Vera Britain born 1893 -1970 and Dame Shirley Williams her daughter HLB
Vera Britain author pascifist and politician, who were the influential people in her life and family…
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 MoreMapping Historical Weather
How did the weather affect historical events? Mapping historical weather is a novel way to explore family history or social history projects. The weather in the context of major historical news.
Read MoreWWI – Love Story
Many lovers were separated by the two world wars, some never to be reunited. Letters and poetry gave voice to this separation and several collections exist that stand as a powerful reminder that love remains in the heart of man, despite all manner of horror around him..
Read MoreAbout Us
Started this quest looking for better resources to take our own history projects forward, supplementing but not replacing our favourite family tree and research record systems, we couldnt find the right tools so we started researching and building some ourselves, here is how we hope to share the outcome of our labours, we aren’t historians and dont want to be, we are intrigued and fascinated aby the journey through history and the inspiring connections we have been finding…
Read MoreVisualising history and health 200 countries 200 years 120,000 data points
Visualising history before and after technology John Snow, Florence Nightingale and Professor Rosling’s intriguing connections….all shared the same belief in the power of visualisation. Examples of visualising history and how it may inform the research and development of a toolkit for family social and local historians or those with a special interest project or collection they are researching and studying.
Read MoreImportance of Data, Maps and History
Historical data in it’s raw form can be pretty dry and difficult to digest. Take that data and display it graphically and a whole new world opens up. Maps and history are as important to each other as biscuits and cheese…
Read MoreMillers in the Family?
An intriguing resource for those with an interest in the social or family history of millers
Read MoreThe Scientific Revolution and The Industrial Revolution. The Newton Connection
Why did the Industrial Revolution take place in Britain rather than anywhere else in Britain? The answer lies in the work of Isaac Newton, the consequences of which were far reaching and completely revolutionary…
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