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By Ruth A Symes Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Publishing this today in honour of the 250th anniversary of American Independence! [This article was originally published in Discover Your Ancestors in January 2019] The Dollar Princess: Miss Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973) as Daisy in the Edwardian musical comedy ‘The Dollar... Continue Reading →
Hello everybody, It's the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence this month and I've been enjoying the wonderful podcast on BBC Sounds entitled, The History of the United States in 100 Objects. If you've read any of my books, you'll know that I like to build up histories from the smallest of details,... Continue Reading →
By Ruth A Symes This article was first published in Discover Your Ancestors online periodical in 2025 The funeral of Sir Hector Macdonald in Edinburgh, 1903 by F. C Dickinson after J. Faulds. Macdonald had supposedly committed suicide after allegations of homosexuality and paedophilia were made against him. Later some claimed that the coffin had... Continue Reading →
