"But this is a family matter!" Words uttered in anger during a fierce family argument in the Spring of 1904 would damn an unrepentant defendant the following year as he stood in the dock of York Crown Court. Those Ghosts of Christmas Past Await... #PoliteTourist #LadyBrigante #StillSleuthing 🔍

As the final hour of my desk and kettle duties on behalf of @yorkfhs.bsky.social approacheth - no more will I go a’ sleuthing. Although our YFHS Research Room in York will close the doors for the final time on Thursday November 20 - I will be relieved of my duties forever at 4pm today. Adieu!

'Went the day well? We died and never knew; But well or ill, England, we died for you.' ~ John Maxwell Edmonds Lest We Forget 🥀 ⚰ York Cemetery. York. UK. #ArmisticeDay #LestWeForget #StillSleuthing 🔍 @deadsleuth.com

'At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.' ~ Laurence Binyon #ArmisticeDay #LestWeForget

Remember! Remember? In the NOVEMBER publication of THE DALESMAN MAGAZINE - I muse upon sleuthing the 'missing infants', the meaning of ancestral inheritance and a legacy of murder. #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍 @teebylo.com

Where there’s a Will - there IS a way! If you need a guiding hand researching or deciphering a Last Will and Testament - help is at hand. Why not let your fingers do the talking and tap a message to [email protected]? #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍

‘Is this Guy Fawkes you burn in effigy?' In November 1812 a disgruntled and disgraced “barrel of gunpowder” Lady Caroline Lamb was participating in her own unique Bonfire Night celebration at Brocket Hall. DANCES WITH BONFIRES at regencyrecondite.com #BloggingByron #StillSleuthing 🔍

By the close of the annual horse fair in the year 1853 and as the visitors made their way home from the City of York - 'twas unfortunate however that the evening would not end well for all. THOSE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST await your kind attention. YOU walk. WE talk. #PoliteTourist #LadyBrigante

Remember! Remember? In the NOVEMBER publication of The Yorkshire Dalesman magazine - I muse upon sleuthing the 'missing infants', the meaning of ancestral inheritance and a legacy of murder. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #TeeAndTombstones #TombstoneTuesday #StillSleuthing 🔍 @deadsleuth.com

I LOVE graveyards! If I’m not in search of a missing ancestor or trawling through parish records - I will be wandering around a graveyard somewhere. For those tombstone tourism exploits why not catch @graveyardsquirrel.com scurrying from graveyard to cemetery and then some? #StillSleuthing 🔍

As the 'Witching Hour' beckons and the veil grows thin 'twixt the living and the dead - I've returned to desk and kettle duty. And, for those curious about the trials and tribulations of the long-forgotten dead of Yorkshire - why not join me? I vanish at 4pm. Still Sleuthing 🔍@yorkfhs.bsky.social

Hey Tee! Enough already with the sleuthing, storytelling, scribbling or spiritual questing as TODAY is #NationalCatDay Sincerely, The Feline 😻 ----- Dear Furry Familiar, Isn't every day National Cat Day around here? Your Humble Servant, Tee P.S. How can I work under these conditions? 😘 ----

With a nod to Yuletide - The Polite Tourist presents an EVENING walk in YORK through NOVEMBER and DECEMBER. Why not come along and listen to the tales of those folk for whom the celebration of Christmas would sadly be their last. The Box Office awaits! www.tickettailor.com/events/polit...

Signed. Sealed. Delivered. I'm Yours? Alas, not for poor Elizabeth maister and her illegitimate daughter as her lover begged the parish wardens for anonymity with the promise of a generous cash settlement in the year 1806. Who said romance is dead? #StillSleuthing 🔍 The Borthwick. York. UK.

'This Star for a Moment Given' Peppered with moss and standing tall among falling leaves underneath a greying October sky - the monument to one John Fisher who died at the age of three months in the year 1851. 🪦 Parish Churchyard of St Olave. York. UK. #GraveyardSquirrel #StillSleuthing 🔍

I have been haunting the archives since my teenage years and they are still one of THE most exciting places to visit when I’m in pursuit of those elusive ancestors! If you need a sleuth to haunt an archive, why not cast your eye what's on offer at deadsleuth.com? #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍

I. The Polite Tourist offers true crime walks through Victorian history. Through York, Scarboro', and beyond. As The Polite Tourist peels back the long shadows of dark Victoriana - find yourself spirited back to the cruel streets of another world where death was ever present...

