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8th July 2014
The US industrialist John D Rockefeller was born in New York on this day in 1839. He was the co-founder and president of the first major […]
7th July 2014
Sometimes history can take many forms and this weekend, I decided to take in some motoring history at the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum in Calne. I […]
6th July 2014
Baptised in Broadwoodwidger in 1792, Emeline was the second of just three children (it would seem) of William and Sarah ‘Sally’ Eastcott. No marriage has yet […]
5th July 2014
You cannot switch on the television in the United Kingdom at the moment without seeing some kind of sporting event. This weekend, we not only have […]
4th July 2014
In the USA, this is Independence Day, a holiday in all states and territories, commemorating the formal adoption of the Continental Congress of the Declaration of […]
3rd July 2014
Regular readers of our Family Wise blog will know that it is – more often than not – about family history or just plain ol’ history. However, […]
2nd July 2014
The US writer, Ernest Hemingway, shot himself today in 1961 at his home in Ketchum, Ohio. His wife issued a statement claiming that his death was accidental, but […]
1st July 2014
On this day in 1837, civil registration of births, marriages and deaths was introduced in England and Wales. Hallelujah! Prior to that, a parochial system of […]
30th June 2014
Today is the last day in June. Half the year has gone….already. When I worked for someone else – in a Monday to Friday job (kind […]