Finding our links in History - One Genealogist's thoughts, tidbits, and inspirations - All very much randomly posed. One person's life does not stand-alone but interacts with family, neighbors, community, and history. Our Trees become Tangled just by living. -- T.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Under Construction - Warner Middle School
It looks like the old bleachers are coming down at Warner Middle School in Westminster, CA!
Here is 'Live' link to the construction site webpage: http://www.wsd.k12.ca.us/Measure_O_construction.aspx
Warner
Wildcats!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Occupation: Costermonger
Costermonger:
A seller of fruits & vegetables; also referred to as a Coster
A common sight in mid-Victorian England, these street vendors would use a loud sing-song chant to attract attention. Their cart could be a stationary market stall, mobile wheelbarrel, or horse-drawn cart.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The Newsworthy 1846 Marriage of Thomas Cassingham to Eliza Amos
Thomas Cassingham - age 65
&
Eliza Amos - age 14yrs
Married in Challock, Ashford, Kent England
21 March 1846
Carlisle Journal
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Free Digital Library of Historical Directories
Historical Directories is a digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. It is a free website produced by the University of Leicester and is very user friendly being searchable by location, decades, or keywords.
Using this site I was able to locate our ancestor, Odian Cassingham, listed in the History, Gazetteer & Directory of Kent, Vol. II, 1847 under Folkstone Hundred as a Farmer:
In reading the descriptive of his parish, I also came across the name of his home, Copperhust, where he resided on Knoll Hill in Aldington, Ashford, Kent:
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Brides Dressed in Blue
Marriage of Dale Casteel,
son of Robert & Lucy Casteel,
to
Myrtle McDevitt
Thursday, 21 Aug 1919 Daily Illinois State Journal ~ ~ ~ |