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Dear subscribers,
Welcome to the latest edition of the Our Criminal Ancestors newsletter. Here you will find details about some of the new articles we have added to our website recently and other items that you may find interesting.
We have been developing a few small projects during lockdown. For example, we have just launched a Virtual Crime Walk covering the East Riding and Hull. So, you can now take a short journey around Beverley and Hull from the comfort of your own home, visiting a number of locations in the area and marking key institutions of criminal justice history, such as courts and prisons. The walk also gives you an introduction to some interesting historical crime cases in the region and notes the issues that concerned people in the past about crime, as well as looking at the role the media played in representing and discussing crime, victimisation and punishment in public.
We are also developing a crime history/heritage trail with East Riding Archives through their successful What was here? app. Further details to follow.
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Training the juvenile delinquent
Julie Brumby, from Leeds Beckett University, takes a look at the creation of reformatory and industrial training school ships in the 19th century, developed as part of the response to the growing fears around juvenile criminality in the period. Read more here.
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New portraits of the criminal past
The latest blogs from City Archivist, Phil Astley, who uses the fascinating collection of criminal 'mugshots' held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives and brings them to life, feature the cases of Neil McPherson, a prisoner at Perth, Peterhead and Pentonville, and Catherine Anderson, who was tried twice for child murder. Find out more.
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Crime on the move in the 20th century
Dr Ashley Borrett examines the darker side of the burgeoning motor vehicle industry in the early years of the 20th century, as huge increases in transport-related crime caused growing concern among the police, the press, the public and the courts. Read the blog.
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The female convicts of Van Diemen's Land
From 1803 to 1853, 13,500 female convicts were transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) as punishment for their crimes. Their transportation left a lasting legacy. The Female Convicts Research Centre encourages research into these female convicts through its database, website and seminars. By registering with the centre, you can gain access to this database, which, thanks to the work of volunteers, features the reconstructed life courses of many female convicts. You can also find out more about transportation and the convict system and access other items such as prison surgeons' journals. Membership is free and open to everyone. Visit the Female Convicts Research Centre website.
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Getting started with your crime research
Access to libraries and archives may be limited at the moment, but there are plenty of online resources available that can help you with your crime-related research. Visit the Getting Started pages on the Our Criminal Ancestors website to find out more.
If you would like us to feature your research or research experiences in this newsletter or on our website, perhaps as an article or as a blog, then please get in touch at ourcriminalpast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Twitter @ourcriminalpast
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