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.

Science

Challenge twenty-four on my 30/30 day/blog challenge and the title is ‘Science’. My dad was a scientist and so was his brother, and I would have liked nothing better than to be like my dad and be a scientist. Unfortunately – but only in the sense of that infant ambition, I was no good at […]

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