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100 years on from the introduction of farm machinery and protests from rural lab

HERITAGE BLOG | Story preview “farm rioters banished, flogged”

EditorMay 26, 20252 min read

Farm rioter William Acres was banished to a penal colony, but he vanished after his pardon… Read his true story now Farmhand William Acres, 22, worked on a farm in Walton Le Soken, North Essex, until, in 1831, a newly…

The Mitford home on Inch Kenneth is one mile to the Isle of Mull by rowing boat.

Why our Nanny State would suppress a rerun of this teenage wartime journey

EditorApr 3, 20252 min read

Now available – don’t miss a mile of Deborah Mitford’s travels with her pet goat and two dogs… Teenager Deborah Mitford completed a two-day wartime journey but our nanny state would ban any copycat rerun of taking pets: a nanny…

articles about your ancestors are welcome at Ancestry-Stories. As are those of today’s generation

Searching Writing Publishing

EditorJun 17, 20242 min read

All short articles about your ancestors are welcome at Ancestry-Stories. As are those of today’s generation living adventurous lives, achieving their lifetime goals or inspiring our readers in their fight against adversity and disease. We can help you to share…

Pro help with family history research and ancestor story writing

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EditorJun 13, 20241 min read

Our extensive Library aids family history research and enduring ancestry stories. Share the lives of our ancestors worldwide and their descendants Share the lives of our ancestors worldwide and their descendants (us!) who may or may not be enjoying the…

Every family history has a story to be told

Every family history has a story to tell that echoes down the ages

EditorMay 31, 20246 min read

The Covid era has persuaded people to do more talking and reading – and taking up creative writing. With record levels of online chat; new demand for short reads and many wannabe authors, the biggest genre is “Family History”. An article length of…

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Samaritan sea captain saved my ancestor

A Samaritan sea captain saved my ancestor, a Russian Imperial Army draft dodger with Cossack bounty hunters hot on his trail. My great-grandfather Jacob fled with…

EditorMar 13, 202411 min read

Bar brawl in Bahia Blanca

Every family history is unique and the brutal bar brawl detailed in this seaman’s story came after a month of fierce Atlantic gales that drove Tyne-based…

AS MediaApr 18, 20248 min read

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