon), log on to Letters from the Past and have a read of the fascinating letters that people from history has written. The earliest letter in this collection is dated 1660, with the last being the late 1800s. Each letter has been scanned, as well as transcribed. There are details of holidays, of court cases, family details, and anything else you can think of that would be written in letters. There’s over 160 of them listed so far, with more being added regularly. Like I said, you’ll find it fascinating reading. Vintage Ad Browser Do you love...

Family History Through the Alphabet Challenge: V is for … Vintage Style...

We’re now up to the letter V in the Family History Through the Alphabet Challenge, and for me this was always going to be about “Vintage Style”. V is for VINTAGE STYLE I love a whole lot about the style and stuff from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The lace up boots, the corsets, the choker necklaces, pocket watches, hats and more … love it, so it’s no wonder that I’m completely fascinated by a copy of the Lassetter’s catalogue that my dad has. What is Lassetter’s catalogue you ask?Good question. Lassetter’s catalogue was issued regularly, and the copy he has is dated 1913. This catalogue (actually it’s more like a 1100 page massive book) is a simply chock full of EVERYTHING, and I do mean E -V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G is listed in this catalogue. Clothes, shoes, soaps, hair pins, jewellery, travel luggage, gold clubs, cigarettes, suits, farm machinery, canes, inks and writing paper, bird cages, candles, dinnerware … you name it, it’s there, all with sketches and prices. It really is the coolest book! The images shown here are taken from this book.                     And just to prove that I really do love vintage style (with a bit of a modern twist) here’s a pikki of me with Mr Lonetester on our wedding day. Note the lace up boots, corset (not that you can really see it here), the snazzy top hat, long tails jacket, and choker necklace  😉 … yep, I’ve always had a bit of a thing for vintage style....