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21/07/11 02:28
They range from familiar community crosses and statues to less common memorials like bus shelters, sundials, park benches and even an island.
The UK National Inventory of War Memorials is based at the Imperial War Museum and is working to compile a record of all war memorials in the UK and to promote their appreciation, use and preservation.
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23/06/11 05:45
There is a website at www.communityarchives.org.uk and it is possible to sign up for a free copy of their e-newsletter. A useful feature of the website is the ability to see a map showing the location of archives in a particular area.
In these difficult times when archives are under threat through lack of finances, it might be possible for members of family history societies to assist local archives with projects for their mutual benefit.
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04/05/11 01:15
Join us now at Flickr and post a comment on, or favourite, any of the fascinating images we have depicting life in London.
Recent updates include a look at Royal Weddings throughout London's history.
Link to LMA on Flickr.
Gravestone Photographic Resources
23/02/11 09:05
This information is of special interest to anyone reseaching their family history as information on tombstones is rarely listed and it is often hard to find a grave.
The database currently holds information from Canada, Cyprus, England, Wales, Scotland and Australia.
The genealogical information within the online database has been extracted from either photos taken by the Gravestone Photographic Resource or by volunteers who have donated them to the resource.
Not many cemeteries within our area of interest but you never know...
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27/01/11 01:09
Flickr through London Metropolitan Archives and post a comment on, or flag as favourite, any of the fascinating images we have depicting life in the City of London.
From the architecture, fashion and markets of London to current events at LMA - take a look and get involved.
London Metropolitan Archives' photostream
Image © London Metropolitian Archives. All rights reserved.
Bow Creek School, Poplar
A most interesting site about a forgotten corner of Poplar - with index of names.
Pupils Admissions Register 1896 - 1935
Link to Bow Creek School web site
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05/12/10 22:34
The main part of the Register provides details of the workers on strike at the Bryant & May match factory at Bow, East London in March 1888.
There are three lists showing 263 workers from the Centre and Top Centre workshops, 186 workers at the Victoria factory and 263 workers at the Wax and Box Stores and Patents.
The lists show the name and address of each workers, together with marital status, occupation, last week's wages and whether living at home or independently.
Additional notes show rent owed or dependents. Boy workers are indicated. This is followed by the Payments Register for all three workplaces, showing strike pay allotted and amounts actually paid out to each striker on July 14 and July 21.
All workers received a minimum of 4 shillings [20p] , those who had earned over 6 shillings received 5 shillings and married women and widows received more.
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02/12/10 09:00
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Sugar Refiners Database
11/07/10 09:00
In between, a vast number of individuals and companies have come and gone, in an industry, which until the 20c, was a notoriously labour intensive, hot, exhausting, and dangerous place to work.
Whilst the majority of owners of these refineries were British, those who ran the refineries, and the labourers, were mainly migrants, with those from N.Germany predominating.
This useful web site has a database of people, factories and locations throughout the UK.
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London Lives
10/07/10 09:15
Sources for London Lives
A fully searchable edition of 240,000 manuscripts from eight archives and fifteen datasets, giving access to 3.35 million names.
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Tracing travelling ancestors
10/07/10 09:00
If so, you may be able to find them in the inbound passenger lists, available at ancestry.co.uk.
These Board of Trade lists can be searched by name and are vital for tracking people who arrived in the UK during this time.
If your ancestor settled in the UK during the 19th century, you may also be able to find them in the alien arrivals collection, also available on ancestry.co.uk.
Search immigration and travel records now.
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Essex Online Parish Clerks
09/06/10 09:00
Each Essex OPC has a mandate to collect, collate and compile reference material for parishes throughout the county in the form of transcripts, extracts, abstracts, and indexes of original source records.
The OPC should in no way be confused with the Parish Council appointed Parish.
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03/06/10 08:00
They also have immigration reports, newspaper records, shipwreck information, ship pictures, ship descriptions, shipping-line fleet lists and more; as well as hundreds of passenger lists to Canada, USA, Australia and even some for South Africa.
Over 3,000 totally free access web-pages with new databases added regularly.
Marriage records for St. Dunstan's 1640 - 1696
14/05/10 10:00
Published by Thomas Colyer-Ferguson in 1899, only 100 copies were ever printed privately.
This web site is a valuable internet resource and has over 1,000,000 audio, books, images, text and videos files, all fully searchable - and it's free!
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01/05/10 11:00
Historical Directories is a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. It contains high quality reproductions of comparatively rare books, essential tools for research into local and genealogical history. Search by location, decade or keyword.
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09/04/10 23:00
An excellent web site for in depth information about areas, places and people - a veritable Google for all things historical...
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02/03/10 20:01
A fascinating web site about Spitalfields past and present with stunning images and interesting articles. Here is a taster of the delights in store...
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