Jane Hart

Family Historian, Genealogical Researcher

[Jane Hart @janehart]

Jack Kirby was born in 1761 in Kent and in 1789 having been sentenced to transportation to Australia for seven years, wrote a pamphlet in which he confessed to all his crimes. Find out more about my research here https://t.co/CT4p6IfeiZ

[Jane Hart @janehart]

I'll be taking part in Transcription Tuesday, will you? https://t.co/G9XDoHk1Ba

[Jane Hart @janehart]

Have now decided to begin my new family history blog at https://t.co/tgIVXRpinl

[Kentish tales and trivia @Kentishtrivia]

#OTD 1916 In consequences of the new Order, all perambulators and baby carriages in Herne Bay must carry a lamp, showing a white light in front and a red one behind.
This is useful information to whom it may concern.

[WDYTYA? Magazine @wdytyamagazine]

Today is #PloughMonday, the traditional start of the English agricultural year. For centuries, many of our ancestors worked the land - here's how to trace an 'ag lab' in your family tree:

https://t.co/Q3CgKBud7X

[FHSC @FHSofCheshire]

#CheshireFamHistory

The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'

Link 👉https://t.co/wnCTCN0Td0

[Family Tree @familytreemaguk]

Is your ancestor one of those named in the newly-opened 1939 Register records at FindMyPast? #familyhistory https://t.co/FZ5Zkn7ku9

[Family Tree Magazine @FamilyTreeMag]

Happy solstice! Since ancient times, people have celebrated this astronomical event with a variety of different cultural and religious traditions. Let’s spend some time learning about how our ancestors honored the first day of winter. https://t.co/CGrdotvloO

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Today is the winter solstice - the first day of the season. So here is a thread of the most beautiful paintings of winter:

The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565)

[Danie Burton 🇺🇦 @PrincessBurton]

As we head closer to Christmas, have you ever wondered what the origins of Christmas cake are? Find out more in this post from the #voyagerofhistory archives. #historyblog https://t.co/XZoeAtBXzz

[Jane Hart @janehart]

@GenealogyJude I should get this one - with my name!

[History Today @HistoryToday]

#OnThisDay in 1703, a week-long hurricane struck the south of England and the English Channel.

The Eddystone Lighthouse was swept away, and 8,000 people were estimated to have died at sea. Over 17,000 trees were uprooted in Kent alone.

https://t.co/yQtiluu9lc

[Victoria Prescott @WriterVictoria]

Boulogne Boat at Harbour Pier, #Folkestone #Kent

[Dover History Pages @DoverPages]

Dover for Holidays, Sunshine and Health 1948 tourism guide @DoverPages @VisitDover #dover #kent #history #doverhistorypages #1948 https://t.co/p5csibVfgI

[GenealogyBank @GenealogyBank]

Today Is National Fast Food Day: The Story of the Big Mac https://t.co/agAgJDTuhN #NationalFastFoodDay

[Maidstone Museum @MaidstoneMuseum]

This #PhotoFriday: Women putting hops into a hop bin, near Maidstone, 1907. These women filling their hop bins hardly seem dressed for the job by modern standards! (Old Maidstone Collection, OM034) #Photographs #LocalHistory #Maidstone

[WDYTYA? Magazine @wdytyamagazine]

Do you have any Victorian or Edwardian family photographs? Here's how to work out when they were taken... 📸

https://t.co/MTqcd5xSUv

[Victoria Prescott @WriterVictoria]

The Harbour, #Folkestone #Kent

[Victoria Prescott @WriterVictoria]

The Keep, #Sandgate Castle #Folkestone #Kent One of Henry VIII's, remodelled in Napoleonic times.