Family Stories

All families have stories; some stories are almost myths… did my ancestors really come from Sweden? Were they really river pilots or pirates operating out of the east coast port of King’s Lynn? Some family stories are true, although some facts may be hidden; my great-grandparents loved each other across a religious divide, but where and how did they meet? Some family stories are only revealed through census records and some genealogical detective work. I want to tell the stories of my family, and others who otherwise might be lost in the past.

Family Stories by Lois

A wonderful gift

My sister is in a care home after an accident many, many years ago and one of the activities she most enjoys is ceramics. She is helped to make all sort of things, and her style is always distinctive, the colours she chooses are always recognizable. Several years ago there was a young man working […]

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Family Stories by Lois

Wish tree

Out on a walk and we came across a tree studded with coins. The tree was a Y shape and one of us said it was like a wish-bone. We all stuck coins, well, you have to don’t you, banging them in with a handy rock. I’d never seen anything like it before, but apparently […]

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