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iamtimbo
 
@iamtimbo • 9 years ago
Shared an update: A photographer who discovered an undeveloped film inside a secondhand camera of a 1970s wedding has solved the mystery of who the subjects are. One of the family members at the wedding came forward after the images were published by the BBC. You can see the resolution here:

Of course, Our Town Story has a gallery of unidentified photos in its #forgottenphotofriday gallery - can you identify any of the pictures? You can see them all here - http://ourtownstory.co.uk/iamtimbo/gallery/forgotten-photo-friday/all ; submissions are welcome!
iamtimbo
 
@iamtimbo • 9 years ago
Shared an update: Historic England (some of whose photos appear on Our Town Story) has released a book entitled 'Lost England', featuring some of the best social history photos from its archive. The Guardian ran a piece on it here:
admin
 
@admin • 9 years ago
Shared an update:

Comments and reminiscences will bring Our Town Story's user contributions to life. 

Don't just browse - if you see something you know about then offer your thoughts - what was there before, what was there after, who ran it or lived there? This vital information will tell your town's story! :) 

admin
 
@admin • 9 years ago
Shared an update:

You can 'follow' places (or people) that you're particularly interested in - just click the 'Follow' button on place or person profile! 

You can then get to them quickly by choosing the 'Profiles you follow' option in your profile menu (your user name in the top right hand corner)! :)

admin
 
@admin • 9 years ago
Shared an update:

Looking for somewhere? Use the County drop downs at the top of every page to select one, and then find the location from the list. If there's more than one Town with the same name in the County, and you're not sure which is which - zoom in on the Google map to narrow down the options..... :)

admin
 
@admin • 9 years ago
Shared an update:

We are aware that the Slideshow function is not currently behaving - we're working on it.... :(

admin
 
@admin • 9 years ago
Shared an update:

Got questions? Head over to the Our Town Story forums , and we'll answer your questions in a jiffy! :)

iamtimbo
 
@iamtimbo • 9 years ago
Shared an update: @our-town-story-archivist If you need a link to the Wimborne page, it's here : @wimborne-minster-dorset-england-bh21-1 - Shows full populated page layout....
admin
 
@admin • 9 years ago
Shared an update: A gallery, multi-topic forum, calendar and more for every town, village and city in the UK - use the dropdowns above to find a location.... The more is shared, the more will be found! :)
admin
 
@admin • 9 years ago
Shared an update: Our Town Story user @david-atkinson's account of Dorset's Broadoak Riots of 1881 is the Reader Story in this month's Who Do You Think You Are magazine :) . Read the full, unabridged version here:
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