Stories

Browse the stories by theme – where they happened, when they lived, and how they spent their lives.

• ⚔️ Military & Wartime
  • American Revolution
  • Earlier Conflicts
  • First World War
  • Second World War
    • Kent Electric Power Co Roll Of Honour (1939-1945)
    • Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham Gas Company Roll of Honour (1939-1945)
• ⚕️ Health, Medicine & Mental Health
• 🌐 Migration & Emigration
• 🏡 Social History
  • Childhood & Family Life
  • Poverty, Hardship & Resilience
  • Religion & Social Reform
  • Women's Lives
• 👥 Beyond the Family Tree
• 🔍 Mysteries & Brick Walls
• 🗺️ Places
  • Americas
    • Canada
    • New England
    • New York
    • Other States
  • Asia & Pacific
  • Britain & Ireland
    • England
    • Guernsey
    • Ireland
    • Scotland
  • Continental Europe
    • Alps & Switzerland
    • France
    • Germany & Poland
    • Italy
    • Netherlands
• 🛠️ Occupations
  • Art, Sport & Performance
  • Business, Trades & Professions
  • Domestic Service
  • Farming & Agriculture
  • Seafaring & the Navy
• Recollections