Celebrating our collections dating from 780AD to the present day
By Jenny Bettger, Archives Assistant (Research) Workhouse records can give an insight into the lives and struggles of the poorest members of the population. In the admission and discharge registers, you will often find the same names popping up with surprising regularity. From the brief descriptions of their reasons for entering or leaving, you can…
By Jenny Bettger, Research Assistant When researching genealogy, you often come across individuals or family groups that stand out. This was the case for me with the Glue family, who I discovered when I was looking at families with longstanding links to the Rogate area. The Glues, or Clues, as they were also known, were…
Please note that this blog post contains some graphic descriptions of injury. By Victoria Evans, Searchroom Archivist Working in an archive allows you the opportunity to stumble upon unexpected pieces of history and how it was recorded. As we answer enquiries on all manner of subjects it is sometimes too easy to fall down a…
Continue reading ➞ Murder, They Wrote…in the register of baptisms
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