July 12, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, History, Podcast)
Tags: National Archives, Royal Navy
This podcast from the National Archives discusses the Royal Naval medal rolls held by The National Archives in record series ADM 171, and explains how to interpret the most commonly used codes and abbreviations found in them. It also demonstrates how the medal rolls can be used to locate other records relating to an individual’s Royal Naval service.
July 11, 2009 at 5:15 am (History, Location)
Tags: Butleigh, Edith Shore, George Shore, Somerset
George and Edith Shore were born in Devon in the 1890s. They moved from Devon to Butleigh with their employer in 1928, the couple had a cottage in the village. It took George two days to travel from Devon with the horses and wagon; he always preferred horses to tractors. Edith made bread every week in a brick oven; along with pies, pastries, and faggots. Washing was done on a Monday morning and Edith made butter on the farm.
July 10, 2009 at 4:00 am (Location, Video)
Tags: Nunney, Somerset
Another video from the village of Nunney in Somerset. This time with empasis on the castle.
July 9, 2009 at 4:00 am (Location, Video)
Tags: Nunney, Somerset
Nunney in Somerset was home to many of my Starr ancestors.
July 8, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Bradford-on-Tone, Richard Sheppy, Somerset
Richard Sheppy was born at Three Bridges Farm at Bradford-on-Tone. His father was engaged in mixed farming and then cattle farming, until he was advised that his farm was ideal for growing quality cider apples. He won prizes for his cider in various shows, and by the 1920s he decided to concentrate on developing the cider business, which was a successful firm by the time Richard inherited it. The difficulties encountered in producing cider has necessitated the development of a museum at the farm as an extension of the business.
July 7, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Ancestry.com
The company started out as Ancestry Publishing, a small publisher of genealogy books. Soon after launching its first web site, the corporate name was changed to Ancestry.com. Since then, the company has changed its corporate name about once every 2 or 3 years. Most recently known as The Generations Network they have announced still another name change, reverting back to Ancestry.com, the name by which they have always been known to their users.
July 6, 2009 at 6:28 am (History, Location)
Tags: Dorset, Golden Cap, National Trust
Archaeologists working for the National Trust think they have found west Dorset’s oldest human settlement on Doghouse Hill on the Golden Cap estate.
July 5, 2009 at 6:41 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Brendan Sellick, Somerset, Stolford, Storgursey
Brendan Sellick is a fisherman in the village of Stolford, on the Somerset coast near Storgursey. His family have lived in the parish and fished for generations. Brendan works on the mud flats using an ancient sled called a ‘mud-horse’ to catch shrimps and other fish from his nets. In this excerpt Brendan describes fishing and his earliest memory of going out with his father.
July 4, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, History)
Did your ancestors fight in the American Revolution 233 years ago? Thousands of men answered the call to arms in 1776. These thousands probably have many millions of descendants today. Many Americans can find a Revolutionary War veteran in the family tree if they expend a bit of time and effort. Luckily, there are a number of online and offline sources to help you in that search.
Read the full article in Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
July 3, 2009 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Dorset, Portland, Second World War
Rodney Legg tells how wartime reminiscing enabled him to re-write the story of one of the most famous disasters of the Second World War and claim it for Dorset.
