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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.
Twenty-four years ago…
It hardly seems possible that twenty-four years ago today we married! We had known each other as colleagues and nothing more for about twelve years, then during the Easter school holidays he was bored, and rang me up on the off-chance that I might want to go out for a pint! I don’t either of […]
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