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Stories from North Sheffield
Stories and images from the 1920's collected from
people living in north Sheffield. Currently Parson Cross, Southey, Shirecliffe
and Foxhill are the main areas represented.
Picture Sheffield Mysteries
Solved
Find out how Picture Sheffield solved the mystery of two lads fishing in an
archive photo "Mystery fisherman at Moss and Gamble's pond on Foxhill Road".
See how you can also help solve a mystery from Picture Sheffield photo
library.
Old Sheffield As I Knew It - by Joseph Woolhouse
A description of the
town of Sheffield written in 1832 at the time of the Cholera epidemic.
See also
Cholera
Monument & Grounds as well as
Photos
of the Monument.
Great Flood of Sheffield
Samuel Harrison's 'A Complete History of
the Great Flood of Sheffield'
WWII Reminiscence Project
(UK)
Wood Green, Witney
project of Memories have been gathered by students, interviewing family and
friends, evacuees, local men and women, etc. The interviews and pictures provide a
fascinating, first-hand insight into family life in a world within living
memory. See also their
Sheffield and South Yorkshire
reminiscences of WW2 including the Sheffield Blitz.
WWII People's War, Sheffield & South Yorkshire
An archive of World War II memories written by the public and gathered by
the BBC. See also their
gallery of photos collected for this
category.
Wartime Memories Project
This excellent project is
actively seeking recollections from the war years. If you lived through the
war years and have a tale or two to tell, they would love to hear from you.
Some of the areas of interest to the project: Fighter pilots, RAF
instructors and ground crew, RAF Maintenance Units, Aircrew who made a
landing at one of the designated emergency landing grounds, Coastal Command,
Bomber Command, Evacuees, Wartime school children, WW2 Refugees from Europe,
WAAF, ATS, WRENs, WVS, Nurses, Doctors, Teachers and so much more!
The Iron District of Staffordshire / Sheffield
The Condition of the Working-Class
in England in 1844 (by
Frederick Engels
c. 1845).
Rhymes, Stories, Folk Tales, Ghost Stories,
Legends, Games Etc
Collection of Rhymes, Ballads,
Folk Tales, Ghost Stories, Legends and Games of Old
Sheffield - Sheffield Indexers
Cherished Sheffield Family Memories
Ongoing effort to collect
memorabilia giving insight into the way-of-life in Sheffield - Sheffield
Indexers
Memories of Yorkshire
Today, more than at any
previous time, writing and publishing your childhood memories has never been
easier to accomplish. More and more people are using the latest technology
to help them compile their own memories and to publish them either online or
in more traditional form.
Sheffield Local History by Eric Youle
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An excellent resource for Sheffield historical
material including; Under Five Sovereigns, History of Labour, Holy Trinity
Wicker, Recollections of Sheffield, Sheffield City Battalion, Story of St.
Philip's Church, the Wheat collection, Sanitary State of Sheffield in 1872,
Sheffield and Rotherham Independent Articles, Sheffield in the 18C, The Making
of Sheffield I865-1914, Cutlery & Cutlers Sheffield 1884, illustrated Guide
1862, Sheffield 150 Years Ago, the Story of Old Attercliffe, Reminiscences of
Old Sheffield, Moss Valley transcriptions. Lists and Indexes including;
Sheffield Poll Tax 1692, Sheffield Spring Knife Cutlers, Derbyshire Alehouses,
Inns and Taverns 1577, Vills and Freeholders of Derbyshire 1633, List of those
fined for not wearing caps to Church 1577, Sheffield at the Front, Local Men
Serving in South Africa Boer War, Peter Harvey and David Robins photo indexes,
The Manor and Parish of Ecclesall Rate Book for 1786, 4TH Report of Children's
Employment Commission 1862, Survey of the Manor of Sheffield - 1637 names index,
Hunter Archeological Society and Old Heeley.
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Newspaper Extracts (1800's)
Interesting newspaper extracts by Rotherham Web including; Mining Accidents,
Inquests etc, Sudden Death, Murder etc., Other Reports,
Sport, Sheffield, Doncaster, Swinton and
Mexborough and The Weather.
Fork Making at Shiregreen (Article)
Sheffield has been renowned for
the quality of it's cutlery at least since the time of Chaucer. The
history of the origins of the fork is somewhat obscure
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courtesy of Ann Halford
Illuminated Tram Car (Article)
Sheffield
Independent - July 15
1905 -
courtesy of Ann Halford
London News
The Illustrated London News
magazine which was first printed in 1842 is the finest pictorial example of a
historic social record of British and world events up to the present day.
See also their
list of articles on Sheffield and an
article on the
Sheffield Flood of 1864.
Obituaries & Sheffield Newspapers
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More information and links to Sheffield Obituaries and
Newspapers.
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Ann's Historical
My Genealogy...and Sheffield
History Site -
courtesy of Ann Halford
Inclosure / Enclosure Awards
List of local enclosures including;
Attercliffe &
Darnall,
Sheffield,
Ecclesall,
Brightside and
Bradfield
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courtesy of Ann Halford
Old Picture Post Cards
Collection of Old
Picture Post Cards from Sheffield - Sheffield Indexers
Old
Place Names, Sheffield
Probable Meanings of Old Place Names -
courtesy of Ann Halford
Attercliffe Poor Relief Rate 1811
Sheffield Indexers list of Poor Relief Rate Assessment for the
Township of Attercliffe cum Darnall 29th December 1811 - in progress.
Recipes of Olde Yorkshire
Sheffield indexers collection
of links to favourite recipes old and new.
Yorkshire Expressions
Sheffield Indexers collection of
links and expressions including
Sheffield, Barnsley & more.
Sheffield Local History by Eric Youle
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Lists and Indexes including;
Sheffield Poll Tax 1692, Sheffield Spring Knife Cutlers, Derbyshire Alehouses,
Inns and Taverns 1577, Vills and Freeholders of Derbyshire 1633, List of those
fined for not wearing caps to Church 1577, Sheffield at the Front, Local Men
Serving in South Africa Boer War, Peter Harvey and David Robins photo indexes,
The Manor and Parish of Ecclesall Rate Book for 1786, 4TH Report of Children's
Employment Commission 1862, Survey of the Manor of Sheffield - 1637 names index,
Hunter Archeological Society and Old Heeley.
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Sheffield History
Sheffield Indexers collection of links to historical Sheffield including;
Sheffield History, Laws & Acts, Living & Working Conditions, Historical Land
& Buildings, Sheffield Flood and War Memories.
Sheffield & Surrounding Areas
Sheffield Indexers collection of links to helpful genealogy websites for
Sheffield and the surrounding areas.
Trades, Directories & Unions
Sheffield indexers collections of the links to workers trades, unions and Directories.
Emigration, Immigration, Migration
Sheffield Indexers extensive list of links to websites for family members who
may have Emigrated, Immigrated or Migrated. Includes many links to ships
passenger lists, war brides, colonialism and more.
Yorkshire & Surrounding Counties
Sheffield Indexers
collection of popular Historical and Genealogical links for
Yorkshire
and the surrounding
counties of
Cheshire,
Derbyshire,
Durham,
Lancashire,
Lincolnshire,
Nottinghamshire
and
Westmorland/Cumbria.
Genealogy Hunters
Sheffield Indexers
collection of links to popular Popular Genealogy and Travel Information for Family History
Researchers in the UK.
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