DEAR TEE, When those elusive ancestors have been left to their peace and the storytelling streets of York and beyond have fallen quiet - what do YOU do? CURIOUS - - - - DEAR CURIOUS, Inquiring minds may find a smidgen of satisfaction within the pages of the OCTOBER 'Dalesman' SINCERELY TEE

'The lawn is pressed by unseen feet and ghosts return...' ~ T. S. Eliot Nestled within Olde Yorke, 'tis whispered that sixty translucent folk and creatures patiently await and that you have until the second day of November by which to make their acquaintance. Seek and see! #StillSleuthing 🔍

Are you intrigued or perplexed about the history of your ancestors? The Dead Sleuth is a registered company located in the City of York offering professional genealogical services for those looking to solve the riddles of their own family history. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #StillSleuthing 🔍

A broken wing, a halo and with one tiny perfect foot peeking out from under an elaborate stone gown while protected by a delicate cobweb are all that remains of an angel perched upon an tombstone. ⚰ York Cemetery. UK. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #TombstoneThursday #StillSleuthing 🔍

Are you intrigued about the history of your ancestors? The Dead Sleuth is a registered company located in the City of York offering professional genealogical services for those looking to solve the riddles and absurdities of their own family history. Curious much? #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍

I. 'GHOST Maybe disappearing from the world is the only way to be seen' ~ Anonymepoet21 Alas, a stroll through the stone arches of old bridges in the ancient City of York, and along the cobbles of a riverside path steeped in history AND heartache with The Polite Tourist one evening is now no more.

Great day at York Unlocked & Bishophilll, York history walk with @deadsleuth.com

Trawling through the parish registers from the City of York for sight of an elusive betrothal at @yorkfhs.bsky.social is not proving easy this morning. Thank goodness help is at hand during my sleuthing hour of need. Still Sleuthing 🔍 P.S. Those registers are paper copies and NOT the real deal!

"Meet me where the sky touches the sea. Wait for me where the world begins." ~ Jennifer Donnelly The view from my world this afternoon. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #TeeAndTombstones #YorkyHistoryLass #FamilyHistorySleuth #Genealogist #StillSleuthing at Scarborough 🔍

II. And, in defiance of that Victorian spoilsport - I have ventured forth to Scarborough once more to catch the final day of the exhibition 'The Yorkshire Coast By Rail' at the fabulous Old Parcels Office. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #YorkyHistoryLass #StillSleuthing 🔍

I. "Scarborough has no wish for a greater influx of vagrants and those who have no money to spend." ~ George Knowles. Despite the missive fired off in 1844 from his smart abode at Woodend in Scarboro', Knowles was unsuccessful in his campaign to halt the rail connection from York to his hometown.

Against a backdrop of aged soft stone under a dappled blue cloudy Scarborough sky and stretching to a quarter of a mile long - the longest railway bench in the world awaits at Platform 1. The view from my world this noontime. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #YorkyHistoryLass #StillSleuthing 🔍

II. However, the poignant tale of this discarded slipper would be lost to the ravages of time - until now! WHO HIDES BENEATH? A WALK LIKE NO OTHER. Tickets await the curious to walk awhile every THURSDAY and FRIDAY from 7pm through SEPTEMBER month. #PoliteTourist #LadyBrigante #StillSleuthing 🔍

I. It all began with the discovery of a slipper in the year 1898 on the doorstep of an abode in the Middle Water Lane of the City of YORK. With the hunt for the wearer now underway, a tragic discovery was soon sadly revealed...

I. Shortly after midnight one August day in the year 1902 - a young mother left her home in the Hungate area of YORK with her youngest child safely nestled within her arms. Their last moments together under the shadow of Skeldergate Bridge would ignite a perfect firestorm throughout the city...

