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Barbara Anslow remembers old Hong Kong. Part 1: 1927-29

Submitted by David on Thu, 03/31/2016 - 14:15

In February I visited Barbara Anslow for a chat about her memories of moving to Hong Kong in 1927, aged eight years old. Below the recording I've added photos and additional notes.

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Additional notes:

New mapping features on Gwulo

Submitted by David on Wed, 03/09/2016 - 18:13

The first project from the 2016 to-do list is finished, an upgrade to the main map we use. Enhancements include:

  • 10x faster than the previous version
  • Markers and all the old paper maps are now on the same page
  • You can change the transparency of the old maps so it is easier to compare them with modern maps

Here's a video showing how it works (subscribers, if you can't see the video please click http://gwulo.com/node/30984 to view it on the website):

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