Blog what?

I though it might be a good idea to let you know what to expect from this blog.

Well, there's news and bits of information from around Nottinghamshire's Rainbow world. There'll also be previews, reviews, and trivia. All of it will be centred around our heritage. Being an avid researcher I'll also bring you exclusive snippets of what I uncover.

So let's start with my newest research topic - an occupant of St. Mary's workhouse (where the Victoria Bus Station, Nottingham, is now) died in 1797. She'd been there for several years, and it wasn't until she died that they discovered she was a man!

Another topic I'm keen on presenting is family history. Rufus Wainwright topped the NRH poll of most popular icon. Perhaps this was helped by his performance at the Wollaton this July. I've found that Rufus has Sherwood ancestry. Briefly, the Fitzrandolph family from Kirkby-in-Ashfield joined Bassetlaw's Mayflower Pilgrims for a new life in America. Rufus is descended from this family - as is Barack Obama! Interestingly, Rufus is also (very distantly) related to his idol and gay icon supreme Judy Garland. More interestingly, he is more closely related (through his French-Canadian grandmother) to Madonna, Celine Dion, Mark Wahlberg, Angelina Jolie, and the Duchess of Cornwall (amongst others).

I'll put Rufus's Notts. ancestry on the website in due time, and those of other famous LGBT people.Very soon a Heritage Trail will appear on the website. The trail will highlight various people, events, subjects and places that are notable in the county's LGBT community. From them you will be able to create your own tour.

That's it for now. Keep your eyes open for the next blog entry.

To return to Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage click www.nottsrainbowheritage.org.uk