School's OUT! In the SEPTEMBER publication of The Yorkshire Dalesman, I muse on memories of my school days, and the controversial antics of the clergyman of Boston Spa who would trigger the Victorian equivalent of a viral internet phenomenon in the year 1877. #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍

On a gloriously sunny morning and with an early arrival into the city - I have seized a few stolen moments wandering around the majestic seat of local justice here in York before a noon meeting beckons. And, strictly for the purpose of sleuthing - I might add! #DeadSleuth #StillSleuthing 🔍

A tempting treat or three for ME from my fabulous fellow sleuth after their annual prison visit. 📸 The Sleuthing Room @yorkfhs.bsky.social #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #TeeAndTombstones #YorkyHistoryLass #FamilyHistorySleuth #Genealogist #CravingChocolate #StillSleuthing 🔍

A little early morning tombstone appreciation before I resume my desk and kettle duties for @yorkfhs.bsky.social And, if you have ancestors to sleuth, you can find me at the RAYLOR CENTRE in YORK at YO10 3DW. I vanish at 4pm. ⚰ Parish Church of St Denys. York. UK. #StillSleuthing 🔍

As summer shadows dance across verdant grass, iconic familiar old stones are bathed in a low evening sun. ⚰ The Cholera Burial Ground. York. UK. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #TeeAndTombstones #YorkyHistoryLass #FamilyHistorySleuth #GraveAndBeautiful #TombstoneTuesday #StillSleuthing 🔍

I. It all began with a letter in February 1822 when William Gray (1751-1845) a pious and philanthropic attorney from the City of York picked up the quill to pen a missive to the Editor of the Yorkshire Gazette. LETTER WRITING DAY!

Up close and in admiration - a little tombstone delight for a Saturday afternoon. The view from my world today. 🪦 St John The Baptist. Wakefield. UK. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #TeeAndTombstones #YorkyHistoryLass #TombstoneTourist #StillSleuthing 🔍 @ancestralenq.bsky.social

Thursday. The view from my world as I find myself lost among the long forgotten dead of the Parish of Micklegate in York. What a day to be alive! Still Sleuthing 🔍 @yorkfhs.bsky.social #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #TeeAndTombstones #YorkyHistoryLass #LadyBrigante #StillSleuthing 🔍

I. As I have been reliably informed that today is CODE TALKER'S DAY - what do YOU see? Interwined among these random squiggles are the passionate declarations of a young Scottish gentlewoman MADELEINE HAMILTON SMITH (1835-1928) to her older lover one PIERRE EMILE L'ANGELIER in 1856.

I. Is there a mystery within those gnarled branches and fallen leaves of your family tree? Are you intrigued or perplexed about the history of your ancestors? Felicitations curious reader - my name is Tee and I am your genealogist, and grave hunter here at The Dead Sleuth.

Lichen topped and standing tall amid cotton clouds - a monument to recollect the life of one MARGARET DEWAR (1860-1939) and that of her family in Queenstown. ⚰ Queenstown Cemetery. New Zealand. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #YorkyHistoryLass #TeeAndTombstones #TombstoneThursday #StillSleuthing 🔍

Thursday. A return to desk and kettle duty for @yorkfhs.bsky.social and time for sleuthing the forgotten all buried in ink within the pages of our lovely collection of parish registers. You'll find me at the Raylor Centre in the heart of York at YO10 3DW. I vanish at 4pm. #StillSleuthing 🔍

"Left love behind many years ago. Now it rests under a cross in the cemetery in Tombstone." ~ Franco NERO. Against a cerulean sky with slivers of summer cloud - an intricate cross atop a stone plinth stands within a quintessential churchyard. ⚰ Parish Churchyard of Selby. UK. #StillSleuthing 🔍

I. Tuesday. The view from my world as I take my leave of Selby Town Hall after my TEE TALK for the fabulous folk of Selby and District Family History Group. The chance to chat family history while sharing my sleuthing of a Victorian protagonist with a crowd of the curious? What's not to love?

I. A THURSDAY THROWBACK to a gift from a fellow sleuth and which was a welcome distraction from my research into the life of a respected York doctor. His curious relationship with a pregnant teenage governess who was also the mother of his daughter would end with her death and his disgrace.

I. “Be not afraid of searching into the very Bottom of your heart and of bringing yourself to a true Sense and Sorrow for its Depravity and of your unworthiness…” Could these be the words from a priest to one of their flock?

As a grave hunter for hire and resident genealogist for 'The Dalesman, - it will be of NO surprise to discover that my JUNE column was devoted to my passion for tombstone tourism. I should add that my wanderings among the dead can be read and enjoyed anywhere! #TombstoneTuesday #StillSleuthing 🔍

I LOVE graveyards! If I'm not sleuthing for a missing ancestor, unearthing another life lost to history, or haunting the archives as @teebylo.bsky.social - I will probably be wandering among some tombstones somewhere! See YOU on the other side? #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #StillSleuthing 🔍