Kirsty Gray
3rd December 2013
May I present to you, Histpop …. a website which provides online access to the complete British population reports for Britain and Ireland from 1801 to […]
2nd December 2013
The National Archives holds over eleven million historical government and public records, one of the largest archive collections in the world. From Domesday Book to modern […]
1st December 2013
Traditionally a day to begin opening the doors on the Advent Calendar but also, in 1990, the day when mainland Britain re-joined continental Europe. The final […]
30th November 2013
So much choice as today is a historic day in many ways, not least because of the effect of the events of last night in Glasgow. […]
29th November 2013
I have often wondered if there should be a proverb counter out there somewhere to see how many proverbs are used each day. But today, this […]
28th November 2013
Whilst thinking about today’s blog, which was going to be about a rather useful website I located recently, all I have heard is the incessant noise […]
27th November 2013
The Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala on this day in 1701. His family originated from Ovanåker in the province of Hälsingland. As the […]
26th November 2013
Today marks exactly 35 days until the end of the year and 29 days until Christmas. Now, confession time: how many of you have done all […]
25th November 2013
Yesterday I was contacted by a colleague asking if I had ever heard of an occupation he had located in the 1861 census: Charles and Andrew […]