The Huguenot Society of Great Britain

Many family historians find hidden amongst the branches of their family trees a connection to the French Protestants who fled their homelands to find religious freedom in England. A usual place to start your search for these ancestors and to … Continue reading

Westminster Archives now online

Just got this press release from our good friends at Find My Past. This is just what I wanted to have at my fingertips – the contents of the Westminster Archives!! So many of my London Ancestors lived in these … Continue reading

The Wiener Library

The Wiener Library has relocated from Devonshire Street to 29 Russell Square, just round the corner from the British museum. The library was established by Alfred Wiener, a German Jew who fled Germany in 1933. It is said to be … Continue reading

The Thoroton Society

The previous posting about The Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway led me to this website, The Thoroton Society, which is the leading historical & archaeological society for Nottinghamshire. The aims of the society are to promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the … Continue reading