So Who Was Archibald Hurley Robinson? Letter R in the A-Z blogging challenge, and I'm back to two of my fav topics - Art Deco and cinemas!

Golly, letter R already in the #AtoZBloggingChallenge and again featuring two of my fav things about Loughborough, my #OnePlaceStudy lynneaboutloughborough.blogspot.com/2026/04/so-w...

1Lib1Ref 2026 Imagine a world where every librarian added just one more reference to Wikipedia.

📚 Save the date, librarians! From 15 May–5 June, WMAU and Wikimedia Aotearoa NZ are teaming up for #1Lib1Ref 2026.
One librarian. One reference. A more reliable Wikipedia.
Details → wikimedia.org.au/wiki/1Lib1Re...

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple
#travel #Kaohsiung #Taiwan

#familyhistory and #fashion
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#RobinsonCrusoe Island is a real place. I visited it in today's post in the @atozchallenge.bsky.social #blogging challenge. ballau.blogspot.com/2026/04/blog...

#familyhistory #books

#Genealogy #AncestryHour #FreeWebinar #FamilyHistory Wed April 22 at 10 am Eastern US!

Letter from a princess | Princess Ileana | Too Much Brudders blog Among our family archives is a handwritten letter from Princess Ileana of Romania, who spent her last years in a Penn. monastery she founded.

You never know what you will find in the family’s archives: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/04/21/l... #FamilyHistory #Romania #royalty #MotherAlexandra

Zoologist, author and presenter Desmond Morris dies aged 98 Morris pursued dual passions of zoology and surrealist art, presenting TV documentaries and hosting exhibitions

RIP Desmond Morris. His memoir Animal Days captivated me in my late teens with its often humorous stories of animals, ethology, art, artists and more besides.

We found the Coffinworks unique and fascinating. www.coffinworks.org #travel

How to search the 1926 Irish census YouTube video by Claire Bradley

I'm preaching to the choir here but if you have a newbie interested in searching the #1926census, I've done a quick video explainer. Please share. #Speirgorm #Skystorians #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy
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Dealing with the Dwellings While I have been making progress in recording details of Carey People I have not done much research on the places they inhabit.  According ...

Latest post on the CareyBay2283 #oneplacestudies blog.
#blogging #CareyBay #Australia
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Great piece, @robbieb.bsky.social
He's SO right.
What a legacy for Uni bosses... to lay waste to our cultural landscape? Silence the voices of the next generation?.
Is this what you signed on for??
WRONG WAY!
GO BACK!

Blogging from A to Z 2026 - Q is for Quays As I travel the world I take many photos that pique my interest. During the year April 2025 to March 2026 our travels included visits to man...

In our Island Hopping post for the @atozchallenge.bsky.social #blogging challenge today we talk about arrivals and departures #travel
ballau.blogspot.com/2026/04/blog...

So many Genies who signed up here seem to have gone to ground. I hope they are still reading posts as you are. #familyhistory

This is what we found in my mum in law’s spare room. 200 postcards,many from #WW1,bibles going back to 1800s, WW1 medals,100s of old photos, autographs books from the early 1900s, letters from Oz..A wonderful #familyhistory

historicalclues.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-fa...

What a great theme for this week. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple #travel #welcome #Heathrow #UK

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPurple
#Cartagena #Colombia #Travel

My teddy is even older than yours 🥰
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOld

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekOForOld
#Boston #travel

Today in the @atozchallenge.bsky.social #blogging challenge our #travel takes us to #PitcaairnIsland of Mutiny on the Bounty fame.\

Notice for Meeting of family history group at Lake Macquarie

It's the monthly meeting at our local #familyhistory group in #LakeMacquarie today. As #ANZACDay is approaching I'll be talking about a #WW1 family in my presentation today.

#FingerpostFriday
#Napier #NewZealand

Infographic reading: Download the charts from nli.ie

Infographic reading: Ask family for names & dates to fill in the gaps

Infographic reading: Visit our further research page for useful links

Did you know you can #research your #familyhistory online? 🖥️

The NLI has many #records and #resources that can be used to trace your ancestors. 👪

1) Getting started: https://www.nli.ie/family-history/getting-started

2) Further research: https://www.nli.ie/family-history/further-research

Counting down in #Australia

Blogging from A to Z 2026 - N is for Nuku Hiva As I travel the world I take many photos that pique my interest. During the year April 2025 to March 2026 our travels included visits to man...

There's only one island #NukuHiva in my @atozchallenge.bsky.social #blogging post today
ballau.blogspot.com/2026/04/blog... #travel

The World’s Largest mtDNA Haplotree A detailed look at the world’s largest mtDNA haplotree, how it continues to grow and refine, and what recent updates reveal about maternal ancestry and population history.

#DNA #familyhistory
blog.familytreedna.com/largest-mtdn...

N is for Names of Towns Thank you to L.A from Waking up on the Wrong Side of 50 for the inspiration for this post.  Towns littered right across Australia have some strange names. Some come from across the seas when the ar…

A bit of fun from May in her @atozchallenge.bsky.social challenge today
#places #Australia
brizzymaysbooksandbruschettasite.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/n...