Knight Vision Genealogy - Caroline Knight
@carolineknight.bsky.social
Museum Professional, Genealogist based in south Lincolnshire with WW1 interests as well as Lincs & Rutland folks.
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Archaeologists who excavated a Roman cemetery say it is "unique" due to the range of different types of burial and grave goods, including bracelets buried with young child.
Roman cemetery found at Peterborough roadworks site 'unique'
The grave goods of a child, a solid stone coffin and other burials reveal a "unique" cemetery.
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April 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Archaeologists who excavated a Roman cemetery say it is "unique" due to the range of different types of burial and grave goods, including bracelets buried with young child.
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A Georgian time capsule—St. John the Baptist, Pilling, Lancashire, England.
One might expect Jane Austen herself to step through the door, bonnet askew, pausing to take in the quiet dignity of this space. ✨⛪ #GeniusLoci
One might expect Jane Austen herself to step through the door, bonnet askew, pausing to take in the quiet dignity of this space. ✨⛪ #GeniusLoci
January 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A Georgian time capsule—St. John the Baptist, Pilling, Lancashire, England.
One might expect Jane Austen herself to step through the door, bonnet askew, pausing to take in the quiet dignity of this space. ✨⛪ #GeniusLoci
One might expect Jane Austen herself to step through the door, bonnet askew, pausing to take in the quiet dignity of this space. ✨⛪ #GeniusLoci
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A brand new #Blog exploring how easy it is to accept an online hint at face value and the pitfalls of what happens if you do. Does your tree have solid roots? Have you built a tree that stands the test of time?
#Genealogy #FamilyTree
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#Genealogy #FamilyTree
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How Strong Are Your Tree’s Roots?
Genealogy is an exciting journey of discovery, but it’s easy to get caught up in the thrill of the chase. With the explosion of online tools and databases, anyone can start creating their family hi…
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January 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A brand new #Blog exploring how easy it is to accept an online hint at face value and the pitfalls of what happens if you do. Does your tree have solid roots? Have you built a tree that stands the test of time?
#Genealogy #FamilyTree
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/01/17/h...
#Genealogy #FamilyTree
chiddicksfamilytree.com/2025/01/17/h...
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Blue plaque to be unveiled for George Brewster an 11 year old chimney sweep at house where he died in 1875. He died trapped in the chimney in the former Victorian pauper asylum at Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire & was the last 'climbing boy' to die before the law was changed.
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Blue plaque for Fulbourn child sweep whose death changed law
George Brewster's death prompted the outlaw of children being used to clean soot from chimneys.
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January 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Blue plaque to be unveiled for George Brewster an 11 year old chimney sweep at house where he died in 1875. He died trapped in the chimney in the former Victorian pauper asylum at Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire & was the last 'climbing boy' to die before the law was changed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pompeii: Spectacular new discoveries unearthed include private spa
A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash.
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January 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When the day hasn't gone to plan, your freezing cold, had a big bill and most of the day has passed by.
It's definitely time to put your feet up, PJs on (don't care it's only half two 🤣), make a a cup of tea 🫖 & read📚.
#OnePlaceStudy #Reading
It's definitely time to put your feet up, PJs on (don't care it's only half two 🤣), make a a cup of tea 🫖 & read📚.
#OnePlaceStudy #Reading
January 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
When the day hasn't gone to plan, your freezing cold, had a big bill and most of the day has passed by.
It's definitely time to put your feet up, PJs on (don't care it's only half two 🤣), make a a cup of tea 🫖 & read📚.
#OnePlaceStudy #Reading
It's definitely time to put your feet up, PJs on (don't care it's only half two 🤣), make a a cup of tea 🫖 & read📚.
#OnePlaceStudy #Reading
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For all my new #Genealogy friends on here:
Why I started researching the Old Palace School Bombing and how this story has now evolved into a website dedicated to the memory of the 34 Firefighters #Genealogy #Blitz #WW2 #London #Beckenham #Kent #History #Firefighters
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Why I started researching the Old Palace School Bombing and how this story has now evolved into a website dedicated to the memory of the 34 Firefighters #Genealogy #Blitz #WW2 #London #Beckenham #Kent #History #Firefighters
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Old Palace School Bombing
In Memory of the 34 Firefighters who lost their life at the Old Palace School
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January 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
For all my new #Genealogy friends on here:
Why I started researching the Old Palace School Bombing and how this story has now evolved into a website dedicated to the memory of the 34 Firefighters #Genealogy #Blitz #WW2 #London #Beckenham #Kent #History #Firefighters
oldpalaceschoolbombing.com
Why I started researching the Old Palace School Bombing and how this story has now evolved into a website dedicated to the memory of the 34 Firefighters #Genealogy #Blitz #WW2 #London #Beckenham #Kent #History #Firefighters
oldpalaceschoolbombing.com
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A wreck discovered off the Aberdeenshire coast is a Royal Navy warship sunk by a torpedo during World War One, it has been confirmed.
Shipwreck confirmed as lost WW1 warship HMS Hawke
The wreck of HMS Hawke was discovered by a team of divers about 70 miles east of Fraserburgh earlier this year.
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January 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A wreck discovered off the Aberdeenshire coast is a Royal Navy warship sunk by a torpedo during World War One, it has been confirmed.
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You know you're cooked when the best your lawyer can come up with is that you're a bit thick ... [Perthshire Courier, 1 May 1817]
January 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
You know you're cooked when the best your lawyer can come up with is that you're a bit thick ... [Perthshire Courier, 1 May 1817]
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The WHAI are delighted to announce the call for papers for our 2025 Conference. See our website for more details. retweets appreciated.
