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Smallpox and inoculation

The Jenner Trust, which is based in Edward Jenner’s former home in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, is interested in tracing any records or information about smallpox and inoculation.  Professor R A Shooter has contacted the Association on behalf of the Trust to see if any members know of, or have any such information; as he points out, smallpox is unique in being the only infectious disease to date which has been eradicated by deliberate action.

If anyone thinks they can help, the Trust can be contacted at the Edward Jenner Museum, Church Lane, Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9BH, telephone 01453 810631.

The Trust also has a website www.jennermuseum.com.

Thomas Hyde

From: Thomas Hood [mailto:pocossin@yahoo.com]
Sent: 27 November 2004 16:23
To: secretary@cheshirehistory.org.uk
Subject: Thomas Hyde

Dear Cheshire Local History Association,

In a webpage at http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/darker/page2.html Calendar of Hanging / Calendar of Cheshire Executions there is the entry: "1786 Thomas Hyde for horse stealing." Could this Thomas Hyde be the Tom Hyde of whom Thoreau says in Walden:
"Tom Hyde, the tinker, standing on the gallows, was asked if he had anything to say. "Tell the tailors," said he, "to remember to make a knot in their thread before they take the first stitch."  If the Cheshire Thomas Hyde did say this, do you know where the event is documented? That is, what could have been Thoreau's source?

Sincerely yours,

Thomas Hood

pocossin@yahoo.com

Incident at RNAS Stretton c.1943

From: RedVictorious57@aol.com [mailto:RedVictorious57@aol.com]
Sent: 16 November 2004 15:41
To: secretary@cheshirehistory.org.uk
Subject: Researching an Event

Dear Ms Chambers

I am a SSAFA Forces Help Caseworker at present engaged in the research of an event which took place during the last war, possibly about 1943. I have photographs of the event but no other information.

The former Fleet Air Arm Base at HMS Blackcap or the RNAS Stretton near Warrington (Then in Cheshire) was a fully operational Air Station.  An incident occurred when a number of serving members of the WRNS were injured.  One of them was a 17 year old named Anna McCormick.  Anna was buried with full Military Honours in a marked grave near the base and sited near to the Appleton Thorn Public House, which I believe is still there.  As Anna had no relatives the Royal Navy conducted all the arrangements.  I have photographs of the funeral but alas no details.  I am writing to ask if it might be possible to ascertain if any of your members have knowledge of this incident.  I, together with several others, served at Stretton during the 1950's but I cannot recall any details of this incident.

Sincerely

John Redfern

SSAFA Forces Help

 

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