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From The Blog
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May 21st 1877 – Cows to Bull
(about 10 hours ago)
From The Farming Diary of Thomas Goddard of Batcombe Farm, Somerset.
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Birth of Florence Nightingale, 1820
(9 days ago)
Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was a celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of mode...
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Sherman / Doughty 2 Volume Bible, 1789
(about 1 month ago)
Wonderful page of text from the Bible of Clemantina Campbell, listing marriage and offspring of James Sherman & Ursula Doughty, A...
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26th March 1829 – Fen Drainage Receipt
(about 1 month ago)
Eau Brink Drainage Receipt, March 1829, to Mr Graham.
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Missing Gentleman
(about 1 month ago)
Curious advert from the front page of The Times, 7th October 1872.
From Facebook
- Another story of a returned Family Bible (14 days ago)
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/8616844/Lost-heirloom-returned-to-family (20 days ago)
- Just been to the post office to dispatch some Victorian Newspapers. Used to be... (about 1 month ago)
- Beautiful - but rather sad - page of text from Sherman / Doughty / Campbell Fami... (about 1 month ago)
- Just taken delivery of several more Family Bibles which I'll be adding to the si... (about 1 month ago)
