Local History Archives - Geneageek https://geneageek.com/category/non-related/local-history/ Genealogy, genealogy, genealogy. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:26:44 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://geneageek.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-geneageekicon-150x150.png Local History Archives - Geneageek https://geneageek.com/category/non-related/local-history/ 32 32 Landlady Lucy https://geneageek.com/landlady-lucy/ https://geneageek.com/landlady-lucy/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:24:38 +0000 https://geneageek.com/?p=4966 I found this charming article in the Suffolk Chronicle published 29 April 1882: “A HAPPY FAMILY.—Last week the son of the landlady of the Barking Lion, whilst ploughing, turned up…

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]]> https://geneageek.com/agrarian-riots/feed/ 0 The Bombing of Stowmarket Congregational Church https://geneageek.com/the-bombing-of-stowmarket-congregational-church/ https://geneageek.com/the-bombing-of-stowmarket-congregational-church/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:43:54 +0000 https://geneageek.com/?p=3401 At around noon on Friday 31st January 1941, a lone German bomber was seen flying towards the town of Stowmarket in the heart of Suffolk. Enemy aircraft tended to fly…

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