Lenora Rogers's Blog, page 40
April 24, 2017
The Craw Stane, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The Craw Stane at Rhynie, Aberdeenshire.
OS Grid Reference: NJ 49718 26343. In a field just to the south of the village of Rhynie, Aber-deenshire, beside the earthworks of the ancient settlement overlooking the Water of Bogie, stands The Craw Stane or Crow Stone, a granite slab with Pictish symbols that are thought to have been carved in the 5th century AD. Several more Pictish stones have been found in this area including one called ‘Rhynie Man’, which now st...
The Business Mindset of Groucho Marx
Easter Quote Week, Day 7…
On the 24th of April 1961, the famous American comedian Groucho Marx wrote a letter to the President of the Franklin Corporation, a company in which he had become an investor. The sardonic character of the letter gives us an insight into Groucho’s vibrant off-stage persona and proves that he was as brilliant a businessman as an actor.
April 24, 1961
Dear Mr Goodman:
I received the first annual report of the Franklin Corporation and though I am...
The Business Mindset of Groucho Marx
Easter Quote Week, Day 7…
On the 24th of April 1961, the famous American comedian Groucho Marx wrote a letter to the President of the Franklin Corporation, a company in which he had become an investor. The sardonic character of the letter gives us an insight into Groucho’s vibrant off-stage persona and proves that he was as brilliant a businessman as an actor.
April 24, 1961
Dear Mr Goodman:
I received the first annual report of the Franklin Corporation and though I am...
Freya Stark: a life of daring travel
Dame Freya Stark is legendary for her daring and unorthodox travel throughout the Middle East. She was an observant and prolific writer who became an accomplished cartographer mapping previously uncharted territory in the deserts of Southern Arabia in the 1930’s.
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April 20, 2017
The Lost Heroes of Easter 1916
Lieutenant (later General) Richard Mulcahy (above) Commandant Thomas Ashe (top)
Mention ‘The Easter Rising‘ to anyone with a basic knowledge of Irish history and the words ‘glorious failure’ might be the response. It was the time when Irish republicans mounted the most serious insurrection against British rule since that of 1798.
Men and women from The Citizen Army, The Irish Volunteers and Cumann na Mban took control of buildings throughout the city in a fight that l...
How 1916’s rebels dressed to impress
The price of freedom doesn’t come cheap, but the true cost of being a patriot wasn’t just to be paid in blood, sweat and tears, but also in pounds, shillings and pence.
Whatever one’s views about those who fought in 1916 and the destruction they brought down on our capital city and elsewhere, one thing is for sure, they were a well-dressed bunch.
The men of the Irish Citizen Army cut dashing figures as they paraded around the streets of Dublin in their white bandoliers, dar...
April 18, 2017
Calling all local archaeologists and historians!
Are you a local archaeologist or historian? Would you like to join Dig Village for a dig weekend in Dunster, Somerset, in May 2017?
Spend a weekend in one of the most beautiful villages in Somerset, working with the team on the research and test pit strategy of a long-term project inspired by Time Team’s Mick Aston.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
To enter you must be over 18 and living in the UK.
You must feel comfortable in front of the camera, as we film all our events. You will be aske...
Howard Griffin Gallery L.A. will be hosting the IAA USA World Art Day Launch & Fundraiser on Saturday, April 15, 2017
410 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
INFO and TICKETS
One of Downtown Art Walk’s must-see galleries, Howard Griffin Gallery L.A. will be hosting the IAA USA World Art Day Launch & Fundraiseron Saturday, April 15, 2017, from 7-10PM.
A $35 ticket gets you access to a fun-filled night of live art and dance performances by SOKAMBA Performing Arts Co...
April 17, 2017
How did the Georgians socialize at Easter?
With Easter almost here, we would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter and share with you some snippets about the way Georgians spent their Easter with some extracts from the newspapers of the day – partying being the most obvious!
We begin with a letter of complaint, clearly from someone who didn’t appreciate many of the celebrations that took place during the year and felt it appropriate to vent his/her annoyance to the editor of the Whitehall Evening Post, we’re only f...
Margaret Haig Thomas, Lady Rhondda
Margaret, Lady Rhondda, lived a life of wealth and privilege but she was not afraid to stand up for her beliefs as well as support them financially. An only child, she was strongly influenced by her parents Sybil Haig – an active suffragette and David Thomas a Welsh businessman and long standing liberal MP. She was Secretary of the Newport branch of the Women’s Social & Political Union (WSPU) and she joined in with a number of militant and even violent actions, including protest marches a...
