Posts by HLB
Intrepid Explorer Isabella Bird
Isabella Bird Victorian explorer. Women trail blazers are not recognized in the same way as their male counterparts. Many Victorian and Edwardian women undertook fascinating journeys to explore remote regions of the globe.
Read MoreChildren Lost and Found Notices
Lost children of the C19th. How heartbreaking it must have been to lose a child in the seething populace of London but how did a poor family go about finding their lost child. A little piece of ephemera had us on the trail….
Read MoreBMD Certificates sale Birmingham & Midland Genealogy Society
Search 7000 unwanted BMD certificates available through Birmingham and Midland Society Genealogy and Heraldry
Read MoreUse Chancery Records To Reveal Family History Connections
Explore the more unusual historical records to add detail to your family history. Chancery Court records can reveal some unexpected connections
Read MoreCharles Dickens Podcast from The National Archive
Michael Allen, author and Charles Dickens expert, revealed some new insights into Dickens life. Listen to the 2010 podcast from The National Archive to discover more
Read MoreVictorian Women and the Professions. The Female Doctor
The first female doctors of the C19th. Why were women excluded from the professions in the first half of the C19th and when did it change?
Read MoreWhat is a ‘Field Day’? A Military Connection…
Having a ‘field day’, just what does this mean?
Read MoreInstructing The Volunteer Regiments – check out the uniforms….
The Volunteer Regiments and their intriguing uniforms 1860
Read MoreBunhill Fields Burial Ground City of London
Bunhill Fields, an absolutely fascinating place to visit irrespective of whether you have nonconformists in your family or not, the history alone is mesmerising..
Read MoreVolunteer Battalions of British Army
What were the Volunteer Battalions of the British Army and why did they form?
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