Jean Falla's Eldership, 1688
This document was transcribed by Edith Carey and added to her own copy of the Pedigree of the Falla Family.
A February selection: desperate people
Governor Ling thinks poor children are too much of a nuisance; Anne Le Page's remedies don't work and she ends up in the Cage; an interesting proposal from France; Mrs Thomas and Mrs Langworthy have a fight.
How to bring up your daughters: tongue-in-cheek advice from 1811
From the Gazette de L'Isle de Guernesey, March 30, 1811. Outrageous! The illustration is a detail from a fashion plate of July 1807, and is in the Library Collection.
The Eidouranion
William Berry's theatrical lectures on popular astronomy, 1811, advertised in the Mercure.
March 1811: from the newspapers
News from March 1811, 200 years ago in Guernsey. Action needs to be taken: flour, and therefore rents, are becoming too expensive and the poor are suffering; ships are being captured by the enemy in local waters and no defence is being offered. If this made you depressed, you could always go to the theatre—if you could afford it.
Old house in Berthelot Street: legal documents
MSS of Dr Hoskins, notes on his old house in Berthelot Street, transcribed by Edith Carey.
Our old house in Berthelot Street
Notes from Dr Hoskin's MSS. The de Rozel, Lihou, and Knapp families.
Les Paysans and Le Lorier
From Report and Transactions of the Societe Guernesiaise 1892; Report of the Archaeological Section, by J James Carey.
Lost things: Laine's store, 1951
'Demolition and rebuilding of one of the oldest houses in St Peter Port is to take place shortly. The house is one belonging to the Guernsey Savings Bank and stands opposite the Berthelot Street Restaurant.' An article by (probably) Carel Toms published in the Guernsey Press November 15 1950; photographs of the demolition and rebuilding are in the Toms collection at the Library.
Enlistments: November 28th 1916
From The Star.The following have enlisted in the Guernsey Service Company:
42, Fountain Street
From the Evening Press, Friday, January 22, 1943. 'History Hidden in an attic storeroom: Quaint old business house in heart of St Peter Port.' Now Bella Delicatessen.
Lost things: St Magloire
From The Star, March 27th, 1915.