MargaretR
@margr.bsky.social
Bibliophile. Yorkshire to the core.
Addicted to family, local and military history research.
Always learning.
Addicted to family, local and military history research.
Always learning.
A tasty thread 😋
🧵The history behind Yorkshire Curd Tarts is really quite interesting. The tarts, a traditional British pastry have their roots in the 17th century, born out of rural thrift and the rhythms of the farming year. Made to use up leftover curds from the cheesemaking process, they 1/4
January 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
A tasty thread 😋
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📚 Some of our most historic collections for #LibraryShelfieDay!
⭐This part of our collection is known as the ‘Stars’, from the paper asterisks stuck on their spines. It contains the contents of the Library as it stood in 1714.
Photo by @liamsims.bsky.social
⭐This part of our collection is known as the ‘Stars’, from the paper asterisks stuck on their spines. It contains the contents of the Library as it stood in 1714.
Photo by @liamsims.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Today I have been digging deeper into a Family Tree which has taken me into the Poll Books of 1818 for ‘Belton with its hamlets Beltoft, Temple-Bellwood, Westgate and Sandtoft’
I thought of Manuscript in a Red Box, and you @alexharvv.bsky.social
I thought of Manuscript in a Red Box, and you @alexharvv.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Today I have been digging deeper into a Family Tree which has taken me into the Poll Books of 1818 for ‘Belton with its hamlets Beltoft, Temple-Bellwood, Westgate and Sandtoft’
I thought of Manuscript in a Red Box, and you @alexharvv.bsky.social
I thought of Manuscript in a Red Box, and you @alexharvv.bsky.social
I have daffodils in my garden! 😍
January 24, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I have daffodils in my garden! 😍
Nuclear bunker topples from crumbling cliff www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nuclear bunker in East Yorkshire topples from crumbling cliff
The brick building, on the East Yorkshire coast, is now sitting at the foot of a collapsed cliff.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Nuclear bunker topples from crumbling cliff www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This watercolour was painted by artist, writer, and illustrator Gordon Home and featured in his book, "Yorkshire Vales and Wolds", 1908.
The view below is of Mont St Michel from the Causeway - an illustration from another book, "Normandy" published in 1905.
A sure way to banish the January blues!
The view below is of Mont St Michel from the Causeway - an illustration from another book, "Normandy" published in 1905.
A sure way to banish the January blues!
January 19, 2026 at 8:49 AM
This watercolour was painted by artist, writer, and illustrator Gordon Home and featured in his book, "Yorkshire Vales and Wolds", 1908.
The view below is of Mont St Michel from the Causeway - an illustration from another book, "Normandy" published in 1905.
A sure way to banish the January blues!
The view below is of Mont St Michel from the Causeway - an illustration from another book, "Normandy" published in 1905.
A sure way to banish the January blues!
Reposted by MargaretR
This is the only Blue Monday we are interested in thank you very much.
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
This is the only Blue Monday we are interested in thank you very much.
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Whole new worlds, new fantastic points of view - Free with every book this weekend.
January 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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They say time goes faster as you get older but this is ridiculous. Christmas is coming round again already! I just had an email from the local pub to book for Christmas Dinner 2026 🎄🥴🎄
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
They say time goes faster as you get older but this is ridiculous. Christmas is coming round again already! I just had an email from the local pub to book for Christmas Dinner 2026 🎄🥴🎄
When you wake up in a 4-poster bed in a 15th Century house.
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
When you wake up in a 4-poster bed in a 15th Century house.
View through my library window this morning (Jack Frost is on the outside ❄️ )
January 5, 2026 at 8:37 AM
View through my library window this morning (Jack Frost is on the outside ❄️ )
I have decided that today is Sunday, are we all agreed?
I think I’m back on track!
I think I’m back on track!
January 4, 2026 at 7:57 AM
I have decided that today is Sunday, are we all agreed?
I think I’m back on track!
I think I’m back on track!
This morning I thought it was Monday.
Now I am convinced it is Sunday.
Does anyone have a clue what day we are at 😆
Now I am convinced it is Sunday.
Does anyone have a clue what day we are at 😆
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This morning I thought it was Monday.
Now I am convinced it is Sunday.
Does anyone have a clue what day we are at 😆
Now I am convinced it is Sunday.
Does anyone have a clue what day we are at 😆
Why the world should visit Hull in 2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What's on and top tourist attractions in Hull in 2026
National Geographic named the city as one of the top 25 global destinations to visit in 2026.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Why the world should visit Hull in 2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For what it’s worth, my #BookOfTheYear2025 I have to choose two!
