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Cheshire 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 MoreThose Humble Occupations
So many of our ancestors had seemingly humble occupations that it is easy to overlook the important role they played in the life
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 MoreBattle of Bull Run 1861 American Civil War Animated Map Snippet
Maps migration and the American Civil war an intriguing snippet of the possible connections and resources available t family historians. The American Civil War did it touch your family history, if you had family members and ancestors in America at the time of the civil war what were they doing and did they sign-up?
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 MoreMark Twain & The British Christmas
What did Mark Twain observe about the British Christmas?
Read More“Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”
What links Santa Claus, Mark Twain and the village of Sleepy Hollow?
Read MoreLondon Library 1841
The London Library is an inspirational institution with many intriguing connections to people such as Charles Dickens
Read MoreLovat Scouts Imperial Yeomanry Cap Badge
The Lovat Scout cap badge, this Scottish Highland unit were so skilled in sniper tactics, they were known as the half rabbit half wolf unit.
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