📢 New Post 📢
In my latest article, I have built upon previous research. It discusses the Coalport ferry disaster of 1799 and the many lives lost to the river. This one is personal to me, as it also includes my own families loss.
https://nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2022/03/loss-and-river-some-stories-of-jackfield.html
#History #Jackfield #deathhistory #ancestory #Industrialrevolution #Victorians

Loss and the River- some stories of Jackfield
There is something quite special about Jackfield. The whole area hums with its history, it’s a tangible, accessible thing. As you walk past...

A stunning find in his family tree: The Bushes’ ancestors enslaved his relatives
“It was the coming together of things that I had been looking for for years,” Charles Holman said.
The Washington Post#TIL #TodayILearned the first wife of #JohnnyCash, Vivian, had a slave in her #ancestory, and so they were repeatedly attacked by the #KKK in #Texas.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Cash