Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Every now and then, family history hands us a gift when we least expect it. Sometimes that gift is a faded photograph tucked inside an old book, or a dusty document hiding at the bottom of a drawer. But in this case, it arrived in a far more unexpected fashion, unearthed from the soil of … Continue reading Digging Up History: A Passchendaele Memory Hidden in the Soil
Discover the dark tales of the past in my brand-new series: "Stories From The Grave." Why would someone be buried on top of a wall? A mysterious coffin sits on a churchyard wall at Edington Priory Church. It sounds like a riddle from another age. Yet at Edington Priory Church, that is exactly what you’ll find: a coffin-like … Continue reading The Coffin on the Wall And The Long-Held Mystery of Edington Priory
Discover the dark tales of the past in my brand-new series: “Stories From The Grave.” Few fears haunted the people of the 17th century more than the possibility of waking inside a coffin beneath the earth. In the town of Basingstoke, one woman’s story would become one of England’s most chilling legends of premature burial. Who … Continue reading The Grave That Would Not Stay Silent
Discover the dark tales of the past in my brand-new series: "Stories From The Grave." One of the quiet joys of family history is discovering stories that gently remind us how deeply human the past really is, stories of love, resilience, and choices made within the boundaries of another time. On a recent journey through European … Continue reading When Love Crossed a Wall: The Little Hands of Roermond
The Chiddicks Family Tree 