If you were a file grinder in nineteenth century Sheffield, then you probably rented one or more troughs in one of the... Read More
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The motion picture industry was in its infancy when my grandfather started working for General Film in Montreal. Although very new, dedicated movie... Read More
While there is no doubt in my mind that our earliest female ancestors worked, and worked very hard, their choices for... Read More
Women’s Occupations in the Early Twentieth Century The logical starting place to learn about what occupational opportunities were available for... Read More
On 11 July 1778, W. Jackson, the proprietor of a store in High Street, advertised his wares in the Oxford Journal... Read More
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Like us, our ancestors, unless they were independently wealthy, had to work to put food on the table and to... Read More
And so it was that my fourth great-grandfather, Thomas Bulmer, came into the world in late December of 1782, just... Read More
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Flour was a very precious staple for our early ancestors in Canada and a flour mill would have been very... Read More
On Wednesday, 3 January 1872, Thomas Macarte gave his last performance as Massarti the Lion Tamer in front of a horrified... Read More
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From the feather man who went from town to town, cleaning bedding made of feathers, to the cat-meat men who... Read More