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Tag Archive: Blackburn
British Army shames local council by tidying up historic Blackburn Old Cemetery
Friends of Blackburn Old Cemetery are forced to draft in local troops to do Blackburn Council’s work of tending to forgotten war graves, as well as graves of local VC hero and the ‘Blackburn Giant’.
10 mindless acts of Cultural Vandalism of the past 100 years
Over the past century the world’s heritage has been deliberately destroyed through the mindless stupidity of marauding armed forces, religious and political fanatics, and thoughtless idiots. Here are 10 examples of cultural vandalism to mourn.
Back in my genetic hometown
After centuries of absence, I am the first in my branch of the Rimmer family to be living back in Southport – the point of origin on the west Lancashire coast in England for anyone with the surname Rimmer.
Blackburn’s Victoria Cross hero is a victim of local government cutbacks
The neglected state of a Victoria Cross winner’s grave in my hometown of Blackburn, Lancashire, has caused local outrage this week.
Escaping Blackburn for a Life at Sea – Researching Royal Navy Service: 1902-1934
My great-grandad left Blackburn aged 17 in 1902 to join the Royal Navy; his life over the next 22 years.
Blackburn Brothers Missing at Sea – Researching Royal Navy Service: 1932-1945
When HMS Eagle was sunk in the Mediterranean in 1942, my grandad and his brother were ‘missing at sea’. The effect on the family at home.
Rift Valley to Ribble Valley in 60,000 Years
My ancestors left Africa 60,000 years ago and became the first Europeans. A timeline of events they lived through before settling in Lancashire 1,000 years ago.
Y-DNA Test – I am a Viking, OK!
Our Viking origins were assumed in the family for years, but never proved. Did a Y-DNA test change that?
Gallipoli 1915 – Churchill’s Part in my Great-Grandad’s Downfall
How my great-grandad was one of the tens of thousands who fell sick at Gallipoli in 1915 – and why my family blamed Winston Churchill for his downfall.
Tracing my Lancashire Family History
How I traced my family history in Lancashire back to 1657, using paid and free genealogy websites,…and a bit of luck.
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