[WED]Wedmore Migration
Martin Field
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Sun, 15 Sep 2002 21:26:00 -0400
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When I was searching for an obituary at the British Newspaper Library at =
Hendon for Benjamin Mapstone who died tragically from injuries sustained =
from an accident that occured six weeks prior I seem to recall =
advertisements in the local newspapers that had something to do with =
land availability in the USA.
This is a little hazy now as this was some 15 years ago and after all, I =
was only there to seek the obituary which I found after two and a half =
days of searching. =20
One thing that did profoundly strike me and gave me the odd goose pimple =
or two were the front page news article titles for 1875 - except for one =
proclaiming the Ashanti War in Africa all the rest could have been on a =
newspaper coming through your mailbox today !!
Two I recall were German industrial capacity rising and seen as a trade =
threat - the Jews and I believe reference to the state of =
Israel/Palestine back then !!
They say history repeats itself and I'm inclined to believe it now.
All the best
Martin.
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died tragically from injuries sustained from an accident that =
occured six=20
weeks prior I seem to recall advertisements in the local newspapers =
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had something to do with land availability in the USA.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This is a little hazy now as this was =
some 15 years=20
ago and after all, I was only there to seek the obituary =
which I found=20
after two and a half days of searching. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One thing that did profoundly strike me =
and gave me=20
the odd goose pimple or two were the front page news article titles for =
1875 -=20
except for one proclaiming the Ashanti War in Africa all the rest could =
have=20
been on a newspaper coming through your mailbox today !!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Two I recall were German industrial =
capacity rising=20
and seen as a trade threat - the Jews and I believe reference=20
to the state of Israel/Palestine back then !!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They say history repeats itself and I'm =
inclined to=20
believe it now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the best</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Martin.</FONT></DIV>
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