I've kept the contest single; you can participate even if you don't have the foggiest about history. All it will take is a bit of guess work, I'm sure you can manage that. Question 1: WHAT DO THE ANCESTORS...might be interested. Please allow ten days for delivery, as I live under a rock on the outskirts of nowhere. The deadline for the contest is Sunday, 26th October 2008, noon GMT. Have fun! :)

We often think that "fan merchandise" is a product of our times. But all through history, mankind tried to express its excitement about significant events or its admiration for a fellow man (or woman)...ones I've posted; maybe because Nelson's portrait is realistic and not glorified. I hope you found these pieces interesting. And who knows: today's fannish interest might be tomorrow's heritage...

After escaping the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, my ancestor found a new home in Switzerland. For 200 years, all was fine and good until Mr. Bonaparte decided that he needed yet another cherry...giving pint-sized men in charge of a nation too much power is never a good idea. * * * There will be two more Trafalgar-entries from me today. One will be a contest with book prizes, so stay tuned!

It had to be done. This took me a couple hours to do. The caps I used are from pintsizeninja  . Found Here: Caps from the Legal Assassin Feature Caps from the Repo! Trailer Lyrics are from the amazing song Legal Assassin from Repo! The Genetic Opera.

The Blue Peter video I posted recently has been doing the rounds, and last night a reader of the JM blog on wordpress sent me a mail with the link to a youtube-video with the full mast-manning ceremony... but it's a great document, and there's lots of background information on the origins and the Age of Sail by an officer. So this has definitely to be filed under "resources"! *covers eyes again*

John Noakes trying to touch the "button" on top of HMS Ganges... John Noakes climbing Nelson's column... if that's not enough to qualify for this journal, then I don't know what is. WARNING! If you're afraid of heights, this might not be the best video to watch. Trust me on that. *covers eyes* Last post for today (I promise).

Every time I think I've seen it all, I learn something new. This time it was about "secret companions" - the 17th and 18th century equivalent of today's cardboard cutouts. You can read about this interesting... however, he's got one epaulette on his right shoulder. From the cut of the coat I'd date this to the mid-18th century, but I'm not an expert. Any idea who this elegant gentleman might be?

Projects ❖ On the Run; Original. Lucas Rochester had been forced to leave the United States due to his own uncle framing him to a black market scam. Ten years later, he returned to the states...Dean character study. ❖ Jon Stewart character study. ❖ Stephen/"Stephen" Colbert character studay. ❖ Stephen/Jon oneshot. ❖ On the Count of Three; (Original). This is going to be an extreme ~tragedy~.

  Caps requested by littlekari  (I Hope You Like Them!) there in 1080p(1920x860) , i love the trailer !!enjoy the screencaps! Samples:                           Rules: 1.Comment...is up to you 3.Dont Claim as yours or redistribute. Download Link:(total Size is 65.55 Mb and a total of 468 caps!) mediafire Join the community for further Caps.... ~Maritza 

This is a cool link that my stepmom sent me. You can look up tons of e-books, resources, and other pdf documents. Nothing to join - just type in a subject. Enjoy! http://www.pdfgeni.com/