Category Archives: Web Wednesday

Web Wednesday (10)

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: GPO Hero’s Back in the day the GPO comprised of the Post Office and the Telephone company. Of course, later on in the 2oth Century we see the split, as the post office … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (9)

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: Postal Museum There is limited material online, but there is a useful catalogue. A search of the catalogue for the name BUTCHER, produced three individual who served in the First World War, all … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (8)

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday for this week is a topic focus on WILLS, after all, it is #WillsWednesday! Wills give us tremendous insight into who: a person, the testator was, people they cared about, and the items they treasured. This post is … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (7)

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: GB Names This is a really useful site to those interested in the distribution of a surname across Great Britain, using census data for the years 1851, 1861, 1881, 1901 and 1911 (1911 … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (6)

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: Durham Mining Museum This is an EXCELLENT website for those researching in:   County Durham Northumberland Cumberland Westmoreland North Yorkshire (Ironstone Mines) The site is absolutely jammed pack with material for those researching … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (5)

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: Who Owns England? This is a fascinating site and attempts to answer the important question of Who Owns England? Which is a key question for those of us who interested in local history, … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (4)

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: The East Surrey Family History Society and their free, fabulous Virtual Family History Fair, on Saturday January 27th 2024. A wide selection of family history societies will be attending, including the Guild.  The … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (3)

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: Rare Book Society of India This is a fascinating and very unusual site that is of use to genealogists and historians alike, with an interest in India. The site is providing an online … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (2)

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Julie Goucher

The web-Wednesday site for this week is: The Men who Said No This is a very interesting and thought-provoking website and one that is continuing to evolve. The site welcomes contributions to their database. Between May 1916 and the end … Continue reading →

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Web Wednesday (1)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Julie Goucher

Our first web-Wednesday site is: Tudor Revels The site is part of the People Project 1485-1603 which sought to document the lives of forgotten individuals during the Tudor period in Southampton. The website hoped to document at least 5,000 entries … Continue reading →

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