What to see in England, A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association was published in 1908 by Gordon Home. Primarily designed to encourage rail travel this book contains short descriptions of the places with precise details on how to get there from London. This is his description of Corfe Castle, Dorset without the travel directions.
Corfe Castle (1908)
July 31, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Corfe Castle, Dorset, Gordon Home
Tradition born in a school for boys
July 30, 2008 at 4:00 am (Location)
Tags: Dorchester, Dorset, morris dancing, Thomas Hardye School
In 1978 an after-school club was formed at what was then Thomas Hardye School for Boys at Dorchester, Dorset – and one of the activities was morris dancing.
Read the full story by Nicola Rayner in the Dorset Echo
Matthew Prior (1664-1721)
July 29, 2008 at 4:00 am (Biography, History)
Tags: Dorset, Matthew Prior, Wimborne Minster
Poet and Diplomat, Matthew Prior was born on July 21, 1664 in the vicinity of Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England the son of a nonconformist joiner.
Body found in a coffer
July 28, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy, History, Location)
Tags: Crabb, Inquest, North Bradley, Trowbridge
On August 26, 1726 it was reported in the Taunton Journal that ‘They write from North Bradley, near Trowbridge in Wiltshire, that there was lately found there (hid in a coffer or large box) the body of the Widow Crabb, an ancient woman of that place, who had been bed ridden for several years.’
Early Australian Archives Go Online
July 27, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Australia, National Archives
The following article is from Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.eogn.com.
Memories of a misspent childhood
July 26, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Location)
Tags: Nothe, Weymouth
The boys who were roaming around Weymouth’s abandoned Nothe Fort 50 years ago have answered a call from staff to come forward and help with a film about its colourful history.
Read the full story by Harry Walton in the Dorset Echo
Kingston House, Dorset (1820)
July 25, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Kingston, Kingston House
In 1820, J Criswick published ‘A walk around Dorchester’, described as Containing an Account of Every Thing Worthy the observation of the traveller and Antiquary, within that ancient tow and the circumference of a few miles, compiled from the best authrities. This is his description of Kingston (Maurward) House.
Was Richard II mad?
July 24, 2008 at 4:00 am (History, Podcast)
Tags: National Archives
In this podcast from the National Archives, Terry Jones, ‘Python’, historian, broadcaster, actor, director and comedian has called King Richard II a victim of spin. Here he sets out to rescue his reputation and lift the lid on the turbulent world of 14th century politics.
Ancestry Launches 1891 Canadian National Census Online
July 23, 2008 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Canada, Census
Family Histor web site Ancsetry has launched online for the first time the 1891 Census of Canada, which contains 4.5 million searchable names and 90,000 images of original census pages. Included is information from all then-existing Canadian provinces and territories.
Tracing World War One ancestors
July 22, 2008 at 3:00 am (History, Podcast)
Tags: National Archives
In this podcast from the National Archives, William Spencer takes you through the key records for tracing your World War One ancestors including records of women who were nurses or in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.
