Ecofugal

July 24, 2020

Cléopâtre-Diane de Mérode

Cléopâtre-Diane de Mérode — (27 September 1875 – 17 October 1966)

French dancer of the Belle Époque.

https://fiveminutehistory.com/cleo-de-merode-the-dancer-and-glamour-model-of-the-belle-epoque/

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A Nos Actes Manqués

A Nos Actes Manqués - Jean Jacques Goldman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZcZMVMicck

A Nos Actes Manqués - M. Pokora

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqQ9NWzIiM4

July 7, 2020

The Starlost

The Starlost is a Canadian-produced science fiction television series created by writer Harlan Ellison and broadcast in 1973 on CTV in Canada and syndicated to local stations in the United States. The show's setting is a huge generational colony spacecraft called Earthship Ark, which has gone off course. (wiki)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL--pHTqezC-lUcDCyNwWcZRkfZicAuzei

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Starlost

Bible: http://leethomson.myzen.co.uk/Misc_Bibles/The_Starlost_Bible.pdf

Article: https://www.catspawdynamics.com/the-starlost-compendium/

June 22, 2020

Here's to You

"Here's to You" is a song by Ennio Morricone and Joan Baez, released in 1971 as part of the soundtrack of the film Sacco & Vanzetti. The song is a tribute to two anarchists of Italian origin, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti who were sentenced to death by a United States court in the 1920s.

The song was written by Baez and Morricone themselves. The lyrics are only 4 lines of text, sung over and over. (wiki)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here%27s_to_You_(song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oday_Fc-Gc

April 28, 2020

Brigitte Montfort

Brigitte Montfort is a journalist who lives a double life as the spy BABY. Over 500 Brigitte Montfort stories were published between 1965 and 1992 written by Lou Carrigan.

http://brigittemontfort.blogspot.com/

Author: Lou Carrigan

http://www.loucarrigan.com/?page_id=9

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Vera_Ram%C3%ADrez

Cover artist; Jose Luiz Benicio

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%C3%ADcio

https://www.picuki.com/tag/JoseLuizBenicio

https://www.pulpinternational.com/pulp/entry/Assorted-Jose-Luiz-Benicio-covers-for-Brigitte-en-Accion.html

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April 23, 2020

Ernst Schäfer

Ernst Schäfer and the 1938-1939 German Expedition to Tibet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_German_expedition_to_Tibet

Himmler's Crusade: The Nazi Expedition to Find the Origins of the Aryan Race by Christopher Hale.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/609310.Himmler_s_Crusade
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April 21, 2020

Tropical Amsterdam

Tropical Amsterdam (2011)
Documentary by Alexa Oona Schulz.

The Dutch Burgher community occupy a unique place in modern Sri Lanka. Once a privileged class, their exalted status vanished on independence. Despite this, a small group stayed. Their story is a fascinating insight into the wicked and glamorous world of colonialism and its legacy.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781040/

https://alexaoonaschulz.wordpress.com/portfolio/tropical-amsterdam/
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April 18, 2020

Eric Brown - SF author

Threshold Shift by Eric Brown
This unique collection of science fiction stories focuses on the human emotions that have no place in a world made unrecognisable by science and technology. Three stories that deal with the Kethani aliens—a group that has come to present-day Earth offering life after death via technological resurrection—are included, as is “The Children of Winter,” a lucid tale of doomed love between alien species on a far-off world in the distant future. As characters are pushed to their moral thresholds, they attempt to deal with the unforseen consequences contained in fascinating new technologies.

Two of Eric Brown's stories included in Threshold Shift won British Science Fiction awards: "Children of Winter" (2001) and "Hunting the Slarque" (1999).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brown_(writer)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/173695.Threshold_Shift

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December 30, 2019

The Profumo Affair

The Profumo affair on stage, page and screen

Scandal (1989)
Michael Caton-Jones’s well-reviewed film starred Joanne Whalley as Christine Keeler, Bridget Fonda as Mandy Rice-Davies, Ian McKellen as John Profumo and John Hurt as Stephen Ward.

A Letter of Resignation (1997)
Hugh Whitemore’s play follows Harold Macmillan’s reaction to Profumo’s resignation and the fallout from the affair.

Stephen Ward (2013)
Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s musical directed by Richard Eyre received mixed reviews and ran for just three months before closing.

Reckless (2014)
William Nicholson’s novel, which is partially about the Profumo affair, was praised for its addictive storytelling although some found his re-creation of the Ward set unconvincing.

The Crown (2016-)
The glossy Netflix drama has had two tilts at the scandal. In series two it suggested that Prince Philip may have been involved, and in series three it implied that Anthony Blunt helped him by purchasing drawings made by Ward of the prince.

July 8, 2019

How to price your art

https://theabundantartist.com/pricing/

https://theabundantartist.com/5-art-pricing-lessons/

https://lachri.com/how-to-price-your-art/

https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/how-to-price-consistently-for-art-sales-success

In this "Art and Soul" episode, Leslie discusses some approaches to help you work out a price for your art.

https://youtu.be/o5G-1M-X0gs

How to Price Your Artwork by Cedar Lee

https://youtu.be/y0MzlcQ00MY

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December 11, 2018

Micro Leyendas

Micro Leyendas and Micro Misterio are Mexican comic books.

