'Bathers at Low Tide, Sennen,' is a triumphant example of Laura Knight's Cornish work. Drawn like many of their generation to the English coast, Harold and Laura Knight lived and worked in the Yorkshire town of Staithes in the late 19thC before discovering Cornwall. This work is

The video of the Black Country Society Virtual Heritage Group meeting on 21/10 "The Life and Legacy of Eliza Tinsley – Black Country Nail Mistress (1813-1882) by Rebecca Wilton" is now available at blackcountrysociety.com/archive/events…

Pastoral: Land Girls Pruning at East Malling 1944 #EvelynDunbar

4,500+ bodies discovered in unmarked workhouse mass grave in Bristol kentucky.com/news/nation-wo…

I was kindly invited to visit and document the home on Belgrade Road of a long-term resident who passed away earlier this year at the age of 81. She moved into the house with her family in 1957 and lived there until her passing. The house, as far as I can tell, retains its

Geoff Capes was a very specific 80s icon. Everpresent on children’s tv, always using Roy Castle as a dumbbell or something. Professional strongman, Olympian. A very British superstar, in an age of Ready Brek and Luncheon Vouchers. Hammer down the doors of Valhalla, Geoff.

Final episode? Already! No!! Good start to this one already. Exciting to find a painting of an ancestor . . . #DNAJourney

Nativity season is upon us! My son has been cast as a wise man. My daughter, on the otherhand -

An interesting new blog post from 23andMe. They are going to be updating their relationship predictions with new algorithms that will provide more accurate estimates. blog.23andme.com/articles/updat… #GeneticGenealogy

📣 Big news! We've made our entire newspaper collection FREE until 28 October 🗞️ Are you ready to find vivid stories about your ancestors? ❤️ Start here 👇 bit.ly/3BWBnjq

There’s gothic architecture, and then there’s Wells Cathedral.

Another year flies by, but not a day goes by that I don’t think about my time making this film. 26 years!? It’s impossible, I’m only 21!

Ancestry have a DNA flash sale on from today until the 3rd November. Fairly sure it's the cheapest I've ever seen it at £39 plus shipping.

When did London become a multicultural city? This tax record from 1483 provides a remarkable insight into the diversity of the medieval metropolis's inhabitants: beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-co…

The brass band is one of the UK’s oldest and mightiest musical institutions, surviving even the ravages of 20th-century social and political reform. Philip Harper tells its story classical-music.com/features/artic…

Anyone know what’s happening with FreeBMD? It’s been a few days now . . .

📬✨ November Newsletter is Out! ✨📬 #AncestryHour - catch up on the latest from the Society of Genealogists and the family history community, including our usual round-up of new record releases. Don't miss a thing—read the Genealogy Gazette now! 👉 ow.ly/I9lg50TVlTv

Anyone who's in Oxford on Saturday: Magdalen College choir are singing the Fauré Requiem for All Souls' Day at 6pm in the Chapel. Completely free. All welcome.

My research on brass bands and military veterans, published today in The Historical Journal, is making news: bbc.com/news/articles/…

🎖️ FREE Talk: Focus on SoG Genealogical Treasures and Collections 🎖️ Join us for a 30-minute session with Else Churchill on Tues 5 Nov at 14:00 to dive into the military records at SoG. 📽️ Can’t make it? Watch on YouTube afterwards. 👉 Book online: tinyurl.com/y46ej85a