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In which I demonstrate an easy way to capture metadata for your source citations from FindMyPast's newspaper collection...and beyond #citeyoursources #genealogycitation #WikiTreeSourcer #familyhistoryresearch #historicalnewspaperresearch
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In which I demonstrate an easy way to capture metadata for your source citations from FindMyPast's newspaper collection...and beyond #citeyoursources #genealogycitation #WikiTreeSourcer #familyhistoryresearch #historicalnewspaperresearch
The end of a family business
While searching newspapers again a couple of weeks ago, I stumbled across the following advert in the Islington Gazette: MACHINE Ruling and Binding Business for Sale, through ill-health, at West-end. Apply G Yarranton, 16, New Compton-street, W.C. (1)1 The first question that came to my mind was whose ill health? Sarah’s? George’s? Both? Fortunately in this case, the sources to help me…
A Newspapers.com weekend - serendipitous discovery...
During the free weekend in February, I focussed mainly on the family of Edwin Spong and Jessie Angela West, with great results. At point point, however, I took one quick side journey to England and turned up a most interesting tidbit about my 3rd great-aunt, Sarah Maria Spong (click image to enlarge): As some of you might remember, Sarah was educated at the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in…
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Sunday afternoon genealogy fun...Newspaper headlines on your Birth Date...
Sunday afternoon genealogy fun...Newspaper headlines on your Birth Date... #genealogyfun #familyhistory #OttawaONnewspapers #newspaperheadlines #heritage #OttawaONhistory #CanadianElections #writingmypast #bloggingmypast
After a very busy work week (including a crazy shift yesterday), I am postponing the topic I had originally planned for this week in favour of participating in Randy Seaver’s genealogy fun for this week. Here’s the theme: Newspaper Headlines On Your Birth Date Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music): 1) What was your own birth date? 2) Find a…
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How I did it...locating more newspaper stories related to my ancestors...
#ancestors, #familyhistory, #genealogywork #newspaperresearch #newspapers #genealogyblogparty #heritage #lineage #socialhistory
Newspaper research has for years now been a major part of my genealogy research. Not only do I take advantage every time Newspapers.com has a free weekend, but I also maintain my FindMyPast subscription partly so I can access its vast and still-growing newspaper collection. Within the pages of older dailies and weeklies, I’ve discovered so much about my family and the people connected to…
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Obituary with transcription for Jonathan Wiley...
Obituary with transcription for Jonathan Wiley... #familyhistory #Australianfamilyhistory #obituaries #socialhistory #Trove #collateralfamilyhistory #Wileyfamilyhistory #Ferdinandofamilyhistory #newspapersforfamilyhistory
In continuing my work on attaching obituary images, I came across one for Jonathan Wiley, my cousin three times removed, who was born in England in 1849 and died in Australia in 1934. Long-time readers of this blog might recall my blog post about his family’s emigration in 1857/1858, when his parents, my 3rd great-aunt, Elizabeth Ann Ferdinando, and her husband, Joseph Wiley, left everything they…
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Fire at #10 Little Earl Street - Part 2
Fire at #10 Little Earl Street – Part 2
When last we left George Sinkins, he had just seen one of his tenants, James Moore, convicted on charges of “feloniously setting fire to a workshop, with intent to injure” and sent to prison for two years. Given that he’d lost a lot of time and money already, I’m sure he hoped that he could now set about finishing repairs and returning his life to normal. Unfortunately, such was not the case. He…
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Fire at #10 Little Earl Street...
Fire at #10 Little Earl Street…
While doing my Sinkins research, I remembered finding my 3rd great-grandfather, George Mustin Sinkins (possible brother of Elizabeth Sinkins) while doing a routine search through the Old Bailey Online website. Feeling a need for a bit of a detour, I went down that rabbit hole again and, with the help of both FindMyPast and the Times Digital Archive, as well as Hathi Trust, found even more to the…
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