New on Gwulo: 2023, week 26
Gwulo's weekly newsletter takes a summer break: I'm heading to the UK on Monday to spend time with my family, coming back to Hong Kong in mid-August.
I won't be sending out any newsletters while I'm away, but if you'd like to keep up with additions to the site you're welcome to bookmark the What's new and Recent photos pages, and check them out from time to time. Or if you prefer the 'investigate an old photo' style of newsletter, you'll find lots of old Hong Kong photos and their stories in my books, available from local bookstores, Amazon UK*, and Amazon US* (*affiliate links).
What's new and updated on the Gwulo website:
General
- I've been lucky to meet some special people through the Gwulo website, and the late Barbara Anslow is a favourite. This article on CNN Travel describes how, although Barbara and I arrived in Hong Kong 60 years apart, her diaries of wartime Hong Kong put us in touch:
How a Hong Kong wartime diary sparked an unlikely friendship that spanned decades and continents
Many thanks to writer Maggie Hiufu Wong for the careful research and great storytelling, photographer Noemi Cassanelli for the lovely photos, and Barbara's daughters Kerry and Maureen for sharing their memories.
- Moddsey spotted that this photo was taken by the same photographer and at the same time as last week's photo of Happy Valley:
- Memories of:
- Readers ask:
- The Quick Links page is another handy one to bookmark - it is a collection of links to the other history resources I refer to most often.
- The next Gwulo book is underway! Although I won't be writing any newsletters while I'm away over the summer, I will be writing about Hong Kong's history, working on the draft of my fifth book.
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