Posts by Amanda Moore INW
The Scramble for New Colonies post 1870
The new colonialism post 1870 was a response to the growth of the Industrial Revolution beyond Britain and the building of the Suez Canal
Read MoreHistoric Maps of London
Historic maps of London paint a vivid picture for family historians
Read MoreNurse Training in the C19th & C20th
Nurse training, the Florence Nightingale way. The lives of our ancestors were improved beyond measure by the work and resolve of Florence Nightingale
Read MoreVictorian Hospitals
Until the C19th century, serious illness amongst our ancestors was treated at home. The establishment of Victorian hospitals began as overcrowded workhouse infirmaries could no longer cope with the volume of patients in their care
Read MoreWorld Memory Project: US Holocaust Museum teams-up with the world
World Memory Project – teams-up with Ancestry so we can transcribe the records freely and faster, hear this video with Sol Finkelmen’s moving story just one of millions…If ever there was a compelling reason for family history research, this has to be it…
Read MoreTrinity College Cambridge Alumni Masters and Fellows of distinction
Philopshers Poets, Prime Ministers, Scientific Pioneers, Politicians and Social reformers with 32 Nobel prize winners quite an impressive list through history, did any of your family attend Trinity Cambridge or Oxford…
Read MoreIssac Newton at Trinity College Cambridge
Isaac Newton and Christopher Wren intriguing connections and Trinity College Cambridge
Read MoreNorfolk Old Tithe Enclosure and OS Maps
Norfolk old maps tithe, Enclosure and OS all available online and for free…great resources for family istory, genealogical and locally connected history projects…
Read MoreNorfolk NRO Record Office Catalogue Online
Norfolk record office, online catalogue search, get the most out of your visit build a short-list from the catalogue…
Read MoreBishops Waltham Origin Maps Names History
Bishops Waltham: a small market town has a rich story to tell from pre-Doomsday to Cromwell, Trafalger and much more, what intriguing connections might thishave for you and your project?
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