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The Grange in 1826
From Cochrane's Guide to the Island of Guernsey, published by the author in Market-Street, Guernsey, in 1826.find out more
An Eternal Stranger: Harman Blennerhassett
Like mournful echo from the silent tomb, That pines away upon the midnight air, Whilst the pale moon breaks out with fitful gloom, Fond memory turns, with sad but welcome care, To scenes of desolation and despair, Once bright with all that beauty could bestow, That peace could shed, or youthful fancy know. From The Deserted Isle, by Margaret Blennerhassett. Harman Blennerhassett was a clever but eccentric Irish republican who "married" his niece, became involved in an abortive but notorious plot to make Texas independent, and ended up buried in Guernsey.find out more
The Diary of Harriet Brock Pengelley - a link
Is it indeed true am I here? divided by the Atlantic from a mother so justly adored, a father so truly beloved, my parents - Oh! let me still think I am dreaming - that I have not left you - bid you such a long, such a sad adieu.find out more
Merchants and Traders of 1711
A list of the names of the merchants operating in Guernsey who voluntarily paid tax towards expenses incurred by members of a States' Deputation to the King, in 1711, with the amount of tax they paid reflecting their income.find out more
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