The market cross in Chichester (Image via Wikipedia)
Hi all!
Just to let you know that I might not be online as much as usual for the next few weeks. On Saturday I’m moving to Chichester and will probably be without internet for a few weeks. although I will still try and get online when I can, obviously this might not be as often as usual, while I’m living out of boxes…
On a slightly more positive note, I have all but finished work on ‘Portsmouth’s World War Two Heroes’, and hope to get the manuscript and photos sent to the publisher well before the deadline. I’ve been out the past few nights taking some last minute photographs around Portsmouth, and I’m just waiting on a few pictures from one institution and then we’re all set to go down to the Post Office and give the USB stick some recorded-delivery treatment!
Now, most people would probably advise, after an intense six months writing 50,000 words, to take a good break. But much to Sarah’s dismay, I’ve resumed work on the World War One database! I’ve now entered all of the Portsmouth men who were killed in the Army, numbering 2,620. To put that number in context, 2,549 men and women from Portsmouth died between 1939 and 1947 in ALL services. Researching WW1 soldiers is much harder, as there seem to be plenty of names that just do not appear on the CWGC register, or from thre sheer number of names to wade through. Something tells me this is going to be a long-term project, but I hope to have it done by the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of war in 2014.
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- Portsmouth Heroes update (dalyhistory.wordpress.com)
Are you changing jobs?
Still if you can’t see HMNB from your office window you will know how the rest of us live……..
Radio 4 has been banging on about cuts to the “museum sector” all week. And I have been hoping that your job remains safe.
Can’t wait to change ISPs myself. I am going back to Sky so I can unlimited downloads and 20Mb.ps Better than being hobbled as I am with 10Gb limit (most of which has already disappeared due to TT coverage) and at best 5Mbps. Streaming audio really eats into an allowance. How broadcasters can push the idea of internet radio I don’t know.
Good luck with the move.
If you need anything off the net, guys, give me a holler. I run average around 50mbps, and now I have no restrictions. Especially if it’s from a website in your country, I can get it easier since your off-peak hours are still at a reasonable hour for me (I’m GST -5).
Have fun moving!
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