The size is 4.5 x 3 inches.

http://comicsmexicanosdejediskater.blogspot.com/

December 4, 2017

Family history - UK & Australia

United Kingdom

The National Archives UK

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/birth-marriage-death-england-and-wales/

The FreeBMD Database

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Researching your ancestors from Great Britain and Ireland

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/britishislesancestors

Catholic Parish Register

https://registers.nli.ie/

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Australia

Major Archives

Victoria's Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages for a birth, death or marriage.

https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/

The Public Record Office Victoria website for digitised records and indexes (early immigration, wills and probate).

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/

The National Archives of Australia's collection (military or immigration post-1923).

http://www.naa.gov.au/

Trove's digitised newspapers database for a newspaper notice or article that mentions the name of your chosen person.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/

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Family History Research Wiki

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Main_Page

SLV family history research guides

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/familyhistoryguides

SLV — Explore our collection

http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do

SLV — Search

https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover

Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

Get a birth certificate

https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/births/get-a-birth-certificate

Researching your Victorian ancestors

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/c.php?g=245235&p=1632786

State Library Victoria newspapers

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/az.php?s=45725

An index to marriages can be searched for free on the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages website from 1853 to 1942.

https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

Indexes to births, marriages and deaths

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/c.php?g=245235&p=1632786

Public Record Office Victoria

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/

Indexes to Victorian divorce records can be searched on the Public Record Office Victoria

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/divorce-files-and-cause-books

Wills and probates — Victoria

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/wills-and-probates

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Cemeteries

Australian Cemeteries

http://www.australiancemeteries.com.au/

The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust

http://www.gmct.com.au/deceased-search/

Southern Metropolitan cemetery Trust (includes Springvale Cemetery, St Kilda Cemetery and Bunurong Memorial Park)

https://smct.org.au/deceasedsearch/

Geelong Cemeteries Trust

http://www.gct.net.au/deceased-search/

Ballarat Cemeteries

http://www.ballaratcemeteries.com.au/

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Immigration

Passenger records and immigration

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration

Victorian immigration and emigration

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/migration

Index to unassisted passenger lists 1852 to 1923

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/unassisted-passenger-lists

Index to assisted passenger lists 1839 to 1871

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/assisted-passenger-lists

Index to Outwards passengers lists 1852-1923

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/passenger-records-and-immigration/outwards-passenger-lists

Passenger lists for intercolonial ships (travelling within Australia) that arrived in Victoria have been reproduced on the Findmypast Australia website for the years 1852 to 1924.

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/victoria-coastal-passenger-lists-1852-1924

passenger lists

https://search.ancestry.com.au/

Arrivals from 1924 onwards

http://www.naa.gov.au/

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Directories & electoral rolls

Victorian electoral rolls

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/victorianancestors/electoral

Directories & almanacs

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/victorianancestors/directories

Victorian rate books

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/researching-your-house/rate-records

The largest collection of Victorian directories are the Sands directories:

Sands & McDougall post office directories from 1860 to 1974

Sands & McDougall directories

Public service lists provided details of employees in the Victorian Public Service.

http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/

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Employment

Teacher records (1863-1959)

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/education/teacher-records-1863-1959

Railway employment records (1859–1990)

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/professions-and-employment/railway-employment-records-1859-1990

Victoria Police employment (1853–1973)

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/professions-and-employment/victoria-police-employment

Ships' crews (1852–1922)

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/transport/ships-crew-1852-1922

Australian War Memorial website

https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search

https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search/people

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/justice-crime-and-law/register-male-and-female-prisoners-1855-1947

Melbourne street directories 1912-1952

http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/R/?func=collections&collection_id=2982

Melway street directories 1966-1999

https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/23

Australian schools directory

https://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/search.php

Government schools

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/education/government-school-and-pupil-records

Asylum and hospital records victoria

http://www.coraweb.com.au/categories/asylum-and-hospital-records/victoria

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Twitter

Using Twitter for Genealogy

http://www.shaunahicks.com.au/using-twitter-for-genealogy/

@HicksShauna

https://twitter.com/HicksShauna

https://diaryofanaustraliangenealogist.blogspot.com.au/

Liz Pidgeon

https://twitter.com/Infolass

Jill Ball

https://twitter.com/geniaus

https://twitter.com/immigration_mv

https://twitter.com/Library_Vic

https://twitter.com/naagovau

https://twitter.com/PRO_Vic

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The Rootsweb website has one of the largest online message board

http://boards.rootsweb.com/?o_iid=33216&o_lid=33216&o_sch=Web+Property

http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.Military/mb.ashx

http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic/mb.ashx

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Misc Links

Researching your multicultural ancestors

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/multiculturalancestors

Researching your ancestors from Great Britain and Ireland

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/britishislesancestors

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA (PROV)

https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/where-start

The NAA's A–Z for researchers page

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/a-z/

Cyndi’s List for Australia and other regions

https://www.cyndislist.com/australia/

https://www.cyndislist.com/categories/

CoraWeb websites for Genealogists: A great collection of Australian and UK websites, including births, deaths and marriages, cemeteries, convicts, occupations, pictures, shipping and maps.

http://coraweb.com.au/

For more information about how to use Google effectively, read Google your family tree on the Findmypast website.

https://www.findmypast.com/content/google-your-family-tree

State Library Victoria’s Family History Feast

https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/view-discuss/audio-video/301?field_media_type_value=All

FamilySearch Learning Center

https://www.familysearch.org/ask/landing?search=getting%20started&show=lessons&message=true

RootsTech Conference

https://www.rootstech.org/

National Archives UK

http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/transportation-to-australia/