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 lovely day

We had an early start, and for the first time ever, the parents in the house woke the children telling them Santa had been! We’ve always been lucky with our two that they have not had too early start, five o’clock was about the earliest… and a cup of tea will soon overcome tiredness! We have all been very lucky this year, not just in the gifts we have received and the nice meals we have […]

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Cowboys and Indians

I think the age of cowboys and Indians is past. I grew up firstly as Roy Rogers with my faithful horse Trigger, and then I was sometimes the Lone Ranger, but more likely I was his trusty companion Tonto on my piebald horse, Scout. Of course this was all in my imagination, and I never had a real horse […]

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