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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.
Do people still use milk jugs and butter dishes?
My family laugh at me in a gentle way when I insist on having the milk in a milk jug, especially when it is on the table. Milk bottle on the table? That will never do! Similarly I like to have butter unwrapped from its paper and put in a butter dish, with a separate butter knife. In the old days the milkman would come […]
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Lois Elsden 