How do I sign up for the Gwulo newsletter?

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Gwulo offers a free weekly newsletter that delivers old Hong Kong photos and stories. To sign up, go to the Gwulo subscribe page at gwulo.com/subscribe. The site's welcome message, written by founder David, describes it as a "free weekly newsletter" for receiving "more old Hong Kong photos and stories."

What you get

The newsletter is tied to the Gwulo community's ongoing activity. The site hosts over 60,000 pages about old Hong Kong, including more than 40,000 photos, all added by contributors. The newsletter surfaces what's new and updated, so it works as a digest rather than a separate publication.

A typical issue covers:

  • New and updated site content — for example, the "New on Gwulo" weekly roundups
  • Wartime diary project updates — volunteers are transcribing Leo Landau's Prisoner of War diary, with pages from 1942 and 1943 already processed and work continuing on 1944
  • Recent diary entries — such as the 30 August 1945 entry noting the Allied fleet sailing into Victoria Harbour and Admiral Harcourt's visit to Stanley Internment Camp
  • Events and talks — David gives talks in different cities; recent ones were in York and Edinburgh, with Cheltenham and Exeter scheduled for October

How to sign up

  1. Go to gwulo.com/subscribe.
  2. Enter your email address to join the list.
  3. Check for a confirmation email if one is required, then confirm.

The newsletter is described as free and weekly. No account or payment is mentioned as a requirement for the newsletter itself.

Related things you can do

If you want to go beyond reading:

  • Contribute content — the community welcomes people who want to share what they know about Hong Kong's history.
  • Volunteer on the diary project — reply to a newsletter email with "DIARY" in the subject line to receive scanned pages to process.
  • Buy Gwulo books — volumes 1 through 4 are available through the site's buy pages.

The newsletter is the simplest way to stay current with new photos, diary entries, and community events without checking the site manually.