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.

Stoking the bonfire

This picture hung on the wall at home for as long as I can remember; I knew it wasn’t really a picture of me, but I always thought my mum had got it because the little girl looked like me. I actually think maybe it reminded her of her own childhood. I had also thought […]

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