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Sites and subjects concerned with the manufacturing or provision of goods and services.

Sites and subjects generally concerned with daily life and living.

For anything that doesn't seem to fit properly into Military, Industrial, or Civilian.

Pass on details, dates, and times of any CURRENT events you think might be of general interest.
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The Main Site, where more detailed accounts and records can be found on our subject material.

Interesting stories found in the news, related subjects, site info, updates, and assorting ramblings.

Our picture pool in flickr, where members are invited to post related pictures

EXPERIMENTAL: The Flickr picture group (link above) contains numerous pictures of note added by interested members, but often lack any subject detail. This board has been added to provide a space where Forum members may introduce others to their subjects. Many pics are also posted by non-Forum members, and are worthy of a little praise, comment, or being discussed to expand on their significance.
Please remember to include a link to the pic, otherwise no-one will know what you are commenting on!

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Use this page to find the latitude, longitude, and grid ref of a location you wish to refer to precisely. Copy and paste the data provided into your post, and others can re-use it in a Main Site page, or use it in the Map Sandbox to gain easy access further online mapping services.