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Kristin

@curlyreader.bsky.social

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I have worked in local history museums as well as in education. Besides researching my family tree, I can be found gardening, reading, walking, or sitting quietly with a cup of coffee.

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Kristin @curlyreader.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I’ve spent a very happy couple hours browsing the books at the Christian Aid Book Sale in Edinburgh this afternoon. I may need to buy more bookshelves!

Interior of a church taken from the balcony looking down. There are boxes of books on every conceivable surface. People are standing at tables looking at books and chatting.

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Kristin @curlyreader.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

This very loud robin had strong opinions about our Christmas tree selection.

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Kristin @curlyreader.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Alas no snow here, but it was a cold and frosty morning. A view of Stirling Castle taken from the King's Knot.

Stirling Castle sits on a hill in the centre of the photo. The trees on the hill are bare. Far off in distance, hills can be seen to the left of the castle. The sky is deep blue with wisps of clouds over the hill. In the foreground, the grass is covered in frost.

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Kristin @curlyreader.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Oh, it’s lovely to see a photo of Briggate in Leeds. I have an ancestor who had a hat shop at number 24 in the 1840s. He installed an illuminated clock which he boasted about in numerous advertisements.

Advertisement from the 1846 Leeds newspaper for Mr Jarvis' hat shop at 24 Briggate Street. It is a long advert which describes his many hats for men, woman, and children. It begins: Emporium of fashion at the Illuminated Clock, 24 Briggate Leeds. Fashions for Christmas. H. J. Jarvis begs to announce to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that at this Festive Season, in addition to the Convenience with which he has furnished them, two illuminated dials in the front of his Establishment, he has also provided for their accommodation a splendid assortment of Gentlemen's hats, Ladies' beaver bonnets, and Children's hats, caps, and bonnets.

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Kristin @curlyreader.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Even after 30 years of doing family history research, I'm still excited when I find a document in the archives which my 8-times great grandparents signed and handled.

Document from 1750 showing the signatures of Marg Donaldson and James Burt. The names are carefully printed in ink that has faded to brown.

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Kristin @curlyreader.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

My first post on Bluesky - keeping it simple - a photo of a misty graveyard near Stirling Castle taken a couple of years ago. #Scotland #Stirling #Photography

A photo of a misty graveyard. A church can be seen through the mist with a tree in the foreground framing it. The sun can just be seen emerging through the mist.

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