Marina Baxter

Half Italian/half Lancashire lass, loves interior design, buildings, decent coffee and cake. Tries to do Shotokan Karate

[Cumbria Archives @CumbriaArchives]

Cumbria Archive Service has been celebrating its 60th anniversary this year! Explore some of our treasures at https://t.co/3sXiUySgoM #EYAYourArchive #Cumbria @explorearchives

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Reminiscing about the time Paul Hollywood visited #WhitehavenArchives for a TV show back in 2013. He looks fascinated by our documents! #EYAThrowback @explorearchives

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Find out more about the coal mining, pipe-smoking West Cumbrian woman, Sal Madge at a talk by author John Little at #WhitehavenArchives this coming Tuesday 22 Nov at 7pm. Free event, call or email to book your place.

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It's our 60th anniversary! Have a look at some of the wonderful documents #CumbriaArchives looks after in our new online exhibition!
Go to https://t.co/3sXiUySOek #Cumbria #archives #history

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Don't forget to help Cumbria Archives celebrate our 60th anniversary this weekend, Sat 12 November 10am-3pm

#CumbriaCrack

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Explore Cumbria's mountain heritage! Join #KendalArchives for a 'pop-up archive' in Kendal Library on Saturday 19th Nov from 10am to 1pm! Free event, no need to book, all welcome.
@kendalmountain #Kendal22

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We’ve got loads of free activities for families at our 60th anniversary open day on Saturday 12th November – come along and enjoy them as we celebrate 60 years of Cumbria Archive Service!
#Carlisle #Cumbria #Wainwright #familyactivities @CumbriaCrack

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Whitehaven Archives is hosting an author talk on the testimony of local character Sal Madge by John Little, on Tues 22 Nov at 7pm. FREE event, call 01946 506420 or email [email protected] to book your place #localhistory #books

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Help #CumbriaArchives celebrate their 60th anniversary with our free local and family history fair 12 Nov 10am-3pm featuring @Cumblibraries @WordsworthGras @NNicholsonPoet @FriendsBaths @MuncasterCastle @CVBG2013 @VCH_Cumbria @SolwayAviationM @TullieHouse @CMoML
#Carlisle

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🎃🦇 Half-term fun is almost here!!🧙‍♀️👻

Join us at #CarlisleArchives Monday 24 October for our free Raise the Flag challenge! 🔍
Find clues & solve puzzles using the 1911 census in this fun new escape-room style challenge!
Can you raise the flag before time runs out?
#Carlisle

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Tomorrow night, come along to #WhitehavenArchives (on Scotch Street next to the police station) to see the Treasures of the Archives, a Discovery Evening, 7pm-9pm. FREE, just drop in.

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Next Archive Discovery Evening at #WhitehavenArchives is on Treasures of the Archives - showcasing some of the gems in our collections. Tues 18 Oct, 7pm onwards. Free, just turn up.

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Join #CumbriaArchives on Sat 12 Nov for our 60th anniversary.
To celebrate we are holding a free open day at Carlisle Archives 10am-3pm.
There’ll be talks, tours of the archives, an exhibition of rarely displayed items & family-friendly activities inspired by collections.

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Our treasures are not ruby+pearls, but some of the most remarkable items documenting world & local history & chronicling recent events in our lives. Join us for an evening of exploration – #Whitehaven Archives, Tues 18 Oct from 7pm. Free event. Just turn up

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Reminder: our Archive Discovery Evening at #WhitehavenArchives next Tuesday (20 Sep) will be a talk by Gareth Pugh on the Dukes of Atholl as the Lords of Mann + their links to Whitehaven. 7pm. FREE, all welcome. Call 01946 506420 or email us to book.

[Marina Baxter @MazBax39]

@RichardEGrant @OliviaGranted It's a year today since we lost our beloved Mum. She was a one-off, with amazing cookery skills and sense of humour. Sending you lots of love ❤️

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September's Archive Discovery Evening at #WhitehavenArchives will be a talk by Gareth Pugh on the Dukes of Atholl as the Lords of Mann +their links to Whitehaven on Tues 20 Sep at 7pm. FREE, all welcome. Call 01946 506420 or email us to book.

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Have you heard the story of Barny the Goose, beloved by the people of Whitehaven? He walked around the town, visited the local pubs, liked beer and lived for 11 years. Story from the Whitehaven News, 26 Jan 2006. @explorearchives #EYAAnimals

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Next month, Whitehaven Archives will have a talk on the Dukes of Atholl as the Lords of Mann, and their links to Whitehaven, given by Gareth Pugh of Manx National Heritage. Free event, Tues 20 Sep at 7pm. All welcome. Call or email us to book.

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#KendalArchives holds this lovely novelty folded flap drawing of changing figures. As the pages are folded, Adam transforms into Eve and then into a mermaid, and a lion transforms into a griffin and then into an eagle! #EYAAnimals @explorearchives