tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post8568989528030545056..comments2024-03-29T10:15:50.124+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday : Dark Satanic MillsAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-42521180686173899392019-10-13T18:27:09.257+01:002019-10-13T18:27:09.257+01:00You are fortunate to have such a picture! I wish I...You are fortunate to have such a picture! I wish I had one of my great grandmother's family in connection with the cotton mills they labored in, in Blackburn back in the 1800s.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-28772746332620580712019-10-13T09:22:09.216+01:002019-10-13T09:22:09.216+01:00I don't remember having seen that photo before...I don't remember having seen that photo before Alan and I just love it. Isn't it funny how phrases wend their way into your vernacular...we often say darkly "There's trubble at mill"....We must have picked it up from a TV show somewhere along the line.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18382836162112660942019-10-13T04:41:40.414+01:002019-10-13T04:41:40.414+01:00Great, personalized post of genuine stories about ...Great, personalized post of genuine stories about your family's ties to the mill. smkelly8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17518117558253969023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-76300188771447014502019-10-13T03:20:48.187+01:002019-10-13T03:20:48.187+01:00I think that "mills" from around the wor...I think that "mills" from around the world and from any era, share experiences for the people and landscapes. The locations may change but the communities developed similar storylines.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-25841427873010687992019-10-12T15:19:58.770+01:002019-10-12T15:19:58.770+01:00Indeed, your ancestors/family members put their ow...Indeed, your ancestors/family members put their own sweat and tears into producing clothing for others to wear. No wonder you consider the mills satanic.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-6922846104264501302019-10-12T14:28:42.598+01:002019-10-12T14:28:42.598+01:00I was not so familiar with the mills of Bradford, ...I was not so familiar with the mills of Bradford, so I googled it. I knew there were some mills - but my word the list was much longer than I ever thought possible!!violet shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394243443725107623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57743571879619459092019-10-11T15:41:55.859+01:002019-10-11T15:41:55.859+01:00A lovely post, Alan. My maternal ancestors worked ...A lovely post, Alan. My maternal ancestors worked in glove factories in the aptly named Gloversville, N.Y., USA — and those now shuttered factories were a big part of my mother’s life as she and my Aunt Rita ran glove kits and finishes gloves back and forth to adult relatives who worked at home sewing gloves. This post reminded me of my Mom and all those ancestors who are no longer here, but whose memory still burns bright for us descendants.Molly's Canopyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571003887840906315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30024820982696645722019-10-09T22:20:32.319+01:002019-10-09T22:20:32.319+01:00Auntie Annie was reluctant to leave the mill behin...Auntie Annie was reluctant to leave the mill behind. One of my early memories - before I was ten, and when we still lived at Southmere Drive - was of Auntie Annie's lunch time visits from the mill she worked in just across the road. As always her stories and impersonations were priceless. It was in the early days of Rock n' Roll and Auntie could do a wonderful take on the younger mill girl's obsession with the craze. <br /><br />I have the vase that the mill girls gave my mother as a wedding present and one of the wooden stools that they sat upon while operating the looms.Roger Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076364512957667043noreply@blogger.com