COUNTIES & PARISHES UK
Flying shuttle – What is it?
Just what was the flying shuttle and why did it have such an impact on the lives of our ancestors? A simple invention that produced incredible results. A great example of the speed of change during the Industrial Revolution.
Read MoreCheshire Tithe Maps
Do you have family history connections with Cheshire? Tithe maps are just another fascinating source of information to help you to discover more about your family history
Read MoreNorth Hampshire Tithe Maps for Basingstoke and Dean
Family history in North Hampshire? These tithe maps may be just what you need to solve a few puzzles in your family tree
Read MoreCharles Dickens knew Florence Nightingale
We so often study the lives of famous people and their activities in isolation, what is intriguing is when you find how the lives of these people were meshed together
Read MoreBringing your history to life
Connect with the lives of your family members, capture the reality and essence of the story of their lives, documents,photos and map them with the places where they lived worked and played… here is an example…No why not become your own map maker and family treasure curator…
Read MoreLondon Library 1841
The London Library is an inspirational institution with many intriguing connections to people such as Charles Dickens
Read MorePublication of a Christmas Carol…19 Dec 1843
Charles Dickens a Chrismas Carol, what inspires philanthropy and what was it’s impact on family history…published 19 December 1843
Read MoreEast Meon War Memorial
War Memorial East Meon, with names of the fallen for WWI and WWII
Read MoreAll Saints Church East Meon
Do you have a family history connection to East Meon in Hampshire? If so, then the church of All Saints, sitting on a rise above the village with Park Hill rising behind it, is as good a place as any to start. Find out what your family connection might be to this beautiful Hampshire village.
Read MoreCharles Dickens Jr Writes on the Victorian Sport of Boxing
A fantastic insight into the Victorian boxing world from Charles Dickens Junior’s dictionary, ‘Dickens London Dictionary’
Read More