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Wallace Scott & The Battle of Coronel

On November 1st, 1914, HMS Good Hope was sunk in the Battle of Coronel with the loss of all hands,…

1 year ago

Clarks of Cumberland in British Columbia

At the turn of the 20th century, the Clark family of Workington, Cumberland, had embraced the Second Industrial Revolution and were…

1 year ago

Dr William Barlow & Virginia Tech

William Edward Barlow (1870-1938) was born in Bury, Lancashire, the eighth of ten children to our 3rd Great Grandparents William…

1 year ago

William Porter & The Driffield Navigation

The Blue Bell Inn sits opposite River Head, at the northern end of the Driffield Navigation. The landlord in the…

1 year ago

Ralph Ryder & The Black Bear

"You can take a man out of Yorkshire but you cannot take Yorkshire out of a man." You can always…

1 year ago

Alfred Maddison & The Fleet Review

On this day in 1914 our 4th cousin, Boy 1st Class, Alfred Maddison participated in the Fleet Review at Spithead…

1 year ago

Bill Gracia & Cupertino Foothills

William "Bill" E Gracia (1901-1978), our 2nd Great-Granduncle, was the youngest of seven children born to Maggie MAHOOD (1856-1921) &…

1 year ago

President John Adams & Popular Culture

On this day in 1826, on the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the second and…

1 year ago

Henry Loftus Wisker & Penal Transportation

Today, a convict ancestor is a matter of pride for Australians. It provides a connection to the earliest pioneer (and…

2 years ago

William Clark & Iron Puddlers

William CLARK (1852-1902), our Great Great Grandfather, worked as an Iron Puddler in the iron foundries of England and Scotland…

2 years ago

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