'Roman Nottinghamshire' nominated for an award

Roman Nottinghamshire by Nottingham-based writer Mark Patterson has been nominated for Book of the Year by Current Archaeology . The book i...

Christmas at the Front

"Sitting around a miniature Christmas tree and opening a Christmas package are (front row, left to right) S/Sgt. John F. Suchanek; and ...

New books for December 2012

The following books have recently been sent to me for review. The north Nottinghamshire market town of Retford is the subject of the first b...

Remember Pearl Harbor

Go Over the Top

Robert E. Lee's Daughter Laments the Great War

When the maelstrom of war swept through Europe during the summer of 1914, many vacationing Americans were caught up the in tide of events an...

International Centennial Conference at the National World War I Museum

A CENTURY IN THE SHADOW OF THE GREAT WAR An International Centennial Planning Conference: March 22-24, 2013 The National World War I M...

Dough-What?

Modern Americans may find themselves scratching their heads when they read that American infantrymen who fought in World War I were referred...

Another Take on a National WWI Memorial

From The Washington Post : The Right Way to Remember the Great War By William N. Brown As we pause this Veterans Day to remember American...

Ambitious plans announced for Nottingham Castle

Nottingham City Council have recently announced plans for a £26 million redevelopment of Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery should t...

Scope's Trial

Class as we enter the 1920's we are going to start a new project.  Like the power point presentation, you will work in groups, you will ...

Photo of the Week

LOC

Press Release from the World War One Memorial Foundation

For Immediate Release Contact: David DeJonge 616-540-4922 Edwin Fountain 202-879-7645 World War One Memorial Foundation challenges lawmak...

WWI Ultimate Honor (Veterans Day 2012)

Veterans Day 2012

Thank you to all the veterans, past and present, who have served.  Your sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Remembrance Day 2012   On this 2012 Remembrance Day  the members of the Ryde Goes to War Project team  remember all our Australian service m...

WWI Nurses with a connection to Ryde District In our research to-date we have found eight Nurses, Sisters or Matrons on our lists for the Ry...

Millgate Museum in Newark closes

Millgate Museum in Newark opens for the last time today. Newark & Sherwood District Council took the decision to close the  museum a whi...

Mysteries and Memorials

Well, today I have two nursing sister mysteries and one memorial to share with you. First, the mysteries. One of the great pleasures of blog...

WW1 Blog continues Chapters 19-21

This new post is designated to Chapters 19-21.   Group 1- Chapters 19 Group 2- Chapters 20 Group 3- Chapters 21 Remember that if you can not...

WW1 Blog Continues Chapters 16-18

This new post is designated to Chapters 16-18.   Group 1- Chapters 16 Group 2- Chapters 17 Group 3- Chapters 18 Remember that if you can not...

WW1 Blog continues Chapters 13-15

This new post is designated to Chapters 13-15.   Group 1- Chapters 13 Group 2- Chapters 14 Group 3- Chapters 15 Remember that if you can not...

WWI Blog continues Chapters 10-12

This new post is designated to Chapters 10-12. Group 1- Chapters 10 Group 2- Chapters 11 Group 3- Chapters 12 Remember that if you can not a...

Project Up-date October 2012: We currently have 20 helpers working on different letters of the alphabet to identifying the combined list o...

Charles Schulz and World War II

The creator of the famous comic strip, Peanuts , once served in the U.S. Army during World War II. This service forever changed his life, mo...

'The Lost Houses of Nottinghamshire': Aspley Hall

The third episode of 'The Lost Houses of Nottinghamshire' went out this morning on Andy Whittaker's BBC Radio Nottingham show. T...

The story of a WW1 solider.

Chapter 10 leads us into WW1. This was a war among countries but the men who fought the war, were sons, fathers, brothers and friends to so...

Hawaii's Last Queen

This is an online assignment to do after you finish your Chapter 9 test. Directions: Please use your Macs to research Queen Liliuokalani...

Ryde's Conference Trading Table. Between September 14 -16, six members of the Ryde District Historical Society & Family History Grou...

15th September - the aftermath

During August dad began physiotherapy, we have since been told that he has ataxia, which is a neurological issue that can be caused by a tra...

Great Website About Our Nurses

Readers of Finding the Forty-Seven may want to take a look at a great website drawn to my attention by fellow blogger Annette Fulford. It co...

Remembering Ainslie St. Clair Dagg

Welcome back to Finding the Female Fallen. I’ve got loads of profiles, new information and resources, as well as a mystery or two to share o...

Private John Forrest - a Ryde soldier among those recently identified at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles, France.  In July 2012  nine Australian Wo...