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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.
Family holiday – day 5, lichen it a lot!
As usual, I had my eye open for lichen, and Devon provided some lovely examples, especially in the garden of the old farmhouse the family were staying in. We had to return home, which luckily was only an hour’s drive away from our holiday home in Devon, as it was the funeral of a neighbour of ours. It was […]
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Dunluce Castle
I don’t know how many times I have visited Dunluce Castle, situated on the cliffs near Portballintrae in County Antrim. We first went there in 1995, when my children were little more than babies; my boy even then was fascinated by history and castles, so I guess we visited a couple of times on that […]
MoreMy grandma’s dress
My grandma died when I was very young, but I still remember her clearly. I remember she had a dress, or maybe she had several which had a pattern of tiny flowers. The material was blue, I think, or maybe black or maybe it was very dark blue but it was covered in tiny, tiny flowers. I have a couple of times bought clothes with […]
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Lois Elsden 