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The Old Bailey online contains the proceedings of London’s Central Criminal Court between 1674 and 1913. Family and legal historians are among those who benefit from access to this free resource, but the proceedings are also of value to Canadian and American social historians....
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Catharine Barbara Wilson was acquitted of bigamy in June 1862, because her first husband, Jonathan Gotobed, had been married to Margaret Guy of Kingston, Ontario, at the time of their marriage on August 22, 1848. Upon hearing this evidence, the Old Bailey jury acquitted Catharine on reasonable doubt....
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Finding foreign sources for research and study works in the same way as finding sources in Canada or the United States. Few countries are without systems for storing and retrieving information, so it makes sense when looking for information about a particular country, especially information such as government documents and survey maps, to go to the source....
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History buffs in the northern hemisphere are ready to bring in autumn by returning to their research and reading, while students and educators are thinking about the school year. At the heart of all the activity lies the potential need to reach out to others and ask for information, so this is a good time to reflect upon the etiquette of asking for assistance....
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Many Canadians and Americans have made their homes in Africa and been lost to memory in their own countries. George Albert Lloyd, an American, is among these. He was one of the first to see the CSS Alabama, a Confederate raider, enter African waters, and the only American to welcome his fellow Americans onto dry land....
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