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Lord Lovat & the History of Mapmaking
The first detailed maps of Britain arose out of a need to fulfil a military purpose. The Battle of Culloden proved to be a turning point in the history of British map making
Read MoreDigitization of 1812 US War Pension Files
War of 1812 digitization of war pension files in the 200th anniversary year
Read MoreFamily Home of Thomas Blake Glover 1838-1911 at Glover House in 1864
Thomas Blake Glover an intriguing influence on the Meiji Restoration. mining, ship-building and Mistubishi with his family home in Aberdeen.
Read MoreScotsmen Thomas Blake Glover, Mitsubishi and Kirin Beer
Outstanding Scotsmen and the Far East seem to go together in the 19th and early 20th centuries, being responsible for business and trading companies that are still thriving today. Thomas Blake Glover was one such man, arguably responsible for much of the success of the Meiji Restoration and the overthrow of the Shogun and forming the basis of the new and open Japan and it’s industrial success that continues to this day…
Read MoreMillers in the Family?
An intriguing resource for those with an interest in the social or family history of millers
Read MoreJust a Useful Map – The Museum Mile
Plan your visit to some of London’s top museums
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 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?
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