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New (to me) research library unlocked!

Tangential to the documents I was looking at, I came across the proposal from the 1960s to build an artificial ski slope on Mt Wellington/Maungarei!
This appears to be unknown to the internet, except for an newly digitised article on Papers Past.

"Auckland Plan To Put Ruapehu Out Of Business", Evening Post, 7 Sept 1965

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19650908.2.229

#AucklandMuseum #MtWellington #LocalHistory

Privatarchiv Köster Olsberg 4d ago

Gateway to Olsberg’s industrial history

Entrance to the ‘Maxstollen’ in the ‘Briloner Eisenberg’.

March 2005 (Hans Martin Köster)

#DoorsDay #Olsberg #Brilon #Eisenberg #BrilonerEisenberg #Maxstollen #Sauerland #Hochsauerland #Mining #History #IndustrialHistory #LocalHistory #Snow #Industry #Bergbau #Geschichte #Industriegeschichte #Heimatgeschichte #Schnee #Industrie

Privatarchiv Köster Olsberg 4d ago

Entrance to the underworld

Entrance to the 'Allerheiligenstollen' in the 'Briloner Eisenberg'.

February 2003 (Hans Martin Köster)

#DoorsDay #Olsberg #Brilon #Eisenberg #BrilonerEisenberg #Allerheiligenstollen #Sauerland #Hochsauerland #Mining #History #IndustrialHistory #LocalHistory #Bergbau #Geschichte #industry #Industrie #Industriegeschichte #Heimatgeschichte

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James 6d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/notebooklm/comments/1s2dad0/experiment_ep_8_they_wanted_to_bulldoze_our/

#ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalPreservation #NotebookLM #LocalHistory #CommunityArchives

Angie Mangino 6d ago

The Waldorf Astoria began as a calculated social insult. William Waldorf Astor built a luxury hotel next to his aunt's mansion just to annoy her. City Beautiful Blog traces the full story, from that Gilded Age family feud to FDR's secret railway platform beneath the Park Avenue building. A well-told piece of New York history.
#NYCHistory #GildedAge #Architecture #NewYork #LocalHistory
https://citybeautifulblog.com/the-waldorf-astoria-on-park-avenue/

The Waldorf Astoria On Park Avenue — City Beautiful BLOG

The glorious Waldorf Astoria on Park Avenue is the second reincarnation of one of New York City’s most legendary hotels. Here is its story.

City Beautiful Blog

Internet Archive Blogs | Updates from the Internet Archive Mar 23

Join Internet Archive and Partners for the National Summit on Local News Preservation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://blog.archive.org/2026/03/23/nationalnewssummit/

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Angie Mangino Mar 23

Did you know the Hudson River feels the ocean's tidal pull all the way to Troy, 153 miles north of New York Harbor? Michelle Young of Untapped New York explains why that makes ice on the Hudson flow both north and south — sometimes within the same day. A short but genuinely interesting read for anyone who has ever watched the river in winter.
#HudsonRiver #NewYorkHistory #NYC #LocalHistory #Estuary
https://www.untappedcities.com/cities-101-why-is-the-ice-on-the-hudson-river-flowing-both-ways/?ref=daily-newsletter

Why Ice on the Hudson River Flows Both Ways

Ever notice chunks of ice floating north...then south along the Hudson?! We explore why that happens.

Untapped New York

Judith Mar 20

It's the Wirral History and Heritage Fair tomorrow, Saturday 21st March. Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, between 10am and 4pm.

I'll be doing a stint on one of the stands. Come along and see if you can spot me. 😁

www.WirralHistoryAndHeritage.Org.UK

#Wirral
#LocalHistory
#Heritage
#Volunteering
#Community

Mems Dead Mar 20

On this day in 1581/2, Christopher Chevers died. The Journals show a drawing of a stone from Macetown Castle, Co. Meath, bearing his coat of arms and that of his wife, Anne Plunket: https://tinyurl.com/chev1581

The original drawing on which this was based, by George Victor Du Noyer, is at the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland: https://rsai.locloudhosting.net/items/show/22416

Learn about the Journals at https://MemsDead.com

#OTD #Genealogy #IrishGenealogy #LocalHistory #IrishLocalHistory #Heraldry #Meath

Angie Mangino Mar 18

City Beautiful Blog has put together a guide to NYC's most beautiful restaurant interiors, and the history behind each space is as compelling as the design. A railroad tycoon's pantsless office inside Grand Central. The sheepfold that became Tavern on the Green. Aaron Burr's carriage house in the West Village. Fraunces Tavern, where Washington said farewell to his officers. Worth reading slowly.
#NYCHistory #Architecture #NYC #LocalHistory #HistoricPreservation
https://citybeautifulblog.com/nycs-restaurants-with-beautiful-interiors/

A Feast For The Eyes: NYC’s Restaurants With The Most Beautiful Interiors — City Beautiful BLOG

Inside New York City’s Most Spectacular Dining Rooms: these are some of NYC’s Restaurants where food is served against stunning interiors and comes with an

City Beautiful Blog