Discover Your Ancestors
Issue 124
A warm welcome to the August issue of Discover Your Ancestors Periodical, your monthly digital mix of family and social history.
A hundred and sixty-five years ago this month, London was in the grip of a horrific pollution problem which became known as the Great Stink – an issue still resonating today as the sewer system that Joseph Bazalgette created in the city shows it age, and in a time where pollution of rivers with sewage is still sadly headline news. In this issue, we explore various aspects of the original events, plus Bazalgette's family history and the connected subject of public drinking fountains.
And there's more, of course – from the important issue of workers' rights when injured in the workplace to a new series starting, in which Stephen Roberts looks at ten battles in British history which formed major turning points in the story of the nation. Plus we have a brilliant family history case study where Vicki McKenna rose to a tough genealogical challenge. Enjoy the issue!
Andrew Chapman, Editor.