December 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM
The WHAI are delighted to announce the call for papers for our 2025 Conference. See our website for more details. retweets appreciated.
I'm experimenting with various social media posts. This one is a photograph of a church about a mile from home
January 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I'm experimenting with various social media posts. This one is a photograph of a church about a mile from home
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Today's #OccupationOfTheDay is…FIRE BEATER or BOILER MAN:
"Stokes fires which heat boilers used for raising steam to drive engines, pumps, etc...controls water supply to boilers & maintains steam pressure; usually also rakes out ashes."
Dict Occup'l Terms (1927)
📷 Boiler fireman (1944) c/o IWM
"Stokes fires which heat boilers used for raising steam to drive engines, pumps, etc...controls water supply to boilers & maintains steam pressure; usually also rakes out ashes."
Dict Occup'l Terms (1927)
📷 Boiler fireman (1944) c/o IWM
January 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today's #OccupationOfTheDay is…FIRE BEATER or BOILER MAN:
"Stokes fires which heat boilers used for raising steam to drive engines, pumps, etc...controls water supply to boilers & maintains steam pressure; usually also rakes out ashes."
Dict Occup'l Terms (1927)
📷 Boiler fireman (1944) c/o IWM
"Stokes fires which heat boilers used for raising steam to drive engines, pumps, etc...controls water supply to boilers & maintains steam pressure; usually also rakes out ashes."
Dict Occup'l Terms (1927)
📷 Boiler fireman (1944) c/o IWM
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✨One of my favourite interiors for its breathtaking simplicity and uplifting beauty on dark days like this. The Norman arch at St. Michael’s, Upton Cressett, Shropshire, bathed in soft, golden light at dawn—shadows acting towards beauty's end..
December 31, 2024 at 8:21 AM
✨One of my favourite interiors for its breathtaking simplicity and uplifting beauty on dark days like this. The Norman arch at St. Michael’s, Upton Cressett, Shropshire, bathed in soft, golden light at dawn—shadows acting towards beauty's end..
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I am so excited to announce I will be presenting a Legacy Webinar this year.
You can find details about my talk below (along with some from a few of my fellow genie friends).
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You can find details about my talk below (along with some from a few of my fellow genie friends).
familytreewebinars.com/webinar/rese...
Researching your Essex and East London Ancestors - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Discover how and where to locate records relating to your Essex and East London Ancestors. Learn about the changes of jurisdictions, and the various depositories...
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December 31, 2024 at 8:36 AM
I am so excited to announce I will be presenting a Legacy Webinar this year.
You can find details about my talk below (along with some from a few of my fellow genie friends).
familytreewebinars.com/webinar/rese...
You can find details about my talk below (along with some from a few of my fellow genie friends).
familytreewebinars.com/webinar/rese...
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The truly remarkable story of a loving Mother’s obsession to bring her sons remains home after he was killed in #WW1 #Genealogy #Canada #Exhumation #Military Bringing Him Home buff.ly/3SkpIk7… via @chiddickstre#Blogo#BloggersTribeb#Historyr#Bloggingn#WorldWarOnene
Bringing Him Home
Another iconic image and another tragic story that tells of a mother’s love for her son and her blind obsession with “Bringing Him Home”. But who was Anna Durie and what was the s…
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December 31, 2024 at 8:45 AM
The truly remarkable story of a loving Mother’s obsession to bring her sons remains home after he was killed in #WW1 #Genealogy #Canada #Exhumation #Military Bringing Him Home buff.ly/3SkpIk7… via @chiddickstre#Blogo#BloggersTribeb#Historyr#Bloggingn#WorldWarOnene
December 25, 2024 at 10:06 AM
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The bodies of workhouse residents and prisoners of war were unearthed during an archaeological dig at the site of a former hospital.
Bodies unearthed in Bristol Blackberry Hospital archaeology dig
The bodies are believed to be from a Victorian workhouse and prisoner of war camp.
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December 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM
The bodies of workhouse residents and prisoners of war were unearthed during an archaeological dig at the site of a former hospital.
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☀️Golden hour gilds the Barnack stone of Ely Cathedral this week. I’ve heard the monks of Ely paid 8,000 eels a year for this stone.
December 12, 2024 at 7:00 AM
☀️Golden hour gilds the Barnack stone of Ely Cathedral this week. I’ve heard the monks of Ely paid 8,000 eels a year for this stone.
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A really substantial Saxon arch to the west tower of St. Andrew ‘s Church, Brigstock, Northamptonshire 🤩 😃
December 12, 2024 at 3:54 PM
A really substantial Saxon arch to the west tower of St. Andrew ‘s Church, Brigstock, Northamptonshire 🤩 😃
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One of the reasons I was in Stamford today was to sign a couple of copies of my book in Walker’s Bookshop. It makes an unusual and interesting Christmas present! 🎁
December 12, 2024 at 6:58 PM
One of the reasons I was in Stamford today was to sign a couple of copies of my book in Walker’s Bookshop. It makes an unusual and interesting Christmas present! 🎁
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Last one for tonight. A portable jet stall at Whitby. In Victorian times the gemstone was used mainly in memorial jewellery because of its deep black colour although its use in this country dates back to Neolithic times. It was used as a postcard produced by Raphael Tuck and first
December 12, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Last one for tonight. A portable jet stall at Whitby. In Victorian times the gemstone was used mainly in memorial jewellery because of its deep black colour although its use in this country dates back to Neolithic times. It was used as a postcard produced by Raphael Tuck and first
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What is the value of a history degree? Last sessions with my first year history undergrads tomorrow. What should they know?
December 12, 2024 at 9:37 PM
What is the value of a history degree? Last sessions with my first year history undergrads tomorrow. What should they know?