Sunday Sundries

Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.

Daily Mirror, England, January 23, 1923

Nuclear war would be more devastating for Earth’s climate than cold war predictions – even with fewer weapons.

Five must-read summer non-fiction books
From The Conversation (UK).

Frome Society for Local Study
Currently highlighting a new publication — 1813 Cruse Map of Frome Selwood – a unique limited edition historical atlas now available to order.

Unlocking our Hidden Collections
A British Library initiative to clear cataloguing backlogs, process donated material, and upgrade existing bibliographic records, making the material ‘visible’ again. LAC please read!

According to Irish Genealogy Newsnine new titles will be joining the IrishNewsArchive database during August, and digitization is starting soon on two Belfast papers: The Irish News (1891-to-current), and Andersonstown News (1972-to-current.) 

Lost Cousins
The latest issue of Peter Calver’s always interesting newsletter.

Thanks to this week’s contributors: Ann Burns, Anonymous, Brenda Turner, Bryan Cook, Dianne Brydon, Ed Chadwick, gail benjafield, Lois Logan, Nick Mcdonald, Robert Ross Halfyard, Sunday Thompson, Teresa, Unknown.

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