The Big Red Book on My Table
By Val
@valmnz (17095)
New Zealand
November 4, 2015 3:50pm CST
Our dining room table has a semi-permanent resident at the moment, a rather large book that just won't fit on any other surface in the house. It is the archives book of my local swimming club and I have it on loan for as long as I need it for my research into the old swimming baths.
I can definitely see why the swimming club thought it best I take it home, rather them having to get it in and out of their club room cupboards all the time! It is so heavy I can only just carry it by myself. And so, having been dumped on my table a couple of weeks ago, there it stays.
It's actually a valuable and fascinating resource for the work I'm doing. And I guess, that by staring me in the face every day I can't possibly forget what I'm supposed to be doing. The aim is to have it finished and returned before Christmas. So far the going has been slow, and I'm not even half way yet. But, each little session counts.
So, now that I've had my coffee break I shall return to the 1921- 1922 swimming season and see what little treasures I may unearth from those years.
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@wetnosedogs (1533)
• United States
4 Nov 15
Sounds interestings. Swimsuits would be different, covering up the body.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
4 Nov 15
sounds like the pages need scanned, I hate seeing hard copies of things be the only copies, so many ways for it to get lost!
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
4 Nov 15
A lot of it is in the form of newspaper clippings, which are available on microfiche at the library. I suspect that is where much of it came from when they put the archive together for their centenary. At least some of the information will become more readily accessible once my book is published.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Nov 15
@valmnz that is certainly true! Not my type of subject, but I do find myself interested, I think your enjoyment over the subject is catching!
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
6 Nov 15
@Jessicalynnt I'm glad about that! Hopefully I can do the same in the next two years with the people on whom I'm relying on to buy the book!
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
5 Nov 15
I can't even begin to imagine going through something like that, but it must be great to have the job of writing about it once your research is over.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Nov 15
Wow! I love books. I fantasize about being in a huge room with loads of book everywhere.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 15
@valmnz ...Me too! Used to go. I have an old photo of a huge library. It is so cool.
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
5 Nov 15
Are you doing a research about baths long time ago?
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
5 Nov 15
Hope the book does yield many valuable points which will help you with your forth coming Book @valmnz
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
4 Nov 15
I know that you will have fun looking through it.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
5 Nov 15
Coffee tables are great resting places for treasures that should not get lost or be forgotten.
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
5 Nov 15
@ElizabethWallace it is usually kept locked away at the swimming club. I've been loaned it for my research. The only place in my house big enough for it is the table. It is too heavy to be moved from one place to another.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
5 Nov 15
@valmnz Okay. So why not keep it somewhere safe?
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
5 Nov 15
You must be feeling like a child discovering what is in there.
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