Posts by Janet Dempsey AudioCatalogue Day 2014: Royal Marines 350Thursday 20 August 2015Janet Dempsey gives an update on capturing data in Royal Marines’ records during the...AudioTracing your merchant seamen ancestors through crew lists and agreementsFriday 6 September 2013The Merchant Navy Crew Lists and Agreements are one of the greatest sources we...AudioTracing merchant seamen, 1857-1918Thursday 14 June 2012A frustrating aspect of researching merchant navy ancestors is the ‘black hole’ between 1857...AudioWomen and Children FirstSaturday 14 April 2012This talk looks at the origins and social context of why women and children...AudioForgotten tragedy: The loss of HMT LancastriaFriday 5 November 2010On 17 June 1940, HMT Lancastria was sunk by a German bomber while evacuating...AudioThe battle that frightened Churchill: the war in the AtlanticThursday 10 September 2009On 3 September 1939, the passenger liner Athenia was sunk by U30. So began...AudioMerchant Navy operational recordsFriday 12 December 2008Janet Dempsey examines the wealth of records which deal with the tragedy, terror, heroism...AudioCustoms and Excise service recordsThursday 30 October 2008Everyone hates taxes! Find out what Dr Johnson thought of them in this talk...