I. 'GHOST Maybe disappearing from the world is the only way to be seen' ~ Anonymepoet21 Alas, a stroll in the City of York along the cobbles of a riverside path steeped in history AND heartache with with The Polite Tourist one evening is now no more...

For those intrigued about the their ancestral history - The Dead Sleuth is a registered company located in the City of York offering professional genealogical services for those looking to solve the riddles of their family history. Curious much? #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍

A broken wing, a halo and with one tiny foot peeking out from under an elaborate stone gown while protected by a delicate cobweb are all that remains of an angel perched upon an tombstone. ⚰ York Cemetery. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday #StillSleuthing 🔍

Whiling away an October afternoon among the dead of York with Ancestral Enquiries🌳 🪦 Parish Churchyard of St Olave. York. UK. #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍 The Graveyard Squirrel

Are you intrigued or perplexed about the history of your ancestors? The Dead Sleuth is a registered company located in the City of York offering professional genealogical services for those looking to solve the riddles of their family history. #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍

I. The Polite Tourist offers true crime walks through Victorian history. Through York, Scarboro', and beyond. As The Polite Tourist peels back the long shadows of dark Victoriana - find yourself spirited back to the cruel streets of another world where death was ever present.

I have been haunting the archives since my teenage years and they are still one of THE most exciting places to visit when I’m in pursuit of those elusive ancestors! And, if you need a sleuth to haunt an archive, why not cast your eye what's on offer at deadsleuth.com?

'This Star for a Moment Given' Peppered with moss and standing tall among falling leaves underneath a greying October sky - the monument to one John Fisher who died at the age of three months in the year 1851. 🪦 Parish Churchyard of St Olave. York. UK. #StillSleuthing 🔍

Signed. Sealed. Delivered. I'm Yours? Alas, not for poor Elizabeth maister and her illegitimate daughter as her lover begged the parish wardens for anonymity with the promise of a generous cash settlement in the year 1806. Who said romance is dead? 🔍 The Borthwick. York. UK.

A TRUE CRIME WALK LIKE NO OTHER. As dusk beckons through YORK and beyond - find yourself spirited back to cruel streets and dark passageways of a Victorian world where death and despair was ever present. Walk Awhile? tickettailor.com/events/politet… #PoliteTourist #LadyBrigante

With a nod to Yuletide - The Polite Tourist presents an EVENING walk in YORK through NOVEMBER and DECEMBER. Why not come along and listen to the tales of those folk for whom the celebration of Christmas would sadly be their last. The Box Office awaits! tickettailor.com/events/politet…

As the 'Witching Hour' beckons and the veil grows thin 'twixt the living and the dead - I've returned to desk and kettle duty. And, for those curious about the trials and tribulations of the long-forgotten dead of Yorkshire - why not join me? Still Sleuthing 🔍 York Family History

If windows could talk? Would they reveal the happenstance of a young woman intent on a mysterious rendezvous who walks into the dark night never to return? YOU WALK. WE TALK. The Box Office Awaits! #PoliteTourist #LadyBrigante #ChristmasGhosts #StillSleuthing 🔍

It's Halloween! 🎃 Why not check out our latest blog about a real #witchcraft trial from the #Scarborough Borough court records in 1652 nycroblog.com 🪄

If I’m not in search of a missing ancestor or trawling through parish records - I will be wandering around a graveyard somewhere. And, for those tombstone tourism exploits - you can catch The Graveyard Squirrel scurrying from graveyard to cemetery and then some. #StillSleuthing 🔍

Our latest talk is the ominous sounding ‘Coroners Case Files’ from the York area with The Dead Sleuth. A true Victorian melodrama not for the faint hearted! Wednesday at New Earswick Quaker Hall 7:30pm. BALH Family History Federation ClementsHallHistoryG

Remember! Remember? In the NOVEMBER publication of The Yorkshire Dalesman magazine - I muse upon sleuthing the 'missing infants', the meaning of ancestral inheritance and a legacy of murder. #TeeAndTombstones #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneTuesday #StillSleuthing 🔍 The Dead Sleuth

By the close of the annual horse fair in the year 1853 and as the visitors made their way home from the City of York - 'twas unfortunate however that the evening would not end well for all. THOSE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST await your kind attention! #PoliteTourist #LadyBrigante

‘Is this Guy Fawkes you burn in effigy?' In November 1812 a disgruntled “barrel of gunpowder” Lady Caroline Lamb was participating in her own unique Bonfire Night celebration at Brocket Hall. DANCES WITH BONFIRES at regencyrecondite.com #BloggingByron #StillSleuthing 🔍