Tag: history
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Day 1 – Let’s start a family history Journey!
🌳 Join in the Challenge! Fancy joining us for our latest genealogy challenge? Whether you’re a seasoned family historian or just taking your first small steps into genealogy, we’d love you to take part! Head over to our Facebook page to see the latest challenge, join in, share your discoveries and connect with other family…
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New Books from the Geordie Genealogist are on the way…
Ready to take your family history research a step further? The Geordie Genealogist has created a growing collection of practical genealogy books designed to help you uncover the stories hiding within your family tree. Starting with The Family History Handbook, 12 Steps to Tracing Missing Ancestors, and Ancestors Who Have Emigrated, these books are packed…
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🍂 Our October Family History Challenge! 🍂
Throughout October, I’m going to share something from my family history every day — it could be a little snippet of information I’ve discovered, a useful genealogy website, an interesting historical fact, or an old family photograph. But I’d love for this to be something we can do together! ❤️ Why not join in and…
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The Alcock Family – A Story of Sunderland, Shipbuilding and Family
John Alcock and Sarah Broom The story of John Alcock and Sarah Broom takes us into the heart of nineteenth-century Sunderland, a world shaped by the River Wear, shipbuilding and the hardworking families who made their homes among its busy streets. Born in Wolsingham in 1825, John came to Sunderland as a young man and…