First up, and first read of 2025 so it was unsurpassed, Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent. A Christmas gift but read in January, and I loved it.
Secondly, the delightful Fly Fishing by JR Hartley. Yes, that one! What a little joy.
First up, and first read of 2025 so it was unsurpassed, Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent. A Christmas gift but read in January, and I loved it.
Secondly, the delightful Fly Fishing by JR Hartley. Yes, that one! What a little joy.
January 1, 2026 at 8:53 AM
For what it’s worth, my #BookOfTheYear2025 I have to choose two!
First up, and first read of 2025 so it was unsurpassed, Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent. A Christmas gift but read in January, and I loved it.
Secondly, the delightful Fly Fishing by JR Hartley. Yes, that one! What a little joy.
First up, and first read of 2025 so it was unsurpassed, Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent. A Christmas gift but read in January, and I loved it.
Secondly, the delightful Fly Fishing by JR Hartley. Yes, that one! What a little joy.
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Embroidered silk postcard from WWI.
December 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Embroidered silk postcard from WWI.
This evening I have been a #binfluencer
🤷🏻♀️👍🏻
🤷🏻♀️👍🏻
Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
December 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This evening I have been a #binfluencer
🤷🏻♀️👍🏻
🤷🏻♀️👍🏻
Tsundoku, without a doubt 📚
Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Tsundoku, without a doubt 📚
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A Facebook memory this morning had me in tears. I was back 60 yrs ago,a small child tucked up in bed with my Grandma sitting beside me singing these very songs. She said I was the only one to ever appreciate her singing 😆 I am still word perfect after all these years!
#WW1 youtu.be/HeF9Ax7Xe1U?...
#WW1 youtu.be/HeF9Ax7Xe1U?...
Local Vocalz and The Military Wives - WW1 Songs Medley
YouTube video by stivestv
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
A Facebook memory this morning had me in tears. I was back 60 yrs ago,a small child tucked up in bed with my Grandma sitting beside me singing these very songs. She said I was the only one to ever appreciate her singing 😆 I am still word perfect after all these years!
#WW1 youtu.be/HeF9Ax7Xe1U?...
#WW1 youtu.be/HeF9Ax7Xe1U?...
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✨This book was once owned by Jane Austen! ✨
There are very few books that Jane Austen is known to have owned, making this one at the UL incredibly special. We're delighted to show it to you today, on her 250th birthday!
#JaneAusten250
There are very few books that Jane Austen is known to have owned, making this one at the UL incredibly special. We're delighted to show it to you today, on her 250th birthday!
#JaneAusten250
December 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
✨This book was once owned by Jane Austen! ✨
There are very few books that Jane Austen is known to have owned, making this one at the UL incredibly special. We're delighted to show it to you today, on her 250th birthday!
#JaneAusten250
There are very few books that Jane Austen is known to have owned, making this one at the UL incredibly special. We're delighted to show it to you today, on her 250th birthday!
#JaneAusten250
Excitement abounds!
Time to bring out the best Christmas Jumper on the planet, from #BritishLibrary.
First outing of the year is always #ChristmasJumperDay #Books
📚🥰🎄
Time to bring out the best Christmas Jumper on the planet, from #BritishLibrary.
First outing of the year is always #ChristmasJumperDay #Books
📚🥰🎄
December 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Excitement abounds!
Time to bring out the best Christmas Jumper on the planet, from #BritishLibrary.
First outing of the year is always #ChristmasJumperDay #Books
📚🥰🎄
Time to bring out the best Christmas Jumper on the planet, from #BritishLibrary.
First outing of the year is always #ChristmasJumperDay #Books
📚🥰🎄
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Each door of the History & Heritage Yorkshire Advent Calendar reveals a festive nugget of history, folklore and traditions, curious snippets and the events that shaped the region.
Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #folklore #Christmas
Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #folklore #Christmas
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Each door of the History & Heritage Yorkshire Advent Calendar reveals a festive nugget of history, folklore and traditions, curious snippets and the events that shaped the region.
Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #folklore #Christmas
Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #folklore #Christmas
It’s back. #HutVent2025 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
We are back!🎄
110 years after the First World War Taff opens the batting, once again, with some natty pieces of 1915 headgear and introduces #HutVent2025
(With grateful thanks to Ramsey Green)
youtu.be/7na3SWTP_Jg
110 years after the First World War Taff opens the batting, once again, with some natty pieces of 1915 headgear and introduces #HutVent2025
(With grateful thanks to Ramsey Green)
youtu.be/7na3SWTP_Jg
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It’s back. #HutVent2025 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