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Review of ‘Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack’ by Richard Ovenden

15/07/2022 nsford 6 Comments

Knowledge is power. Since records began, people have attempted to control the organisation and distribution of knowledge to hold power…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: archives, books, libraries, non-fiction, research, reviews, Richard Ovenden

On this day: Margaret begins her prison sentence

24/01/2021 nsford 2 Comments

24th January 1849. Margaret Cullinane, aged 30, was admitted to jail in Cork, Ireland, for stealing potatoes. Her sentence was…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: history, research, resources, writing

On this day: Pilgrims become parents at sea

10/12/2020 nsford 2 Comments

10th December 1884. A baby was born on the steamship Angier Head. The names of his parents were recorded as…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: research, resources, writing

On this day: Alexander joins the Royal Navy

17/10/2020 nsford 2 Comments

17th October 1917. Alexander Snoad joined the Navy during the First World War, at the age of 27. Born in…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: research, resources, writing

On this day: Emily goes to the workhouse

21/09/2020 nsford 5 Comments

21st September 1903. Emily Norkett and her illegitimate baby son William Thomas Norkett were admitted to the City Road Workhouse…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: research, resources, writing

On this day: Thomasine enters the asylum

20/08/2020 nsford 5 Comments

20th August 1898. Thomasine Amelia Lean was admitted to Cornwall County Asylum, Bodmin. She had a husband, Henry, and was…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: history, research, resources

On this day: Cora Coombe’s birthday

27/07/2020 nsford 4 Comments

27th July 1908. In Chelmsford, Essex, a girl was born to Ettie and John Coombe (a prison warder). Cora’s middle…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: history, research, resources

On this day: Seven rioters sentenced

28/06/2020 nsford Leave a comment

28th June 1880. In the court at the town of Stafford, Edward Heatherley, William Richards, Patrick Lanner, George Wright, Thomas…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: research, resources, writing

On this day: Gaudah Singh arrives at Liverpool

22/05/2020 nsford Leave a comment

22nd May 1910. Having travelled from Forçados, Nigeria via the African Steamship Company, Gaudah Singh arrived at Liverpool, England. He…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: history, research, resources, writing

On this day: Kathleen Crofts’ birthday

15/04/2020 nsford 4 Comments

15th April 1921. Kathleen Crofts was born. Eighteen years later, she was a shorthand typist and clerk in Leicester. At…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: research, resources, writing

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