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First Fleet to Australia 1787
First fleet to Australia, an amazing achievement by convicts, guards, sailors and families together, a journey against all odds
Read MoreDorset Coast Digital Archive
Dorset is an amazing coastline and the Dorset Coast Digital Archive is a fantastic resource for anyone with a family history or historical interest in Dorset
Read MoreDorset and Botany Bay
What connects Dorset and Botany Bay? If any of your family were transported to Australia this will be of interest to you
Read MoreAmerican War, prison hulks, Joseph Banks, Australia. Connect!
The American War, Joseph Banks, prison hulks and Australia, what connects them all? Connections exist across all areas of history including our own, it’s just a matter of discovering them
Read MoreFemale Ancestors in Yorkshire
Female ancestors from Yorkshire are given a voice in History to Herstory from Huddersfield University
Read MoreThe Institution of Nursing Sisters 1840
Another of Elizabeth Fry’s amazing achievements was the setting up of the Institution of Nursing Sisters
Read MoreDickens, Fry, Nightingale, Darwin, Wordsworth and Martineau. What are their intriguing connections?
Intriguing connections between famous people make us view historic times and events differently
Read MoreElizabeth Fry Reformer and Quaker
The work of Elizabeth Fry, Quaker and social reformer inspired others such as Florence Nightingale. Her courage and work was outstanding in a time when women were considered to have few roles outside of the family
Read MoreQuakers in Great Britain
Find Quaker ancestors in your family tree with the help of these useful sites
Read MoreFounding of ‘The Religious Society of Friends’ or Quakers
The founding of The Religious Society of Friends’ began a movement that spread across the UK and into America
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