Black Sheffield Community 6 20 min readGeorge Brown was my great-great-grandfather. While I know quite a bit about George and Ann Brown of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England...
Hurricane Hazel Disasters 0 9 min readThey said it might rain; they said it might be windy; but they never really thought that Hurricane Hazel would...
Terrible Murder of a Policeman Crimes 5 18 min readIn the darkest hours of Saturday morning on 28 February 1885 near Weatheroak Hill near Kings Norton, James Davies of...
Help Wanted: Sobriety, Diligence and Honesty Required Occupations 0 13 min readLike us, our ancestors, unless they were independently wealthy, had to work to put food on the table and to...
Part Three: 129 Claimants Battle for Thomas Henry Blythe’s Estate People 0 19 min readThe death of Thomas Henry Blythe in his sixtieth year sparked a battle in the probate courts that would last...
Part Two: 129 Claimants Battle for Thomas Henry Blythe’s Estate People 0 12 min read [aesop_image imgwidth=”400px” img=”https://www.thesocialhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Thomas-Henry-Blythe-Memorial.jpg” offset=”-300px” credit=”Alina Squeak (Find-A-Grave Member #47437442) with permission” align=”left” lightbox=”on” caption=”Thomas Henry Blythe Burial” captionposition=”left”] When...
Part One: 129 Claimants Battle for Thomas Henry Blythe’s Estate People 2 13 min readAt half past 5 o’clock on April 4, 1883, real estate tycoon Thomas Henry Blythe died suddenly at his home at...
Murder or Accident? Crimes 9 11 min readThe charred and headless body of David Scollie was found in the ruins of a fire that took place on...
Great Fire of 1922 Disasters 7 4 min readIn Northern Ontario, the unusually hot and dry conditions that had prevailed throughout the summer of 1922 continued unabated into...
Waifs and Strays Advances 0 16 min readWinner of Rogue or Angel? Contest Congratulations to reader Heather Milnes, winner of The Social Historian’s Rogue or Angel? Contest...
