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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.
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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Little fish
A little flounder from the North Sea, caught by my cousinDifferent cousin, different fish, a rainbow trout fromthe River Batherm, Devon
MoreHappy father’s day
My Dad… Donald, often known as Snick, was brought up in Cambridge, served for seven years in the parachute regiment during the war, became a scientist, moved with the family to the west country where he worked, retired and played golf. I was so lucky to have the father I had and even though he […]
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Lois Elsden 