ABOUT MY WEBSITE
HEATHER'S HISTORICAL SOCIETY was founded in 2020 by me (Heather Thomas) and is a site dedicated to the historical and genealogical information and documentation that I have collected over more than fifty years.
My husband and both my sons, Alex and Dom, deserve a special mention as they have always supported me. This entire site, however, is attributable to Alex; without his vision and enthusiasm, I would not have the opportunity to fulfil a long-held ambition of having a website where I can share my research.
With filing cabinets brimming and my computer congested with photographs, downloads, projects in various stages of progress, this website gives me an opportunity to develop structures for the many avenues of my research.
RECENT POSTS
POSTS can now be found under PROJECTS.
| 05 OCTOBER 2024 | |
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PROJECTS Peabody High School Lost Boys |
| 29 JUNE 2024 | |
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PROJECTS THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLBY (1818-1860) > PART 3 Enigma |
| 21 JUNE 2024 | |
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PROJECTS THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLBY (1818-1860) > PART 2 The Times Correspondent-Insurrection, Travel, War. Exile, Shipwreck, Incarceration, Torture, Revenge, Remembrance! |
| 13 JANUARY 2024 | |
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PROJECTS THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLBY (1818-1860) > PART 1 FROM GIBRALTAR TO CHINA WITH AN ARTICLED CLERKSHIP TO RUSSELL BOWLBY SUNDERLAND/SOUTH SHIELDS |
| 02 DECEMBER 2023 | |
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PROJECTS ST HILDA'S CHURCHYARD > PART 5 Desecration of St Hilda's Churchyard |
| 11 NOVEMBER 2023 | |
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PROJECTS Two "Young" families in South Shields Shipping and Pilots - Research & Meadowcroft |
| 30 OCTOBER 2023 | |
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PROJECTS ST HILDA'S CHURCHYARD > PART 4 THE DEATH OF ST HILDA'S CHURCHYARD, SOUTH SHIELDS |
| 14 JANUARY 2023 | |
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PROJECTS THE OLD TOWN HALL, SOUTH SHIELDS |
| 15 DECEMBER 2022 | |
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PROJECTS ST HILDA'S CHURCHYARD > PART 3 THE DEATH OF ST HILDA'S CHURCHYARD, SOUTH SHIELDS |
| 09 OCTOBER 2022 | |
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PROJECTS ST HILDA'S CHURCHYARD > PART 2 THE DEATH OF ST HILDA'S CHURCHYARD, SOUTH SHIELDS |
| 29 AUGUST 2022 | |
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PROJECTS ST HILDA'S CHURCHYARD > PART 1 THE DEATH OF ST HILDA'S CHURCHYARD, SOUTH SHIELDS |
| 14 MAY 2022 | |
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PROJECTS MY FENWICK FAMILY > PART 2 TALES FROM MY GRANDMOTHER THOMASINA JOHNSTON FENWICK (1880-1974) |
| 30 JANUARY 2022 | |
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PROJECTS MY FENWICK FAMILY > PART 1 THE FENWICKS OF 1 PRUDHOE STREET (1874-1894) |
| 27 DECEMBER 2021 | |
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PROJECTS AN AMAZING DISCOVERY IN CLEADON VILLAGE! |
| 12 DECEMBER 2021 | |
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PROJECTS RICHARD SCOTT (1740-1804) OF SOUTH SHIELDS & HARTON HOUSE FARM > PART 3 |
| 06 NOVEMBER 2021 | |
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PROJECTS RICHARD SCOTT (1740-1804) OF SOUTH SHIELDS & HARTON HOUSE FARM > PART 2 |
| 09 OCTOBER 2021 | |
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PROJECTS RICHARD SCOTT (1740-1804) OF SOUTH SHIELDS & HARTON HOUSE FARM > PART 1 |
| 03 JULY 2021 | |
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PROJECTS JOHN CROWELL POLLARD (1859-1906) > PART 3 |
| 01 MAY 2021 | |
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PROJECTS JOHN CROWELL POLLARD (1859-1906) > PART 2 |
| 28 FEBRUARY 2021 | |
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PROJECTS BARNARD CASTLE |
| 22 FEBRUARY 2021 | |
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PROJECTS THOMAS WILLIAM THOMAS (1881-1923): THE AMERICAN DREAM THAT ENDED IN TRAGEDY > PART 8 |
| 14 FEBRUARY 2021 | |
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PROJECTS THOMAS WILLIAM THOMAS (1881-1923): THE AMERICAN DREAM THAT ENDED IN TRAGEDY > PART 7 |
| 30 JANUARY 2021 | |
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ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS JAMES L. HATCH MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS CARD 1958: ALTOONA TO NEW MALDEN |
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ABOUT THIS WEBSITE
NAVIGATION
This website is mobile friendly therefore you can view this website across all your devices including laptop, desktop, mobile or tablet.
However, some elements are scrollable when not viewed on desktop PCs and therefore the scrollbar may not appear depending on which browser is used.
The HEATHER'S HISTORICAL SOCIETY logo, at the top of each page, links to the main page.
The sub-pages have their own banner images (old King Street, South Shields) which are links to these pages.
Posts that have multiple parts have their own banner which is a black background with white text.
Due to the amount of time it takes to fully research each post, there is no time frame as to when you can expect more posts, therefore please continue to keep visiting the website for the latest updates.
DISCLAIMER
HEATHER'S HISTORICAL SOCIETY ('We') began in 2020 as a site dedicated to dedicated to the historical and genealogical information and documentation that I have collected over more than fifty years.
Content is created by Heather Thomas and edited by Alex Thomas for website optimisation.
Photos are credited throughout the site and therefore we do not own the rights to the photos, therefore please ask direct permission fromn the owner and not through this website.
AMT STUD!OS is the administrator for this website, and further information on its projects can be found by clicking on their logo below.