Very moving, Annie. Thanks so much for posting the link! As my husband just said, there is nothing that can replace the actual voices of the people when you want to understand history and what their lives were like.
Sarah
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- Mon May 29, 2006 4:56 pm
- Forum: My Scotland
- Topic: Radio Programme
- Replies: 2
- Views: 596
- Mon May 29, 2006 2:47 am
- Forum: Census
- Topic: Archibald Thomson .....
- Replies: 13
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The 'T' of Tailor and the 'S' of Scholar are very similar, but the initial loop starts downwards for 'S' and upwards for 'T'. I think it is Tailor (and I also wonder if there is such a thing as an apprentice sailor...) To my eye, the 'T' in Teacher has exactly the same gesture and movement as that o...
- Sun May 28, 2006 4:14 pm
- Forum: Institutions
- Topic: How poor is poor enough?.....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 756
Thanks Russell and Falkyrn! It is indeed interesting to read the discussions of what to do about the poor and to see the different opinions that were current at the time and the different angles from which they viewed the situation. I also dipped into the Glasgow Digital Library and found references...
- Sat May 27, 2006 4:22 pm
- Forum: Institutions
- Topic: How poor is poor enough?.....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 756
How poor is poor enough?.....
Hi all, I understand from DavidWW's recently added FAQ that organized poor relief in Scotland only began in 1845. I have an ancestor who died in Glasgow apparently just before :-( the 1841 census and was more or less destitute at his death. It seems the poor relief would have been organized by the P...
- Fri May 26, 2006 7:45 pm
- Forum: Institutions
- Topic: House of Refuge for Boys, Glasgow.....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2673
- Thu May 25, 2006 4:24 pm
- Forum: My Scotland
- Topic: How did you start down this road? .....
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6621
My mother's mother died at her birth in 1916 and her father died the next year. Her adoptive mother refused all overtures from the birth relatives (including offered photos :shock:) Fortunately, one of the nurses who cared for her in her first 10 months before adoption saved the letters from family,...
- Thu May 25, 2006 3:28 pm
- Forum: Research Sources
- Topic: New website for Ulster Scots
- Replies: 1
- Views: 521
New website for Ulster Scots
Just saw this in the New England Historic Genealogical Society newsletter -- it's a fascinating site! New Website for Ulster Scots The Ulster-Scots Agency, in association with the Ulster Historical Foundation, the Centre for Migration Studies, and the Institute of Ulster-Scots Studies, has created ...
- Wed May 24, 2006 10:13 pm
- Forum: The Americas
- Topic: Montreal City Directory 1842-1992 .....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 670
- Wed May 24, 2006 10:04 pm
- Forum: Institutions
- Topic: House of Refuge for Boys, Glasgow.....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2673
- Wed May 24, 2006 6:13 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: Finding records in Italy .....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3647