Please please please write the names of people on the back of photographs, so many people inherit photos but can't identify anyone in them. Also, please try to write a description of each of your parents and grandparents. Future generations will be able to discover their names and dates, but they won't know what their… Read more

Today we dealt with queries from two group members who had ground to a halt with their research, We were able to find some information but in one case there were two people with the same name living in the same area. We came to the conclusion that a marriage certificate would have to be… Read more

Local Newspapers from the 19th century were the Facebook of the time. There are few secrets. Sometimes they are funny, other times they can be heart breaking, but they are always interesting Read more

Part 1 This notice by George Francis appeared in the Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail 16 October 1885. Part 2 In the same newspaper a day later, there was a response! Read more