Every Family has a story to tell……….Welcome to mine
Welcome to Week 50 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Witness to History'. This year, more than any other in our lifetimes, has given us a glimpse into History, we have all lived … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 50 Witness to History
Welcome to Week 49 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Oops'. How many mistakes have you made in your Family History research? If like me you have made your fair share of 'Genealogy … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 49 ‘Oops’
Welcome to Week 48 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Gratitude'. I have always had a passion for History and probably like a lot of people in their mid 20’s, I hadn’t really … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 48 “Gratitude’
Welcome to Part 3, of the truly remarkable story of the Tragic Fatality at Lower House Farm, if you haven't read Parts 1 and 2 the links are here: Part 1 Part 2 From one original newspaper report, I have managed to uncover an extraordinary story, that has continued to grow and amaze me, as … Continue reading The Tragic Fatality at Lower House Farm Part 3
Welcome to Week 47 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Good Deeds'. The wonders of the internet and the remarkable services offered by our Archives and Record Offices, means that with a few … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 47 ‘Good Deeds’
Welcome to Week 46 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Different Languages'. For a small Island, the United Kingdom, is a real Mish-mash of local dialects, spread from the North to the South … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 46 ‘Different Languages’
Welcome to Week 45 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Bearded'. Nothing complicated for me this week, ‘Two Great Beards’ for you this week.......... My 2 x Great Grandfather Matthew Chiddicks seated on … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 45 ‘Bearded’
Welcome to Week 44 of my Genealogy challenge, from the wonderful Amy Johnson Crow, of writing something about your Ancestors for a whole year, #52Ancestors in 52 weeks. This week's prompt is 'Scary Stuff'. This year has been like no other in my lifetime, with the unprecedented scenes that we have all witnessed around the … Continue reading #52Ancestors Week 44 ‘Scary Stuff’
When I started researching my family history, my main aim was to learn more about my dad’s early life and find out about my grandparents.
In the process, I began to realise just how many lives are attached to my family tree. Each branch that I looked at uncovered long-forgotten great aunts and uncles and distant cousins. I decided there were just too many for me to investigate fully, so I decided I would set them aside and come back to them later.
However, one name caught my attention right from the start, Clark Thomson. Initially, I was intrigued by the name. Clark is not a common first name in Scotland. I wondered why I wasn’t aware that my Dad had an Uncle Clark. Surely, I would have remembered hearing that name. I found myself wondering where it had come from and why no one seemed to have heard of…
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If like me, you are a Family Historian or the keeper of your families stories, then the chances are, you are a “storyteller”. For me, there is nothing better than listening to a good story, beautifully told. In the last couple of years I have been introduced to the wonderful world of Podcasts and have … Continue reading The Airing Cupboard
