Balloon: Race to the Sky Game Changers 13 min readIn 1782, the dream of flying through the sky became reality, A group of daring men of science and vision took flight in the balloon. Read More
The Past and the Present Game Changers 4 10 min readWhat is perhaps the biggest challenge for social historians is to wrap our heads around the continuum of time: around... Read More
CSI – The Prologue Crimes 15 min readJourney back only a short time in history, when esteemed judges and assembled juries had only the testimony of witnesses... Read More
10 Examples of Fake News from History Game Changers 2 15 min readThis month, Facebook began prompting users in fourteen countries to read a guide on the fake news phenomenon, with a list... Read More
300 years ago in England Community 22 min readOnce upon a time, about 300 years ago, my British ancestors were farmers, living off the land, battling against nature to... Read More
Help Wanted: Sobriety, Diligence and Honesty Required Occupations 15 min readLike us, our ancestors, unless they were independently wealthy, had to work to put food on the table and to... Read More
Leisure in Historical Britain People 1 8 min readOver the generations, the ways in which our ancestors enjoyed their leisure hours slowly changed. Not only did the activities... Read More
Public Lending Libraries Community 1 9 min readWhile the concept of a library is as old as the written word, early libraries were only accessible to a... Read More
Farmer in the Dales Occupations 6 31 min readAnd so it was that my fourth great-grandfather, Thomas Bulmer, came into the world in late December of 1782, just... Read More
Gypsies Tramps and Thieves People 3 6 min readGypsies tramps and thieves We’d hear it from the people of the town They’d call us gypsies tramps and thieves... Read More