My great grandmother Sarah was an early suffragette. Meanwhile my working class, Primrose League Grandmother read the Daily Mirror, accepted transport…
Mitre be just the gin for January
Despite being very cold, it was a lovely bright day in Knaresborough on Sunday so we lingered just a little…
Dad’s Doodlebug Diaries
Exploring an ancestor’s diaries. It really is that time of year again. A time when lots of us look back at…
A First Innings Gin in Sri Lanka
For the last three weeks I have been in Sri Lanka, supporting the England Cricket team in the Tests at…
Sloe Time
The sloes are early on the bushes this year and in many places the branches are laden with good fruit.…
CHANCE, COINCIDENCE OR GHOSTLY GOINGS ON?
Sometimes information or evidence can present itself to you unexpectedly. Being a successful genealogist relies on having a reasonable knowledge…
HOW THE HEATWAVE HIT OUR ANCESTORS
This summer has been one of the hottest in UK and rest of Europe. With long hot days and little…
