Great Toronto Fire 1904 Disasters 1 1 min readJust after eight o’clock on the evening of 9 April 1904, a policeman walking his beat in the cold and...
Sheffield Flood of 1864 Disasters 2 8 min readOn 11 March 1864, just before midnight, the Dale Dyke Dam collapsed and a great flood surged through parts of...
Women and the Victorian Regiment Military 15 5 min readWhile on the one hand, soldiers in the British Army were discouraged from marrying and were required to ask permission...
File Grinders of Sheffield Occupations 3 7 min readHAMMER AND FILE GRINDER Wanted, a steady, good WORKMAN. –Apply Monday afternoon, ROBERT RENTON, Yorkshire Hammer and File Works, Napier...
Homesteading in Northern Ontario People 0 38 min readBy 1931, over 22% of the population of Canada were immigrants. George and Annie Brown were among those who left England...
Shining Sand and Sealing Wax and Other Fancy Stuff Occupations 1 3 min readOn 11 July 1778, W. Jackson, the proprietor of a store in High Street, advertised his wares in the Oxford Journal...
Smallpox Medicine 3 4 min readOne of our ancestor’s greatest fears was the highly contagious smallpox, a disease that has thankfully been considered to be...
