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Lance Racey (aka CranesfootLance)
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Family historian & genealogist. Wrestles with history. IHGS Student. Background in HR, Wellbeing, Disability, Mentoring & FE. Europhile. Father, son & cousin. Researching New, Cammish, Atkinson, Martin, Gale, Higginbotham and Unknown. Racey by name....
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Lance Racey (aka CranesfootLance) @cranesfootlance.bsky.social · Jan 16
I have now set up as a Family Historian and Genealogist trading as Crane's Foot Genealogy.

With 17 years experience based Yorkshire I can help search in local archives, online or with DNA.

A website is being developed showing my full services but contact me anyhow for a free initial consultation.
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BBC News - Minster secures £230k for renovation works
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Hull Minster secures more than £230,000 for renovation works
Hull Minster's heritage manager says the money will be spent on renovation works at the site.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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BBC News - Henry VIII's lost castle and the ghost of the Devil's Post
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Henry VIII's lost castle and the ghost of the Devil's Post
Hull Citadel has long been demolished, but tales of a murdered woman and haunted soldiers linger.
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February 1, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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BBC News - Glimpse of city's past as medieval wall uncovered
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Hull's medieval town wall uncovered, giving glimpse of past
Work on Guildhall Road in Hull has revealed a section of the defensive walls from the 14th Century.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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BBC News - New project explores city's theatre history
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New project explores Hull's theatre history
A £150,000 grant will help a Hull theatre company tell the story of a twice burned-down venue.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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BBC News - Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze
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Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze
During the event local
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January 27, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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BBC News - Secrets of an 'opulent' Georgian house
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Secrets of an 'opulent' Georgian house
Maister House, a National Trust property in Hull, has been shaped by trade and tragedy.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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BBC News - Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity - BBC News
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Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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January 20, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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BBC News - Germany returns stolen fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France
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Germany returns stolen fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France
Two fragments of the 11th-Century fabric were stolen from Bayeux during the Nazi occupation of France in the 1940s.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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BBC News - Germany returns stolen fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France
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Germany returns stolen fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France
Two fragments of the 11th-Century fabric were stolen from Bayeux during the Nazi occupation of France in the 1940s.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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Nuclear bunker nears collapse due to coastal erosion
The brick building, on the East Yorkshire coast, is thought to be about 70 years old.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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BBC News - Shipbuilding past brought to life by exhibition
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Goole's shipbuilding past brought to life by exhibition
Goole Built tells the story of the town's former shipyard through workers' words and memorabilia.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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BBC News - City to remember its 6,000 lost trawlermen
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Hull's 6,000 lost trawlermen to be remembered at services
Five services, including one at Hull's St John the Baptist Church, will be held in January.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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BBC News - Goole 200th birthday celebrations announced
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Goole 200th birthday celebrations announced
Organisers say an
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January 7, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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BBC News - The untold story of Spider T's wartime missions
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The untold story of Spider T's wartime missions
The boat was used to evacuate women and children from Hull during Luftwaffe bombing raids.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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BBC News - Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery
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Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery
There is growing evidence that the women were part of an early female religious community.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Happy New Year everyone!
January 1, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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BBC News - Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for the nation after 900 years
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Earliest coin minted in Scotland saved for the nation after 900 years
The medieval David I silver coin, discovered in a wooded area in Midlothian, has been dated to the second half of the 1130s.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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BBC News - City institution celebrates 200 year history
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The Hull Georgian institution still going strong today
The Hull Literary and Philosophical Society provides public lectures on a range of subjects.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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BBC News - City institution celebrates 200 year history
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The Hull Georgian institution still going strong today
The Hull Literary and Philosophical Society provides public lectures on a range of subjects.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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BBC News - Historical book reveals bid to rescue Charles I from Leeds - BBC News
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Historical book reveals bid to rescue Charles I from Leeds
The King was imprisoned in Leeds but plans were drawn up for him to escape in women's clothes.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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BBC News - Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old mysterious mass burial site
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Bronze Age mass burial site mystery near Sanquhar wind farm
Archaeologists find evidence of some kind of
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December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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BBC News - Group mapping graves for future generations
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Group mapping graves in Devon for future generations
Amateur historians in Buckfastleigh document the locations of graves in a local churchyard.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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BBC News - More remains uncovered at Buckingham 'execution' cemetery - BBC News
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More remains uncovered at Buckingham 'execution' cemetery
Archaeologists believe the site in Buckingham was a burial ground for executed criminals.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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BBC News - Victor Hugo Centre appeal nears £7m
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Guernsey fundraising nears £7m for Victor Hugo Centre project
Chairman Larry Malcic estimated the Victor Hugo Centre would be operational in about three years.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM